Wilcox v. Aziyo Biologics, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: William Wilcox
Defendant: Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC, DCI Donor Services, Inc. and New Mexico Donor Services
Case Number: 1:2023cv00619
Filed: May 9, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Anthony J Trenga
Referring Judge: Lindsey R Vaala
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 46 AMENDED Order Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order - Pursuant to the Rule 16(b) Conference it is ordered that the Amended Joint Discovery Plan (Dkt. No. 44) is approved, as amended herein, and shall control discovery to the extent of its application unless further modified by the Court. This Order and the parties' Amended Joint Discovery Plan supersede the prior Joint Discovery Plan (Dkt.No. 33) and the Court's June 14 Rule 16(b) Order (Dkt. No. 37); it is further ORDERED that the final pretrial conference currently set for September 21, 2023 (see Dkt. No. 9) is hereby rescheduled for November 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m (See Order for further details). Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/16/2023 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J Trenga.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on 7/5/2023. (nneb)
July 5, 2023 Filing 45 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala:Status Conference held on 7/5/2023. Appearance of Counsel for plaintiff and defendants. Order to follow. (nneb)
June 30, 2023 Filing 44 Amended Joint Discovery Plan by DCI Donor Services, Inc., New Mexico Donor Services.(Waters, Jason)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDERED that, to the extent necessary, the parties may file by July 3, 2023 at 12:00 p.m an Amended Joint Discovery Plan for the Court's consideration; it is further ORDERED that a telephonic status conference is scheduled for this matter on July 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., at which the Court will discuss with the parties the Amended Joint Discovery Plan. Set Hearings: Status Conference set for 7/5/2023 at 11:00 AM in Alexandria Telephonically before Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on 6/26/2023. (nneb)
June 22, 2023 Filing 42 CROSSCLAIM against Aziyo Biologics, Inc., CROSSCLAIM against Aziyo Biologics, Inc., filed by New Mexico Donor Services, DCI Donor Services, Inc..(Waters, Jason)
June 22, 2023 Filing 41 NOTICE of Consent to Removal to Federal Court by DCI Donor Services, Inc., New Mexico Donor Services (Waters, Jason) Modified to correct docket event on 6/23/2023 (Dest).
June 22, 2023 Filing 40 Corporate Disclosure Statement by DCI Donor Services, Inc.. (Waters, Jason)
June 22, 2023 Filing 39 ANSWER to Complaint by DCI Donor Services, Inc., New Mexico Donor Services.(Waters, Jason)
June 15, 2023 Filing 38 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by William Wilcox. DCI Donor Services, Inc. waiver sent on 5/30/2023, answer due 7/31/2023; New Mexico Donor Services waiver sent on 5/30/2023, answer due 7/31/2023. (Culkin, Donald)
June 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 37 Order Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order - Pursuant to the Rule 16(b) Conference it is ordered that the Joint Discovery Plan filed by Plaintiff, Defendant Aziyo, Defendant Medtronic, and Defendant SpinalGraft is approved, as amended herein, and shall control discovery to the extent of its application unless further modified by the Court (see Order for further details). Signed by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on 6/14/2023. (nneb)
June 14, 2023 Filing 36 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala:Initial Pretrial Conference held on 6/14/2023 by telephone. Appearance of counsel for plaintiff and defendants. Discovery Plan approved. Order to issue. (nneb)
June 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Reschedule (Dkt. No. 34) is GRANTED INPART such that the Rule 16(b) Conference scheduled for June 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. is CONTINUED to June 14,2023 at 10:30 a.m. The Motion is DENIED in all other respects at this time; and it is further ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Leave to Appear by Telephone (Dkt. No. 28) is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that all counsel may appear telephonically at the Rule 16(b) Conference on June 14, 2023. The undersigned's chambers will contact the parties regarding logistics for appearing telephonically. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on 6/1/2023. (nneb)
June 1, 2023 Reset Hearings: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 6/14/2023 at 10:30 AM in Alexandria Telephonically before Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (nneb)
May 31, 2023 Filing 34 MOTION to Continue Unopposed Consent to Reschedule by Aziyo Biologics, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Unopposed Consent Motion to Reschedule Final Pre-Trial Conference)(Longosz, Edward)
May 31, 2023 Filing 33 Joint Discovery Plan by Aziyo Biologics, Inc..(Longosz, Edward)
May 31, 2023 Filing 32 Response Unopposed Consent to Reschedule filed by Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Longosz, Edward) Modified on 5/31/2023 to update docket text (wgar, ).
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #27 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Travis Monroe Wheeler for Aziyo Biologics, Inc.,Travis Monroe Wheeler for Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.,Travis Monroe Wheeler for Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/31/2023. (swil)
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #26 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Alan Ray Vickery for Aziyo Biologics, Inc.,Alan Ray Vickery for Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.,Alan Ray Vickery for Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/31/2023. (swil)
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Kim Marie Schmid for Aziyo Biologics, Inc.,Kim Marie Schmid for Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.,Kim Marie Schmid for Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/31/2023. (swil)
May 31, 2023 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to Appear by Telephone by Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Davoli, Ashley)
May 30, 2023 Filing 27 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Travis Monroe Wheeler and Certification of Local Counsel Ashley Ann Davoli Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8958522. by Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 30, 2023 Filing 26 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Alan Ray Vickery and Certification of Local Counsel Ashley Ann Davoli Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8958519. by Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 30, 2023 Filing 25 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Kim Marie Schmid and Certification of Local Counsel Ashley Ann Davoli Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8958498. by Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 30, 2023 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Edward John Longosz, II on behalf of Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (Longosz, Edward)
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDERED that Plaintiff s Motion for Leave to Appear by Telephone is GRANTED. Plaintiff's out-of-state counsel, Lawrence Cohan, Joshua Cohan, and Alison Russell, upon their admission pro hac vice, are granted permission to appear by telephone at the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) Pretrial Conference in re #18 Motion for Leave to Appear By Telephone. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on 5/30/2023. (swil)
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #17 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Lawrence R. Cohan for William Wilcox. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/30/2023. (swil)
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting #16 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Alison Russell for William Wilcox. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/30/2023. (swil)
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #15 Motion for Pro hac vice Appointed Joshua Cohan for William Wilcox. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 5/30/2023. (swil)
May 26, 2023 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE of Service by Donald S Culkin on behalf of William Wilcox (Culkin, Donald)
May 25, 2023 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear By Telephone by William Wilcox. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Leave to Appear by Telephone)(Culkin, Donald)
May 25, 2023 Filing 17 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Lawrence Cohan and Certification of Local Counsel Donald S Culkin Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8953104. by William Wilcox. (Culkin, Donald)
May 25, 2023 Filing 16 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Alison Russell and Certification of Local Counsel Donald S Culkin Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8953102. by William Wilcox. (Culkin, Donald)
May 25, 2023 Filing 15 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Joshua Cohan and Certification of Local Counsel Donald S Culkin Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-8953069. by William Wilcox. (Culkin, Donald)
May 19, 2023 Filing 14 Summons Issued as to DCI Donor Services, Inc., New Mexico Donor Services, NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Please remove the headers and print two duplexed copies of the electronically issued summons for each Defendant. Please serve one copy of the summons and a copy of the Complaint upon each Defendant. Please ensure that your process server returns the service copy (executed or unexecuted) to your attention and electronically file it using the filing events, Summons Returned Executed or Summons Returned Unexecuted. (Attachments: #1 Summons Notice)(swil)
May 17, 2023 Filing 13 Proposed Summons to New Mexico Donor Services by William Wilcox. (Culkin, Donald)
May 17, 2023 Filing 12 Proposed Summons to DCI Donor Services, Inc. by William Wilcox. (Culkin, Donald)
May 17, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald S Culkin on behalf of William Wilcox (Culkin, Donald)
May 17, 2023 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE of Service re #9 Scheduling Order, by Michael Anthony Montgomery on behalf of Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC (Montgomery, Michael)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 6/7/2023 at 11:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 400 before Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. Final Pretrial Conference set for 9/21/2023 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 701 before District Judge Anthony J. Trenga. Discovery due by 9/15/2023. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 5/17/2023. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent, #2 Pretrial Notice)(dzir)
May 16, 2023 Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC.(Montgomery, Michael)
May 16, 2023 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint by Aziyo Biologics, Inc..(Montgomery, Michael)
May 9, 2023 Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (swil)
May 9, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Anthony Montgomery on behalf of Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC (Montgomery, Michael)
May 9, 2023 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 9, 2023 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 9, 2023 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Aziyo Biologics, Inc.. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 9, 2023 Filing 2 Citizenship Disclosure Form (Local Rule 7.1) by Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC. (Davoli, Ashley)
May 9, 2023 Filing 1 Notice of Removal ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AVAEDC-8928349.), filed by Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC, Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Aziyo Biologics, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit State Court Docket, #3 Exhibit Notice of Filing of Removal, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Davoli, Ashley)

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Plaintiff: William Wilcox
Represented By: Donald S Culkin
Represented By: Alison Russell
Represented By: Joshua Cohan
Represented By: Lawrence R. Cohan
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Defendant: Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
Represented By: Ashley Ann Davoli
Represented By: Michael Anthony Montgomery
Represented By: Edward John Longosz, II
Represented By: Alan R Vickery
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Defendant: Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
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Defendant: Spinalgraft Technologies, LLC
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Defendant: DCI Donor Services, Inc.
Represented By: Jason R Waters
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