Dewhurst et al v. Century Aluminum Company et al
Plaintiff: Harold Dewhurst, David Bryan and United Steel , Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
Defendant: Century Aluminum Company, Century Aluminum of West Virginia, Inc., Century Aluminum Master Welfare Benefit Plan and Does 1 through 20
Case Number: 2:2009cv01546
Filed: December 28, 2009
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Office: Charleston Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
Presiding Judge:
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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May 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 216 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER pursuant to the 205 JOINT MOTION for preliminary approval of class action Settlement Agreement; approval of proposed class action notice; preliminary approval of enhancement awards; and an order setting the dates for objections to the proposed settlement and the fairness hearing; the Settlement Agreement is thus preliminarily approved, as directed and set forth more fully herein; the court directs that notice of the Settlement Agreement be provided to the Cl ass pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(1); the Revised Class Notice be substituted for Exhibit A-4 (ECF Doc. No. 205-5) to the Settlement Agreement, which Revised Class Notice is ORDERED filed; Century Aluminum of West Virginia, Inc., by 6/9/2017, will send the Class Notice to each identified Class Member household by first class mail at his or her last known current address; file and serve an Affidavit of Mailing by 8/3/2017; a hearing will be conducted before the court at 1:30 p.m. on 8/14/2017 toward final determination of the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the terms and conditions of the settlement; a Class Member will not be heard, nor be entitled to contest the court's approval of the Settleme nt Agreement, unless by 7/24/2017 he or she has mailed a written objection and any supporting papers to the Clerk of the Court, such address to be set forth in the Class Notice; the parties may submit briefs in response to any objections by 8/3/2017. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 5/31/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (taq)
May 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 212 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting 205 JOINT MOTION to Modify the Class Definition Contained in the Class Certification Order. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 5/23/2017. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (tmr) (Modified on 5/23/2017 to note motion has been granted) (skh).
September 9, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 197 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Century's 172 MOTION for Summary Judgment; and directing that this action is dismissed and stricken from the docket. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 9/9/2015. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (taq)
February 12, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 168 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying 155 MOTION for Award of Sanctions for Plaintiffs' Spoliation of Relevant Evidence. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 2/12/2014. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (tmh)
December 19, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 146 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying defendant's 131 MOTION to Dismiss 128 Third Amended Complaint; Century is given leave to renew its contentions at the summary judgment stage of the case; directing that the parties meet and confer and fil e, no later than 1/4/2013, a joint report addressing a proposed discovery deadline and timing of other case events; denying as moot defendant's 129 MOTION to Lift Stay of Deadlines in Court's December 29, 2011 Scheduling Order for Sole P urpose of Filing and Briefing of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint; denying as moot plaintiff's 138 MOTION to Lift Stay of Deadlines in December 29, 2011 Scheduling Order and to Reset Certain Deadlines re: 122 Order. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 12/19/2012. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (tmh)
December 29, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 110 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying without prejudice defendants' 92 MOTION to Dismiss; granting 101 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by John Stember; granting plaintiffs' 104 MOTION for Leave to File, giving defendants leave unt il 1/16/2012 to move pursuant to Rule 12 (b)(6) as to the Second Amended Complaint, with any response and reply due in accordance with Local Rules; and denying as moot plaintiffs' 109 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 12/29/2011. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (cbo)
June 24, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 79 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting plaintiff's 16 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 6/24/2010. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (skh)
December 23, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting 27 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages; granting 9 Motion to Dismiss or Transfer These Proceedings to the Southern District of West Virginia. Signed by Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 12/23/2009. (cw)[Transferred from Ohio Southern on 12/28/2009.]
December 17, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER SETTING A TELEPHONICE STATUS CONFERENCE for 12/18/2009 03:00 PM in Teleconference before Judge Algenon L. Marbley. Signed by Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 12/18/2009. (cw) [Transferred from Ohio Southern on 12/28/2009.]
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Plaintiff: Harold Dewhurst
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Plaintiff: David Bryan
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Plaintiff: United Steel , Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
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Defendant: Century Aluminum of West Virginia, Inc.
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Defendant: Century Aluminum Master Welfare Benefit Plan
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Defendant: Does 1 through 20
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