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In re Roundup Products Liability Litigation, 16-md-02741-VC. (2019)

Court: District Court, N.D. California Number: infdco20190617795 Visitors: 11
Filed: Jun. 14, 2019
Latest Update: Jun. 14, 2019
Summary: PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 150: SCHEDULING ORDER FOR REMAND WAVES 1 AND 2 VINCE CHHABRIA , District Judge . The Court will prepare the cases in the MDL for transfer back to their home districts in waves grouped by governing state law. The first two waves will each consist of the cases filed in one state selected by the plaintiffs and one state selected by Monsanto. For the first wave, those states are California (the plaintiffs' choice) and Nebraska (Monsanto's choice). For the second wave, those s
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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 150: SCHEDULING ORDER FOR REMAND WAVES 1 AND 2

The Court will prepare the cases in the MDL for transfer back to their home districts in waves grouped by governing state law. The first two waves will each consist of the cases filed in one state selected by the plaintiffs and one state selected by Monsanto. For the first wave, those states are California (the plaintiffs' choice) and Nebraska (Monsanto's choice). For the second wave, those states are Illinois (the plaintiffs' choice) and North Carolina (Monsanto's choice).1 Cases filed in other states that may be governed by the law of one of these four states will be adjudicated in a later wave, as will cases from these four states that have not yet been transferred to the MDL. The timeline and cases for the first two waves are listed below. The Court will issue a separate order discussing the timeline and procedure for severing multi-plaintiff cases.

Wave 1 Timeline:

Event Date Plaintiff Fact Sheets (including all relevant authorizations) 10 days from entry of this order due for any plaintiffs who have not yet provided them. Each plaintiff will provide any medical records in his/her 10 days from entry of this order possession and/or his/her counsel's possession to defense counsel. Deficiency letter(s) sent. 4 business days from receipt of Plaintiff Fact Sheet Deadline to cure Plaintiff Fact Sheet deficiencies; the parties 7 days from receipt of deficiency may file a consolidated letter brief regarding any disputes letter about whether a deficiency exists. Close of fact discovery. August 16, 2019 Plaintiffs' expert reports due. August 20, 2019 The parties should file a letter brief identifying any disputes August 30, 2019 over the applicable state law for the wave 1 cases. For cases where that is undisputed, the parties should file a stipulation identifying the governing state law. Monsanto's expert reports due. September 3, 2019 Close of expert discovery. October 1, 2019 Monsanto's Daubert and summary judgment briefs due. October 7, 2019 Plaintiffs' opposition and cross-motions re: Daubert and October 21, 2019 summary judgment due. Monsanto's oppositions and replies re: Daubert and November 4, 2019 summary judgment due. Plaintiffs' replies re: Daubert and summary judgment due. November 18, 2019 Daubert hearing (if necessary). December 4, 2019

Wave 1 Cases:

Cases transferred to the MDL from California district courts:

Member Case Member Case Plaintiff Name(s) Name Number Transferor Court Carriere, Jerald Carriere 3:18-cv-05778 CA Central District Chavez, Armando Vargas Chavez 3:18-cv-04855 CA Central District Graef, Shaun Graef 3:19-cv-02316 CA Central District Hernandez, Ines Hernandez 3:16-cv-05750 CA Central District Johansing, Peter Johansing 3:16-cv-05751 CA Central District McCall, Teri (individually and as successor in interest for the estate of Anthony McCall 3:16-cv-05749 CA Central District McCall); David McCall; Paul McCall; Maggie McCall; Alicia Suarez Russo, Matteo Anthony Russo 3:16-cv-06024 CA Central District Sanders, John D. Sanders 3:16-cv-05752 CA Central District Tanner, Frank Sanders 3:16-cv-05752 CA Central District Wooten, Karen; Harley Wooten III; Timothy Wooten, Wooten 3:17-cv-01735 CA Central District individually and on behalf of the Estate of Harley Wooten Galvan, Paul Galvan 3:17-cv-00781 CA Eastern District Mendoza, Yolanda Mendoza 3:16-cv-06046 CA Eastern District Calderon, Jamie Alvarez Calderon 3:19-cv-01630 CA Northern District Ramirez, Robert Ramirez 3:19-cv-02224 CA Northern District Giglio, Emanuel Giglio 3:16-cv-05658 CA Southern District Harris, Anthony Harris 3:17-cv-03199 CA Southern District Hernandez, Ruben Hernandez 3:17-cv-07364 CA Southern District

Cases transferred to the MDL from the District of Nebraska:

Plaintiff Name(s) Member Case Member Case Transferor Court Name Number Dickey, Robert L. Domina 3:16-cv-05887 District of Nebraska Domina, Larry E. Domina 3:16-cv-05887 District of Nebraska Janzen, Royce D. Domina 3:16-cv-05887 District of Nebraska Pollard, Frank Domina 3:16-cv-05887 District of Nebraska Sanchez, Sabas Sanchez 3:17-cv-03377 District of Nebraska

Wave 2 Timeline:

Event Date Plaintiff Fact Sheets (including all relevant authorizations) 21 days from entry of this order due for any plaintiffs who have not yet provided them. Each plaintiff will provide any medical records in his/her 21 days from entry of this order possession and/or his/her counsel's possession to defense counsel. Deficiency letter(s) sent. 4 business days from receipt of Plaintiff Fact Sheet Deadline to cure Plaintiff Fact Sheet deficiencies. The parties 7 days from receipt of deficiency may file a consolidated letter brief regarding any disputes letter about whether a deficiency exists. Close of fact discovery. February 10, 2020 Plaintiffs' expert reports due. February 17, 2020 The parties should file a letter brief identifying any disputes February 24, 2020 over the applicable state law for the wave 2 cases. For cases where that is undisputed, the parties should file a stipulation identifying the governing state law. Monsanto's expert reports due. March 2, 2020 Close of expert discovery. March 26, 2020 Monsanto's Daubert and summary judgment briefs due. April 17, 2020 Plaintiffs' opposition and cross-motions re: Daubert and May 8, 2020 summary judgment due. Monsanto's oppositions and replies re: Daubert and summary May 22, 2020 judgment due. Plaintiffs' replies re: Daubert and summary judgment due. June 5, 2020 Daubert hearing (if necessary). June 24, 2020

Wave 2 Cases:

Cases transferred to the MDL from North Carolina district courts:

Plaintiff Name(s) Member Case Member Case Transferor Court Name Number Green, Tracy Green 3:18-cv-05238 NC Eastern District Prince, William Prince 3:17-cv-04737 NC Eastern District Strickland, Johnny Strickland 3:17-cv-03201 NC Eastern District Gatson, Darryl Gatson 3:18-cv-05317 NC Middle District Frady, Geneva Frady 3:19-cv-2076 NC Western District Logan, Jerry Logan 3:18-cv-05239 NC Western District Seidl, Randall Dean Seidl 3:17-cv-00519 NC Western District

Cases transferred to the MDL from Illinois district courts:

Plaintiff Name(s) Member Case Member Case Transferor Court Name Number Cushman, Josh Cushman 3:16-cv-06018 Ill. Southern District Bridgeman, Charles Bridgeman 3:16-cv-05785 Ill. Southern District Harris, Douglas Harris 3:16-cv-05786 Ill. Southern District Patterson, Lynda K. Patterson 3:16-cv-05787 Ill. Southern District Estate of Robert Cochran by Estate of Robert 3:17-cv-03200 Ill. Southern District Misty Hill, its Administrator Cochran O'Neil, Linda; O'Neil, Marvin O'Neil 3:17-cv-03378 Ill. Central District Weddel, Mark Weddel 3:17-cv-00783 Ill. Central District Cooper, Mikle Cooper 3:17-cv-02212 Ill. Central District Ford, Mary Ford 3:16-cv-06030 Ill. Central District Trimpe, Tina Trimpe 3:16-cv-06032 Ill. Central District Pecorelli, Mark Pecorelli 3:16-cv-06936 Ill. Northern District Goodbred, Larry Goodbred 3:16-cv-06010 Ill. Northern District Gibbs, Ricky Gibbs 3:16-cv-05652k Ill. Northern District Delmore-Barton, Karen Delmore-Barton 3:18-cv-01427 Ill. Northern District Martino, Jenni; Martino, Justin Martino 3:18-cv-03626 Ill. Northern District Kapolnek, Jean Kapolnek 3:18-cv-04014 Ill. Northern District Underwood, Louisa Underwood 3:18-cv-06805 Ill. Northern District Peterson, James Peterson 3:18-cv-07271 Ill. Northern District McCrae, Alex; McCrae, Diane McCrae 3:19-cv-00925 Ill. Northern District Karman, Christine Karman 3:19-cv-01183 Ill. Northern District Rehak, Lorraine Rehak 3:19-cv-01719 Ill. Northern District Erb, James Erb 3:19-cv-02166 Ill. Northern District Batherson, Garland Batherson 3:19-cv-02167 Ill. Northern District Smith, Ricky Smith 3:19-cv-02168 Ill. Northern District Schafer, John Schafer 3:19-cv-02169 Ill. Northern District Chatman, Janeil Chatman 3:19-cv-02170 Ill. Northern District Shultz, Nichole Shultz 3:19-cv-02190 Ill. Northern District Bullock, Kevin Bullock 3:19-cv-02575 Ill. Northern District Panichi, Thomas Panichi 3:19-cv-02763 Ill. Northern District Cervantes, Gerard Cervantes 3:19-cv-03015 Ill. Northern District

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. As noted in the timeline below, if there are any disputes over the governing state law for a particular case, the parties should file a joint letter brief explaining the dispute. Cases that are governed by the law of a state other than the state where they were filed will be moved to a later wave.
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