COOPER et al v. 3M COMPANY et al
Consolidated
Lead case: 3:19-md-02885
Lead case: 3:19-md-02885
| Florida Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | M Casey Rodgers |
| Referred: | Gary R Jones |
| Case #: | 3:19-cv-03156 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability |
| Case Filed: | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Terminated: | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Case in other court: | Minnesota, 0:19-cv-02132 |
| Last checked: Wednesday Feb 12, 2020 4:23 AM EST |
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Defendant
3M COMPANY
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Defendant
AEARO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Plaintiff
JOSHUA COOPER
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Plaintiff
CINDY MILLER
Terminated: 10/25/2019
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JAMES KEEFER
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RONALD KING
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RILEY LOWE
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FRANKLIN LOWERY
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JEFFREY LUCENTI
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MICHAEL MAGIERA
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JAMES MAGLOTHIN
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ROBERT MAGNER
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JUSTIN MASENTHIN
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CORY MCCUBBINS
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PAUL MCLEISH
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STEPHEN MILES
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HENRY JONES
Terminated: 10/25/2019
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JEFFREY MILLER
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JEREMY MILLER
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JOSHUA MILLER
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JUSTINE MILLER
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ROBERT MILLS
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STEPHEN MONTOYA
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RICHARD MOUNT
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JEFFREY MULLIS
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JOHN NELSON
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MANUEL HERNANDEZ PORTILLO
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MIKE SCOBY
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JARROD JONES
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KYLE COSNER
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JOSEPH DEE
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JASON EPPERSON
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DANIEL ERICKSON
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TERRY FAIR
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MICHAEL FOSTER
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GEOFFREY GAMMENTHALER
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DARRYL GARDNER
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JOSHUA GONZALEZ
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MICHAEL HALL
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MICHAEL HAMERS
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GARY HARRIS
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GERYL HENRY
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ENRIQUE RIVERA HERNANDEZ
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CHRISTOPHER HEURING
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KENNETH HUMPHRIES
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JOVAN JACKSON
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JOSEPH JEFFERSON
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JACK JOHNSON
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JAMES JOHNSON
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ALICIA JONES
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JOEL JONES
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| Docket last updated: 05/06/2025 11:59 PM EDT |
| Thursday, October 31, 2019 | ||
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Thu 10/31 10:07 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by JOSHUA COOPER (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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| Friday, October 25, 2019 | ||
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notice
Notice - Other - See Separate Menu for Ntc of Appeal Options
Fri 10/25 10:26 AM
NOTICE of Withdrawal of Motion to Remand by JOSHUA COOPER, KYLE COSNER, JOSEPH DEE, JASON EPPERSON, DANIEL ERICKSON, TERRY FAIR, MICHAEL FOSTER, GEOFFREY GAMMENTHALER, DARRYL GARDNER, JOSHUA GONZALEZ, MICHAEL HALL, MICHAEL HAMERS, GARY HARRIS, GERYL HENRY, ENRIQUE RIVERA HERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER HEURING, KENNETH HUMPHRIES, JOVAN JACKSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, JACK JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, ALICIA JONES, HENRY JONES, JARROD JONES, JOEL JONES, JAMES KEEFER, RONALD KING, RILEY LOWE, FRANKLIN LOWERY, JEFFREY LUCENTI, MICHAEL MAGIERA, JAMES MAGLOTHIN, ROBERT MAGNER, JUSTIN MASENTHIN, CORY MCCUBBINS, PAUL MCLEISH, STEPHEN MILES, CINDY MILLER, JEFFREY MILLER, JEREMY MILLER, JOSHUA MILLER, JUSTINE MILLER, ROBERT MILLS, STEPHEN MONTOYA, RICHARD MOUNT, JEFFREY MULLIS, JOHN NELSON, MANUEL HERNANDEZ PORTILLO, MIKE SCOBY re13 MOTION to Remand (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | ||
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order
Order ~Util - Set Deadlines
Wed 10/16 12:54 PM
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 16 MULTI-PLAINTIFF ACTIONS. For multi-plaintiff actions in which a remand motion is currently pending, the individual plaintiffs may either: Withdraw the motion to remand within 14 days of the date of this Order, and thereafter be dismissed without prejudice and with the right to file individual complaints in accordance with this Order; or File an objection to this Order, not to exceed two pages, on the docket for their original multi-plaintiff action by October 25, 2019 . Any plaintiffs who object will not be severed until the objection is resolved by the Court. For any multi-plaintiff complaints filed after the date of this Order, each plaintiff will be subject to automatic severance and dismissal without prejudice. The Clerk is directed to file a copy of this Order on the master docket for the MDL, and also on the individual docket for each action refiled by a severed plaintiff pursuant to this Order, whether the action is direct filed in this district or transferred here by the Panel. It is the parties' responsibility to review and abide by all orders entered in this MDL. All orders on the master docket for the MDL may be accessed through the CM/ECF system and key orders are available on the Court's public website at http://www.flnd.uscourts.gov/mdl2885. Signed by JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 10/15/2019. (Withdraws due by 10/29/2019 .) (djb) |
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| Wednesday, October 02, 2019 | ||
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respm
Reply to Response to Motion
Wed 10/02 9:16 AM
REPLY to Response to Motion re15 MOTION to Seal Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand ,13 MOTION to Remand ,18 MOTION for Leave to File re15 MOTION to Seal Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand ,13 MOTION to Remand ,16 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by JOSHUA COOPER, KYLE COSNER, JOSEPH DEE, JASON EPPERSON, DANIEL ERICKSON, TERRY FAIR, MICHAEL FOSTER, GEOFFREY GAMMENTHALER, DARRYL GARDNER, JOSHUA GONZALEZ, MICHAEL HALL, MICHAEL HAMERS, GARY HARRIS, GERYL HENRY, ENRIQUE RIVERA HERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER HEURING, KENNETH HUMPHRIES, JOVAN JACKSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, JACK JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, ALICIA JONES, HENRY JONES, JARROD JONES, JOEL JONES, JAMES KEEFER, RONALD KING, RILEY LOWE, FRANKLIN LOWERY, JEFFREY LUCENTI, MICHAEL MAGIERA, JAMES MAGLOTHIN, ROBERT MAGNER, JUSTIN MASENTHIN, CORY MCCUBBINS, PAUL MCLEISH, STEPHEN MILES, CINDY MILLER, JEFFREY MILLER, JEREMY MILLER, JOSHUA MILLER, JUSTINE MILLER, ROBERT MILLS, STEPHEN MONTOYA, RICHARD MOUNT, JEFFREY MULLIS, JOHN NELSON, MANUEL HERNANDEZ PORTILLO, MIKE SCOBY. (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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utility
Action Required by District Judge - No NEFs in SEALED Cases
Wed 10/02 10:17 AM
ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS notified that action is needed Re:13 MOTION to Remand ,16 Response in Opposition to Motion,20 Reply to Response to Motion (djb) |
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| Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Leave to File
Wed 09/25 9:05 AM
ORDER granting 18 Motion for Leave to File Reply Memorandum. Reply memoranda are due by October 2, 2019 and must not exceed 5,000 words. Signed by JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 9/25/2019. (djb) Modified on 9/25/2019 (djb) |
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Action Required by District Judge - No NEFs in SEALED Cases
Wed 09/25 8:33 AM
ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS notified that action is needed Re:18 MOTION for Leave to File Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Remand and, In the Alternative, Objections to Exhibits Appended to Defendants Response to Plaintiffs Motion to Remand. (djb) |
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| Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | ||
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motion
Leave to File Document
Tue 09/24 2:45 PM
MOTION for Leave to File re15 MOTION to Seal Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand ,13 MOTION to Remand ,16 Response in Opposition to Motion, by JOSHUA COOPER, KYLE COSNER, JOSEPH DEE, JASON EPPERSON, DANIEL ERICKSON, TERRY FAIR, MICHAEL FOSTER, GEOFFREY GAMMENTHALER, DARRYL GARDNER, JOSHUA GONZALEZ, MICHAEL HALL, MICHAEL HAMERS, GARY HARRIS, GERYL HENRY, ENRIQUE RIVERA HERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER HEURING, KENNETH HUMPHRIES, JOVAN JACKSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, JACK JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, ALICIA JONES, HENRY JONES, JARROD JONES, JOEL JONES, JAMES KEEFER, RONALD KING, RILEY LOWE, FRANKLIN LOWERY, JEFFREY LUCENTI, MICHAEL MAGIERA, JAMES MAGLOTHIN, ROBERT MAGNER, JUSTIN MASENTHIN, CORY MCCUBBINS, PAUL MCLEISH, STEPHEN MILES, CINDY MILLER, JEFFREY MILLER, JEREMY MILLER, JOSHUA MILLER, JUSTINE MILLER, ROBERT MILLS, STEPHEN MONTOYA, RICHARD MOUNT, JEFFREY MULLIS, JOHN NELSON, MANUEL HERNANDEZ PORTILLO, MIKE SCOBY. (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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| Thursday, September 19, 2019 | ||
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Order on Motion to Seal
Thu 09/19 9:47 AM
ORDER granting 15 Motion to Seal Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. Signed by JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 9/19/2019. (djb) |
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utility
Action Required by District Judge - No NEFs in SEALED Cases
Thu 09/19 11:06 AM
ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS notified that action is needed Re:13 MOTION to Remand ,16 Response in Opposition to Motion, (djb) |
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| Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | ||
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respm
Response in Opposition to Motion
Wed 09/18 6:20 PM
RESPONSE in Opposition re13 MOTION to Remand [Public Version] filed by 3M COMPANY, AEARO TECHNOLOGIES LLC. (BRANSCOME, KIMBERLY) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of Simon Gottlieb,
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Exhibits 1-10 [Filed Under Seal],
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Exhibit 11
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motion
Seal
Wed 09/18 6:18 PM
MOTION to Seal Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand by 3M COMPANY, AEARO TECHNOLOGIES LLC. (BRANSCOME, KIMBERLY) |
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| Thursday, September 05, 2019 | ||
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notice
Notice - Other - See Separate Menu for Ntc of Appeal Options
Thu 09/05 10:07 AM
NOTICE REGARDING ATTORNEY ADMISSION. (djb) |
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| Wednesday, September 04, 2019 | ||
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motion
Remand
Wed 09/04 5:43 PM
MOTION to Remand by JOSHUA COOPER, KYLE COSNER, JOSEPH DEE, JASON EPPERSON, DANIEL ERICKSON, TERRY FAIR, MICHAEL FOSTER, GEOFFREY GAMMENTHALER, DARRYL GARDNER, JOSHUA GONZALEZ, MICHAEL HALL, MICHAEL HAMERS, GARY HARRIS, GERYL HENRY, ENRIQUE RIVERA HERNANDEZ, CHRISTOPHER HEURING, KENNETH HUMPHRIES, JOVAN JACKSON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON, JACK JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, ALICIA JONES, HENRY JONES, JARROD JONES, JOEL JONES, JAMES KEEFER, RONALD KING, RILEY LOWE, FRANKLIN LOWERY, JEFFREY LUCENTI, MICHAEL MAGIERA, JAMES MAGLOTHIN, ROBERT MAGNER, JUSTIN MASENTHIN, CORY MCCUBBINS, PAUL MCLEISH, STEPHEN MILES, CINDY MILLER, JEFFREY MILLER, JEREMY MILLER, JOSHUA MILLER, JUSTINE MILLER, ROBERT MILLS, STEPHEN MONTOYA, RICHARD MOUNT, JEFFREY MULLIS, JOHN NELSON, MANUEL HERNANDEZ PORTILLO, MIKE SCOBY. (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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Att: 1
Memorandum in Support
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utility
Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings
Thu 09/05 7:24 AM
Set Deadlines as to13 MOTION to Remand . (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 9/18/2019) . (djb) |
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| Tuesday, September 03, 2019 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Tue 09/03 3:24 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by RAYMOND C SILVERMAN on behalf of All Plaintiffs (SILVERMAN, RAYMOND) |
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Notice of Appearance
Tue 09/03 12:00 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by STACY KATHRYN HAUER on behalf of All Plaintiffs (HAUER, STACY) |
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| Friday, August 16, 2019 | ||
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer (COURT USE ONLY)
Fri 08/16 3:50 PM
Case transferred in from District of Minnesota; Case Number 0:19-cv-02132. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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order
Order
Fri 08/16 1:13 PM
CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-26) transferring case to the Northern District of Florida per the MDL Panel for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Case assigned to Judge M. Casey Rodgers. (kt) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.] |
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Order
Fri 08/16 1:11 PM
CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-26) transferring case to the Northern District of Florida per the MDL Panel for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Case assigned to Judge M. Casey Rodgers. (kt) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.] |
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| Friday, August 09, 2019 | ||
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RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Aearo LLC is a corporate parent of Defendant Aearo Technologies, LLC. 3M Company is a publicly-held corporation owning 10 percent or more of stock of Defendant Aearo Technologies, LLC. (Rashid, Faris) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.]
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NOTICE by Aearo Technologies, LLC re1 Notice of Removal, CONSENT TO REMOVAL (Rashid, Faris) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.]
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| Wednesday, August 07, 2019 | ||
| 5 | 5 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: Notice re: Non-Admitted Attorney We have received documents listing Raymond C. Silverman, Melanie H. Muhlstock as counsel of record. If he or she wishes to be listed as an attorney of record in this case, he or she must be admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota in accordance with [LINK:Local Rule 83.5 (a), (b) and (c)] or temporarily admitted pro hac vice in accordance with [LINK:Local Rule 83.5 (d) or (e)] . For more admissions information and forms, please see the Attorney Forms Section of the courts website at [LINK:href=http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/FORMS/court_forms.shtml#attorneyforms] [LINK:. (KDS) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.] | |
| 4 | 4 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Michael J. Davis per 3rd/4th Civil Master list, referred to Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung. Please use case number 19-cv-2132 MJD/TNL. (KDS) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.] | |
| Tuesday, August 06, 2019 | ||
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by 3M Company re2 Rule 7.1 - Disclosure Statement,1 Notice of Removal, (Hulse, Benjamin) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.]
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RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. There is no parent corporation, publicly held corporation or wholly-owned subsidiary to report for Defendant 3M Company. (Hulse, Benjamin) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.]
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Ramsey County, case number N/A (filing fee $ 400, receipt number AMNDC-7049210) filed by 3M Company. No summons requested. (Hulse, Benjamin) [Transferred from Minnesota on 8/16/2019.]
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Att: 1
Summons and Complaint,
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Att: 2
Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal,
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Att: 3
Civil Cover Sheet
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