Bennett et al v. Monsanto Company
Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Vince Chhabria |
| Case #: | 3:21-cv-00602 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury |
| Case Filed: | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Case in other court: | North Carolina Eastern, 2:20-cv-00070 |
| Last checked: Monday Jul 26, 2021 1:41 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Monsanto Company
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Plaintiff
Rebecca Bennett
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Plaintiff
Ronald Bennett
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| Docket last updated: 05/12/2025 11:59 PM PDT |
| Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | ||
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Tue 02/16 7:11 AM
ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand byMonsanto Company. (Hollingsworth, Joe) |
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Tue 02/16 7:08 AM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. (Hollingsworth, Joe) |
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Tue 02/16 7:07 AM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. (Hollingsworth, Joe) |
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| Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 01/27 10:37 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Graham L Newman on behalf of Ronald Bennett and Rebecca Bennett (Newman, Graham) |
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| Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | ||
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Tue 01/26 9:30 AM
Case transferred in from District of North Carolina Eastern; Case Number 2:20-cv-00070. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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utility
MDL Member Case
Tue 01/26 9:35 AM
MEMBER CASE OPENED: Eastern District of North Carolina, 2:20-cv-602-VC, Bennett et al v. Monsanto Company, Opened in California Northern District as 3:21-cv-00602-VC pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order9 CTO-252 cc: JPMDL (slhS, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | ||
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CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to the Northern District of California for the reasons stated in the order of October 3, 2016, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Vince Chhabria. Signed by John W. Nichols, Clerk of the Panel, on 1/19/2021. (Collins, S.)
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| Case transferred to District of Northern California. File transmitted electronically. (Collins, S.) | ||
| Thursday, January 14, 2021 | ||
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Document: Text Minute Order. As stipulated in Rule 7.1(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, transmittal of the order has been stayed 7 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 7-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the N.D. California for filing. The Panel governing statute, 28 U.S.C. 1407, requires that the transferee clerk transmit a certified copy of the Panel order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred. Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 1/14/2021. (Collins, S.)
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Document: Email of Text Order from John W. Nichols, Clerk of the MDL Panel regarding MDL No. 2741 advising our court of the conditional transfer order filed by the Panel and inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. (Collins, S.)
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | ||
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Notice of Appearance filed by Marcus Aaron Spake on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Spake, Marcus)
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| Thursday, November 05, 2020 | ||
| Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina is available on the court's Website, http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. Please serve this list on all parties. (Tripp, S.) | ||
| Monday, November 02, 2020 | ||
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Financial Disclosure Statement by Rebecca Bennett (Spake, Marcus)
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Financial Disclosure Statement by Ronald Bennett (Spake, Marcus)
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| Sunday, November 01, 2020 | ||
| NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY regarding3 Financial Disclosure Statement - Counsel is reminded that the court prefers flattened pdf fillable forms. Counsel should "flatten" the document prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. Further, each party must file his or her own Financial Disclosure Statement. Counsel is directed to refile, and to file a separate financial disclosure statement for each plaintiff. (Tripp, S.) | ||
| *SECOND* Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Special Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Tripp, S.) | ||
| Thursday, October 22, 2020 | ||
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*CORRECTED AND REFILED AT4 * Financial Disclosure Statement by Rebecca Bennett, Ronald Bennett (Spake, Marcus) Modified on 11/2/2020 (Tripp, S.).
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Summons Issued as to Monsanto Company. (*NOTICE: Counsel shall print the attached summons and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4.*) (Rudd, D.)
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| NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statement as to Rebecca Bennett, Ronald Bennett. Pursuant to 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.3, all parties shall file a financial disclosure statement. A negative statement is required if a party has no disclosures to make. The disclosure statement must be on a form provided by the clerk. This form is available at the clerk's office and on the court's website. (Rudd, D.) | ||
| Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Special Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.) | ||
| Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | ||
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COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0417-5681585.), filed by Rebecca Bennett, Ronald Bennett. (Spake, Marcus)
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet,
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Att: 2
Proposed Summons
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