Widen et al v. Menu Foods et al

Filing 15

Widen et al v. Menu Foods et al

Doc. 15

Case 5:07-cv-05055-RTD

Document 15

Filed 06/27/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION RICHARD SCOTT and BARBARA WIDEN, Individually and All other Persons Similarly Situated Plaintiffs vs. MENU FOODS; MENU FOODS INCOME FUND; MENU FOODS GEN PAR LIMITED; MENU FOODS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MENU FOODS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP; MENU FOODS MIDWEST CORP; MENU FOODS SOUTH DAKOTA; MENU FOODS, INC., MENU FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., WAL-MART STORES, INC. Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CV 07-5055 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NOTICE OF TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY COMES NOW the Menu Foods Defendants, and hereby gives notice to this Honorable Court that on June 19, 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued a Transfer Order, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, creating a new multidistrict proceeding entitled In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation (the "MDL"), assigning the MDL to Judge Noel L. Hillman of the District of New Jersey, and transferring the above-captioned matter to the MDL.

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Case 5:07-cv-05055-RTD

Document 15

Filed 06/27/2007

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Respectfully submitted, /s/ Christy Comstock Christy Comstock (AR #92246) Robert L. Jones, III (AR #69041) Jones & Harper 21 West Mountain, Suite 300 Fayetteville, AR 72701 [phone] Fax [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR SEPARATE DEFENDANTS, MENU FOODS, MENU FOODS INCOME FUND, MENU FOODS GEN PAR LIMITED, MENU FOODS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, MENU FOODS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, MENU FOODS MIDWEST CORP, MENU FOODS SOUTH DAKOTA, MENU FOODS, INC. and MENU FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing instrument was forwarded this _27_ day of June 2007, by first class mail, postage prepaid to: Jeremy Y. Hutchinson Jack Thomas Paterson II PATTON, ROBERTS, MCWILLIAMS & CAPSHAW, LLP Stephens Building 111 Center St., Suite 1315 Little Rock, AR 72201 Attorney for the Plaintiffs /s/ Christy Comstock Christy Comstock Richard Adams James C. Wyly Sean Rommel PATTON, ROBERTS, MCWILLIAMS & CAPSHAW Century Bank Plaza, Suite 400 Texarkana, TX 75505-6128

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