TOMPKINS et al v. MENU FOODS MIDWEST CORPORATION et al

Filing 2

MDL Documents received. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint# 2 Amended Complaint) CLERK'S NOTE: All documents from this docket sheet may be accessed thru PACER.(sb)

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TOMPKINCM/ECFMENU.FOODS MIDWEST CORPORATION et al S et al v. - U.S District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 1 of 13 Page 1 of 13 MDL, TERMED Doc. 2 U.S. District Court District of Colorado (Denver) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:07-cv-00736-JLK Internal Use Only Tompkins v. Menu Foods Midwest Corporation et al Assigned to: Judge John L. Kane Demand: $5,000,000 Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability Date Filed: 04/11/2007 Date Terminated: 07/24/2007 Jury Demand: Plaintiff Nature of Suit: 365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability Jurisdiction: Diversity Plaintiff Emily Tompkins individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated represented by Jennifer Reba Thomaidis Thomaidis Law, LLC 1866 Vine Street Denver, CO 80206 303-322-4355 Fax: 303-322-4354 Email: jennifer@thomaidislaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Paul Gordon Paul Gordon, LLC 650 South Cherry Street #835 Denver, CO 80246 303-756-0800 Fax: 303-756-9315 Email: pgordon@gorlaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Plaintiff Harmony Adams Plaintiff Kira Andres Plaintiff Tamara Arendt Plaintiff Emory Ariano Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 D 6/20 s 7 8/ocket0.Justia.com CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 2 of 13 Page 2 of 13 Carol Baker Plaintiff Stephen M. Barone Plaintiff Melissa Becko Plaintiff Kristen Beneck Plaintiff Ramona Berry Plaintiff David Bondarchurch Plaintiff Brandon C. Bourret Plaintiff Denise Bourret Plaintiff Lou Ann Cameron Plaintiff Cindy Camp Plaintiff Mike Clark Plaintiff Tracy Cole Plaintiff Todd Cole Plaintiff Sandra Craft Plaintiff Miranda Daniele Plaintiff Diann Decker Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 3 of 13 Page 3 of 13 Toni Denham Plaintiff Carla Detwiler Plaintiff Carl Dickson Plaintiff Beth Dombroski Plaintiff Sara Dosch Plaintiff Katernine Feight Plaintiff Richard Feight Plaintiff Susan Foresman Plaintiff Denise Forsyth Plaintiff Bruce Foster Plaintiff Michelle Gode Plaintiff Rhonda Good Plaintiff Janet Goodwin Plaintiff Kim Gorgens Plaintiff Linda Gorrell Plaintiff Victoria Gosteva Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 4 of 13 Page 4 of 13 Carol Gretz Plaintiff William Gretz Plaintiff Todd Hanson Plaintiff Rene Hanson Plaintiff Carol Haugh Plaintiff Mark Heaton Plaintiff Kami Huff Plaintiff Allison Jernigan Plaintiff Lorraine Johnson Plaintiff Jason Katz Plaintiff Jessica Katz Plaintiff Richard Kay Plaintiff Patricia Kay Plaintiff Donna Kean Plaintiff Clarissa King Plaintiff Virginia Koslow Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 5 of 13 Page 5 of 13 Candace Larose Plaintiff Lemecia landrum Plaintiff John Logan Plaintiff Theresa Luna Plaintiff Deborah Masso Plaintiff Connie McKinney Plaintiff Danny Mickey Plaintiff Lois Mitchell Plaintiff Eryn Mulloy Plaintiff Stacy Newman-Roolf Plaintiff Lisa Nichols Plaintiff Jo Ann Oaklief Plaintiff Rick Obernolte Plaintiff Jen Olbricht Plaintiff Lorrie Paradiso Plaintiff Geraldine Pauley Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 6 of 13 Page 6 of 13 Crystal Pickett Plaintiff Cynthia Poole Plaintiff Lynn Pusilio Plaintiff Erica Rambus Plaintiff Justin Revene Plaintiff Brook Revstock Plaintiff Tracy Richardson Plaintiff Jon Roberts Plaintiff Evelyn Seeman Plaintiff Michael Sena Plaintiff Stephenie Sheme Plaintiff Judy Shope Plaintiff Sandra Smith Plaintiff Randy St. Onge Plaintiff Stephen Terrell Plaintiff Mary Jo Thomas Plaintiff https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 7 of 13 Page 7 of 13 Mary Kay Urban Plaintiff Claire Walter Plaintiff Prudence Walters Plaintiff Jethro Wagner Plaintiff Don Warn Plaintiff Robert Weiss Plaintiff Ian White Plaintiff Kurt Whitt Plaintiff Kenneth Whitten Plaintiff Laurie Woodman Plaintiff Teresa Zankiewicz Plaintiff Debbie Zeigler V. Defendant Menu Foods Midwest Corporation represented by Rachel Laine Carnaggio Godfrey & Lapuyade, P.C. 9557 South Kingston Court Englewood, CO 80112-5952 303-228-0700 Fax: 303-228-0701 Email: carnaggio@godlap.com represented by Rachel Laine Carnaggio Defendant Menu Foods Income Fund https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 8 of 13 Page 8 of 13 (See above for address) Defendant Menu Foods Limited Defendant Menu Foods Inc. Defendant Menu Foods Holdings, Inc. represented by Rachel Laine Carnaggio (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED represented by Steven J. Merker Dorsey & Whitney, LLP-Denver 370 17th Street Republic Plaza Building #4700 Denver, CO 80202-5647 303-629-3400 Fax: 303-629-3450 Email: merker.steve@dorsey.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED represented by Steven J. Merker (See above for address) represented by Rachel Laine Carnaggio (See above for address) represented by Rachel Laine Carnaggio (See above for address) Defendant Proctor & Gamble Company, The Defendant Iams Company, The Defendant Safeway Inc. Defendant Kroger Company, The (actually named as The Kroger Co.) Defendant Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. Defendant Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. and John Does 1 through 100 Defendant Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd a foreign company https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 9 of 13 Page 9 of 13 Defendant Chemnutra, Inc. Defendant PetsMart, Inc. Defendant Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Defendant Hill's Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc. Defendant Colgate-Palmolive Company Defendant Walmart, Inc. Defendant Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd. Defendant Wilbur-Ellis Company Defendant Nestle Purina Petcare Company Defendant Sunshine Mills, Inc. Defendant American Nutrition, Inc. Defendant Blue Buffalo Company Defendant Natural Balance, Inc. Defendant Diamond Pet Foods Defendant Sierra Pet Products, LLC Defendant Ceral Byproducts https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 10 of 13 Page 10 of 13 Defendant Royal Canin Defendant Smart Pak Defendant CJ Foods Defendant Foster and Smith, Inc doing business as d/b/a Doctors Foster and Smith Defendant Del Monte Foods Company Defendant Del Monte Corporation Defendant M&M Mars Incorporated Defendant Masterfoods U.S.A. Defendant Waltham Defendant Diamond Pet Foods Defendant Chenango Valley Pet Foods Date Filed 04/11/2007 # Docket Text 1 Class Action COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Iams Company, The, Safeway Inc., Kroger Company, The, Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc., Proctor & Gamble Company, The ( Filing fee $ 350, Receipt Number COX000621) Summons issued, filed by Emily Tompkins. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Receipt)(llr, ) (Entered: 04/12/2007) 2 MOTION to Stay re 1 Complaint, All Proceedings by Defendants Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods 04/20/2007 https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 11 of 13 Page 11 of 13 Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-E# 2 Exhibit F# 3 Proposed Order (PDF Only) Order Granting Motion to Stay All Proceedings)(Carnaggio, Rachel) (Entered: 04/20/2007) 04/25/2007 3 MINUTE ORDER Plaintiff shall respond to Defendants Motion to Stay All Proceedings (doc. #2), filed 04/20/07, on or before 05/07/07 by Judge John L. Kane on 04/25/07. (jjh, ) (Entered: 04/25/2007) 4 Amended MOTION for Order to Grant Motion to Stay all Proceedings by Defendants Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Holdings, Inc.. (Carnaggio, Rachel) (Entered: 05/01/2007) (Court only) ***Motions terminated: 4 Amended MOTION for Order to Grant Motion to Stay all Proceedings filed by Menu Foods Limited, Menu Foods Inc., Menu Foods Income Fund, Menu Foods Midwest Corporation, Menu Foods Holdings, Inc. Terminated due to ducument is actually an Order not a Motion. (jjh, ) (Entered: 05/01/2007) 10 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Motion of Plaintiffs for Transfer of Actions to the Central District of California and for Consolidated or Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support)(llr, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 11 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Notice of Appearance by Cheryl A. Williams. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 5 MOTION for Joinder re 2 MOTION to Stay re 1 Complaint, All Proceedings MOTION to Stay re 1 Complaint, All Proceedings by Defendants Iams Company, The, Proctor & Gamble Company, The. (Merker, Steven) (Entered: 05/02/2007) 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Defendants Iams Company, The, Proctor & Gamble Company, The. (Merker, Steven) (Entered: 05/04/2007) 7 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Paul Gordon on behalf of all plaintiffs (Gordon, Paul) (Entered: 05/07/2007) 8 RESPONSE to Motion re 2 MOTION to Stay re 1 Complaint, All Proceedings MOTION to Stay re 1 Complaint, All Proceedings, 4 Amended MOTION for Order to Grant Motion to Stay all Proceedings filed by Plaintiff Emily Tompkins. (Gordon, Paul) (Entered: 05/07/2007) 12 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Notice of Joinder in Motion for Transfer by Andrew H. Friedman, P.C. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 13 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of letter to confirm counsel's request for motion for transfer to the Central District of California by Cheryl A. Williams, Esq. 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 05/02/2007 05/04/2007 05/07/2007 05/07/2007 05/07/2007 05/07/2007 https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 12 of 13 Page 12 of 13 (llr, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 05/08/2007 05/08/2007 9 ORDER granting Defendants' 2 Motion to Stay all Proceedings. Signed by Judge John L. Kane on 05/08/07.(jjh, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 14 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Notice of Entry of Appearance by Daniel L. Rottinghaus. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/08/2007) 15 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Certificate of Service, dated 5/11/2007 by attorney for Plaintiff Gregory T. Boehm. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/18/2007) 16 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Notice of Appearance and Notice of Presentation of Oral Argument by attorney Dennis E. Murray, Sr. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/18/2007) 17 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Motion of Plaintiffs for Transfer of Actions to the Northern District of Ohio Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407 for Coordinated or Consolidated Pretrial Proceedings by Dennis E. Murray Sr. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/18/2007) 18 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy Copy of Brief in Support of Plaintiff's 17 Notice (Motion for Transfer) by attorney Dennis E. Murray Sr. for Plaintiff Boehm. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/18/2007) 19 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Notice of Waiver of Oral Argument by Jeff Westerman. (llr, ) (Entered: 05/18/2007) 20 NOTICE - Courtesy copy of Notice (to MDL Panel) of Presentation of Oral Argument by Nicole Dorsky. (llr, ) (Entered: 06/01/2007) 21 NOTICE - PENDING BEFORE THE MDL PANEL - MDL 1850 Courtesy copy of Response of Plaintiffs Cashman and Aiello to Mtn to Transfer. (llr, ) (Entered: 06/01/2007) 22 AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by Emily Tompkins. (Attachments: # 1 Pages First Amended Complaint) (Thomaidis, Jennifer) (Entered: 07/13/2007) (Court only) ***Party Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company Ltd, and Chemnutra, Inc., and PetsMart, Inc., and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., and Hill's Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc., and Colgate-Palmolive Company, and Walmart, Inc., and Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd., and Wilbur-Ellis Company, and Nestle Purina Petcare Company, and Sunshine Mills, Inc., and American Nutrition, Inc., and Blue Buffalo Company, and Natural Balance, Inc., and Diamond Pet Foods, and Sierra Pet Products, LLC, and Ceral Byproducts, and Royal Canin, and Smart Pak, and CJ Foods, and Foster and Smith, Inc, and Del Monte Foods Company, and Del Monte Corporation, and M&M Mars Incorporated, and Masterfoods U.S.A., and 05/14/2007 05/14/2007 05/14/2007 05/14/2007 05/14/2007 05/21/2007 05/29/2007 07/13/2007 07/13/2007 https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007 CM/ECF - U.S. District Court:cod - Docket Report Case 1:07-cv-03699-NLH-AMD Document 2 Filed 08/07/2007 Page 13 of 13 Page 13 of 13 Waltham, and Diamond Pet Foods, and Chenango Valley Pet Foods added. Pursuant to the Amended Complaint filed 7/13/07 (erv, ) (Entered: 07/16/2007) 07/13/2007 (Court only) ***Party Harmony Adams, and Kira Andres, and Tamara Arendt, and Emory Ariano, and Carol Baker, and Stephen M. Barone, and Melissa Becko, and Kristen Beneck, and Ramona Berry, and David Bondarchurch, and Brandon C. Bourret, and Denise Bourret, and Lou Ann Cameron, and Cindy Camp, and Mike Clark, and Tracy Cole, and Todd Cole, and Sandra Craft, and Miranda Daniele, and Diann Decker, and Toni Denham, and Carla Detwiler, and Carl Dickson, and Beth Dombroski, and Sara Dosch, and Katernine Feight, and Richard Feight, and Susan Foresman, and Denise Forsyth, and Bruce Foster, and Michelle Gode, and Rhonda Good, and Janet Goodwin, and Kim Gorgens, and Linda Gorrell, and Victoria Gosteva, and Carol Gretz, and William Gretz, and Todd Hanson, and Rene Hanson, and Carol Haugh, and Mark Heaton, and Kami Huff, and Allison Jernigan, and Lorraine Johnson, and Jason Katz, and Jessica Katz, and Richard Kay, and Patricia Kay, and Donna Kean, and Clarissa King, and Virginia Koslow, and Candace Larose, and Lemecia landrum, and John Logan, and Theresa Luna, and Deborah Masso, and Connie McKinney, and Danny Mickey, and Lois Mitchell, and Eryn Mulloy, and Stacy Newman-Roolf, and Lisa Nichols, and Jo Ann Oaklief, and Rick Obernolte, and Jen Olbricht, and Lorrie Paradiso, and Geraldine Pauley, and Crystal Pickett, and Cynthia Poole, and Lynn Pusilio, and Erica Rambus, and Justin Revene, and Brook Revstock, and Tracy Richardson, and Jon Roberts, and Evelyn Seeman, and Michael Sena, and Stephenie Sheme, and Judy Shope, and Sandra Smith, and Randy St. Onge, and Stephen Terrell, and Mary Jo Thomas, and Mary Kay Urban, and Claire Walter, and Prudence Walters, and Jethro Wagner, and Don Warn, and Robert Weiss, and Ian White, and Kurt Whitt, and Kenneth Whitten, and Laurie Woodman, and Teresa Zankiewicz, and Debbie Zeigler added, pursuant to the Amended Complaint (erv, ) (Entered: 07/16/2007) 23 Certified Copy of Conditional Transfer ORDER (CTO-1) by the Clerk of the MDL Panel filed on 7/16/2007, directing the transfer of this case (MDL 1850) to the Honorabale Noel L. Hillman, District of New Jersey. Civil Case Terminated. (llr, ) (Entered: 08/02/2007) 07/24/2007 https://ecf.cod.circ10.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?460825919854803-L_353_0-1 8/6/2007

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