NEWSOME v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES et al

Filing 15

MDL OPINION & ORDER OF DISMISSAL pursuant to CMO No. 65. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 4/24/2023. (ams, )

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Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 1 of 43 PageID: 238 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY IN RE: PROTON-PUMP INHIBITOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION This Document Relates to: All cases listed in Exhibit A 2:17-MD-2789 (CCC)(LDW) (MDL 2789) OPINION AND ORDER CECCHI, District Judge. I. Introduction This matter comes before the Court upon Case Management Order (“CMO”) No. 65, ECF No. 723, entered on December 2, 2021, which identified 1,535 cases in which AstraZeneca LP (“AZLP”), AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (“AZPLP”), and Merck & Co. Inc. d/b/a Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corporation (“Merck”) (collectively, the “AZ Defendants”) alleged that service of the summons and complaint had not been effected and in which no proof of service appeared on the docket of the case. CMO No. 65 ordered Plaintiffs in those cases within thirty days to (1) establish that service was effected on the AZ Defendants identified in Exhibit A to CMO No. 65, as required by Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1 by filing proof of service, (2) voluntarily dismiss the AZ Defendants, or (3) show cause why the AZ Defendants should not be dismissed within thirty days of entry of the Order. CMO No. 65, at 2 CMO No. 65 ordered Plaintiffs to file their responses on the dockets of the individual cases, and permitted the AZ Defendants to oppose within thirty days of each plaintiff’s response. 2 Plaintiffs were specifically 1 All references to Rules herein are to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. At the request of the parties, the deadline for Plaintiffs to file responses to CMO No. 65 was extended to March 31, 2022, and then to June 30, 2022. See CMO No. 67, at § I.D, ECF No. 747; CMO No. 70, at ¶ B, ECF No. 769. The deadline for the AZ Defendants to oppose each plaintiff’s 2 1 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 2 of 43 PageID: 239 advised that “[f]ailure to comply with the terms of this Order will result in the dismissal of the case as to the identified AZ Defendants.” CMO No. 65, at 2. II. Legal Standard Rule 4 governs the requirements regarding serving a summons. In particular, Rule 4(m) requires that “[i]f a defendant is not served 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court – on motion or on its own after notice to plaintiff – must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). In the Third Circuit, establishing good cause requires a “demonstration of good faith on the part of a party seeking an enlargement and some reasonable basis for noncompliance with the time specified in the rules.” MCI Telecomms. Corp., 71 F.3d at 1097. 3 In the absence of a showing of good cause for failure timely to effect service, the Court has discretion either to dismiss a case or permit an extension. Id. at 1098 (citing Petrucelli v. Bohringer & Ratzinger, 46 F.3d 1298, 1305 (3d Cir. 1995)). It is the plaintiff’s burden to demonstrate good cause for such failure to effectuate timely service or to persuade the Court to exercise its discretion and not dismiss the AZ Defendants from their cases. Spence v. Lahood, No. 11-3972, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80015, at *15 (D.N.J. June 8, 2012) (citing McCurdy v. Am. Bd. of Plastic Surgery, 157 F.3d 191, 196 (3d Cir. 1998)). response was extended to May 15, 2022, then to August 16, 2022, and then to October 17, 2022. See CMO No. 67, at § I.D, ECF No. 747; CMO No. 70, at ¶ B, ECF No. 769; CMO No. 78, at ¶ A, ECF No. 841. 3 Plaintiffs note that the version of Rule 4 quoted in MCI Telecomms is no longer applicable after an amendment in 1993. The amendment removed “good cause” as an absolute prerequisite for an extension of service. However, as explained above, the good cause standard still exists in Rule 4(m). The amendment merely allows courts, in the absence of good cause, to exercise their discretion to allow an extension if the circumstances warrant. Notably, the Court’s Opinion and Order here is based on the current version of Rule 4(m). 2 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 3 of 43 PageID: 240 III. Discussion As stated above, CMO No. 65 ordered the identified Plaintiffs within thirty days to either establish that service was properly effectuated pursuant to Rule 4(m), voluntarily dismiss the AZ Defendants, or show cause why the AZ Defendants should not be dismissed. CMO No. 65 did not provide Plaintiffs with an extension of time to serve the Complaint, instead, it directed Plaintiffs to prove that service had in fact been effectuated or to “show cause why the AZ Defendants should not be dismissed.” The 1,181 Plaintiffs in the cases identified on Exhibit A herein have failed to satisfy the requirements of CMO No. 65. Plaintiffs do not claim to have timely served the AZ Defendants in compliance with Rule 4(m). See CMO No. 7, at § II.D (“Absent agreement of the parties or subsequent Order of the Court, service of process shall be effectuated as required under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”). 4 While there is disagreement between Plaintiffs and the AZ Defendants concerning the fact or date of service in some of the cases here, it is undisputed that in the cases in which the AZ Defendants were served, service was effected only after CMO No. 65 was entered. In fact, of these 1,181 cases (and utilizing the earlier purported date of service in the event that the parties did not agree on the date of service), service was made between one to two years after the ninety-day period in Rule 4(m) in 9 cases; between two to three years after the ninety-day period in 228 cases; and between three to just over four years after the ninety-day period in 944 cases. Further, no Plaintiff here has dismissed the AZ Defendants from their case. Finally, as further elaborated below, Plaintiffs have not shown cause why the AZ Defendants should not 4 Though not relevant in these cases, the Court notes that AZLP, AZPLP, and Merck agreed to accept service of a Complaint by email at PPIComplaints@icemiller.com. CMO No. 27, at § I.D, ECF No. 260 3 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 4 of 43 PageID: 241 be dismissed. Accordingly, due to untimely service and lack of good cause shown, it is appropriate that the AZ Defendants be dismissed from the cases identified in Exhibit A. a. Plaintiffs Do Not Demonstrate Good Cause Mandating an Extension of Time to Serve Plaintiffs’ responses to CMO No. 65 do not demonstrate good cause excusing their lack of timely service pursuant to Rule 4(m). Good cause requires “a demonstration of good faith on the part of the party seeking an enlargement . . . and some reasonable basis for noncompliance with the time specified in the rules.” MCI Telecomms. Corp., 71 F.3d at 1097. To determine whether good cause exists, the Court considers “(1) reasonableness of plaintiff’s efforts to serve (2) prejudice to the defendant by lack of timely service and (3) whether plaintiff moved for an enlargement of time to serve.” Id. The primary focus must always be on “the plaintiff’s reasons for not complying with the time limit in the first place.” Id. Yet here, Plaintiffs have not even attempted to show good cause for their failure to timely serve or addressed the reasons for untimeliness. See, e.g., Pl. Lawrence Lucerne’s Resp. to Orders to Show Cause Regarding Service of Process, at 22-24, No. 2:19-cv-04209, ECF No. 8 (“Lucerne Resp.”). Accordingly, as the Court further explains, Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate good cause for failure to timely serve in compliance with Rule 4(m). As an initial matter, the Court notes that Plaintiffs responded to CMO No. 65 by filing virtually identical responses that do not reference the AZ Defendants’ specific conduct. These responses attached an exhibit with limited information about the Plaintiffs’ individual cases, but did not include any documentation to support their assertions in the exhibit. The information in these exhibits filed by Plaintiffs includes such information as the date of alleged service (if any), whether a defendant had filed a notice of appearance, whether a defendant had filed a short form answer, whether a Plaintiff Fact Sheet had been uploaded to Marker Group, whether a Defense 4 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 5 of 43 PageID: 242 Fact Sheet had been served, and whether a defendant had sent a deficiency letter related to the Plaintiff Fact Sheet. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp.; Pl. Michael Lopez’s Resp. to Order to Show Cause Regarding Service of Process, Ex. A, No. 2:18-cv-04494, ECF No. 15 (“Lopez Resp.”). In addition, Plaintiffs’ briefing does not address any reasons for the failure to timely serve and instead focuses on arguments concerning the AZ Defendants’ purported waiver of service and the Court’s authority for discretionary extensions. See Houser v. Williams, No. 16-9072, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43518, at *6 (D.N.J. Mar. 12, 2020) (finding dismissal warranted where plaintiff did not serve the complaint for months after an agreed-upon extension and then failed to detail any steps he took towards serving defendant within the extended time afforded by the court). Turning to the factors for evaluating good cause, the first factor examines the reasonableness of the plaintiff’s efforts to serve the complaint. As noted, Plaintiffs offer no explanation for the failure to timely serve, nor an adequate description of reasonable steps that Plaintiffs took to effect timely service as required by Rule 4(m). And none of the Plaintiffs at issue here were close to satisfying timely service under Rule 4(m). As previously stated, in all 1,181 cases, service was effected at least one year after the ninety-day period under Rule 4(m) had lapsed; indeed, in 944 cases, or approximately 80 percent, service was effected over three years after the ninety-day period under Rule 4(m) had lapsed. Given Plaintiffs’ lack of sufficient efforts to serve the complaint, this factor weighs heavily in favor of the AZ Defendants. Under the second factor, the Court considers prejudice to the AZ Defendants by lack of timely service. Here, Plaintiffs’ failure to serve caused the AZ Defendants to expend time and resources through investigation, consultation with opposing counsel, and advocating for and responding to case management orders – all to determine whether Plaintiffs intended to pursue litigation against them. W. Coasts Quartz Corp. v. M.E.C. Tech, Inc., 2017 WL 1944197, at *2 5 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 6 of 43 PageID: 243 (D.N.J. May 9, 2017). Moreover, this Court has previously determined that the AZ Defendants had been prejudiced by the delayed service or non-service. See Order Regarding CMO No. 65, at 7, ECF No. 890. Given the prejudice to the AZ Defendants resulting from Plaintiffs’ failure to timely serve, this factor also cuts against good cause. And even if Plaintiffs had demonstrated lack of prejudice to the AZ Defendants, “absence of prejudice alone can never constitute good cause to excuse late service.” MCI Telecomms Corp., 71 F.3d at 1097. Finally, under the third factor, while Plaintiffs have now requested an extension of time to serve the AZ Defendants, they did so only after CMO No. 65 was entered, which was a year or more after the time to serve the AZ Defendants in compliance with Rule 4(m) had lapsed. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp.; Lopez Resp. Plaintiffs have not explained why they did not request an extension of time to serve the AZ Defendants until after CMO No. 65 was entered by this Court. Accordingly, this factor similarly weighs in favor of the AZ Defendants and against Plaintiffs’ showing of good cause. Considering the three factors used to evaluate whether good cause has been demonstrated, Plaintiffs here have not demonstrated good cause for their failure to serve the AZ Defendants in compliance with Rule 4(m). b. Plaintiffs Have Not Persuaded the Court that a Discretionary Extension is Warranted In the absence of a showing of good cause mandating an extension to effectuate service, the Court nonetheless has discretion to either dismiss the case or permit extension. Because Plaintiffs have not established good cause, see supra, they must rely on the Court’s discretionary authority to excuse failures to comply with Rule 4(m). See Edwards v. Hillman, 849 F. App’x. 23, 25 (3d Cir. 2021) (citing Petrucelli, 46 F.3d at 1305). The Court’s exercise of discretion in this area is guided by various factors, including: “actual notice of the legal action; prejudice to the 6 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 7 of 43 PageID: 244 defendant; the statute of limitations on the underlying causes of action; the conduct of the defendant; and whether the plaintiff is represented by counsel, in addition to any other factor that may be relevant.” Chiang v. U.S. Small Bus. Admin., 331 Fed. App’x 113, 116 (3d Cir. 2009); see also Spence, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80015, at *15. Here, considering these factors, Plaintiffs have not met their burden in persuading the Court that such discretion should be exercised under these circumstances. With respect to the first factor—actual notice of the legal action—Plaintiffs argue that the AZ Defendants were on notice of their claims through their tolling agreement, which provided Plaintiffs time to obtain information about their claims before filing a complaint. 5 However, the fact that a plaintiff was on the tolling agreement and may potentially bring a claim against the AZ Defendants or another defendant does not mean that the AZ Defendants had actual legal notice that a particular plaintiff would be pursuing his or her claim against the AZ Defendants in a legal action. In re Asbestos Prod. Liab. Litig. (No. VI), upon which Plaintiffs rely for their argument that a court may extend the time for proper service if the defendant had “actual notice of the pending action,” is instructive. 2014 WL 1903904, at *1 (E.D. Pa., May 12, 2014); see Lucerne Resp. at 910 (citing Asbestos). The issue there concerned the appropriateness of a specific method of service by mail under Ohio law—not untimely service that occurred anywhere from one to four years past 5 In June 2018, the parties entered into a tolling agreement concerning the statute of limitations. In order to obtain the benefit of tolling under the tolling agreement, a claimant had to provide the following information to all defendants: name and date of birth of the PPI user, name(s) of any derivative claimant(s), city and state of residence, date of first PPI use, date of last PPI use, alleged injury, and name of claimant’s counsel. The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee was to compile this information and submit it to the defendants on an Excel spreadsheet on a monthly basis. See Stip. Regarding Tolling of Stats. of Lims., ECF No. 232, at 1-2. The data required to be provided to all defendants in the tolling agreement did not identify specific defendants whose product(s) were allegedly used by individual plaintiffs. 7 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 8 of 43 PageID: 245 the Rule 4(m) deadline. Notably, the court found that the defendants were on “actual legal notice” of the pending action because the plaintiffs provided proof of a green card signed by the defendant, evidencing receipt of the original process papers by defendants’ counsel, which the court found acceptable under Ohio state law. Asbestos, 2014 WL 1903904, at *1. By contrast, Plaintiffs here have not offered any similar evidence of actual notice. Indeed, as the AZ Defendants argue, the tolling agreement “covered Plaintiffs who could not yet show proof of use as to a Defendant’s product” and, moreover, did not identify a specific defendant or which PPI products were at issue as to a particular potential plaintiff. See, e.g., No. 19-cv-04209, ECF No. 10 at 10 n.3. Therefore, Plaintiffs’ reliance on Asbestos is misplaced and they have not demonstrated that the AZ Defendants had actual notice of pending litigation. Turning to prejudice to the defendant—the second factor—the Court reiterates its analysis when discussing the same factor in the context of good cause. See supra III.a (noting the AZ Defendants expended time and resources through their repeated attempts to determine whether Plaintiffs intended to pursue litigation against them, including their own independent inquiries, as well as meetings with counsel and the special master). Further, this Court has previously found in this MDL (with respect to a different defendant) that “[w]asted time and resources and inconvenience standing alone may constitute sufficient prejudice to warrant dismissal.” CMO No. 63 at 7 (citing Miller v. Advocare, LLC, No. 12-01069, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71451, at *8-9 (D.N.J. May 21, 2013). Accordingly, this factor weighs against Plaintiffs’ request. Regarding the statute of limitations, the third factor, Plaintiffs argue that the applicable statute of limitations in most, if not all, of the actions subject to CMO No. 65 has expired. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp. at 21. However, “the expiration of the statute of limitations does not require the court to extend the time for service, as the court has discretion to dismiss the case even if the 8 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 9 of 43 PageID: 246 refiling of the action is barred.” MCI Telecomms. Corp., 71 F.3d at 1098. Given the length of time between filing and service in the cases of these Plaintiffs—in some cases over four years— Plaintiffs’ argument that the potential lapse of the statute of limitations warrants extension is not compelling. Relatedly, Plaintiffs have not alleged that the AZ Defendants engaged in any conduct to impede or frustrate timely service. See Spence, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80015, at *15 (fourth factor). These factors thus militate against a discretionary extension as well. The final factor guiding the Court’s discretion examines whether the plaintiff is represented by counsel. See Spence, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80015, at *15. Plaintiffs here are all represented by counsel. And, in this context, “[e]ven when delay [in service] results from inadvertence of counsel, it need not be excused.” Petrucelli, 46 F.3d at 1307. This factor thus also weighs against a discretionary extension. Weighing all of the above factors, the Court is not persuaded that exercising its discretion to grant an extension to effectuate service on the AZ Defendants is warranted. Moreover, in addition to the factors counseling against an extension, the Court’s conclusion is further supported by Plaintiffs’ failure to provide an explanation as to why they did not timely serve the AZ Defendants. 6 c. Plaintiffs Have Not Shown that the AZ Defendants Waived their Defense to Untimely Service Plaintiffs generally assert that the AZ Defendants waived any defense related to untimely service by virtue of their conduct in this MDL litigation. Plaintiffs argue that dismissal of their 6 The AZ Defendants also argue that because Plaintiffs did not address their reasons for untimely service (and instead relied chiefly on arguments concerning waiver), Plaintiffs’ reply to CMO 65 failed to comply with a court order, requiring dismissal of their cases on that independent basis. See, e.g., No. 19-cv-04209, ECF No. 10 at 6. The AZ Defendants cite certain Poulis factors to support this argument. Id. at 10. As explained above, the Court has considered Plaintiffs’ lack of an explanation in its discussion of Rule 4(m) and discretionary extensions. 9 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 10 of 43 PageID: 247 claims against the AZ Defendants is inappropriate in those cases where (1) the AZ Defendants filed a motion to dismiss without raising service; (2) the AZ Defendants either filed an answer without raising service or answered before service; or (3) the AZ Defendants manifested some intention to defend the case through the AZ Defendants’ conduct. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp. at § IV.B; Lopez Resp. at § IV.B. For the below reasons, the Court finds that the AZ Defendants have not waived their defense to untimely service. The Court first turns to Plaintiffs’ argument that the AZ Defendants waived their defense to lack of service in those cases where the AZ Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for purported failure to comply with the tolling agreement without specifically raising the defense. However, the AZ Defendants did not raise service in their motions to dismiss because an alternate procedure, proposed and agreed upon by the parties, was set forth in a stipulated court order, with their defenses expressly preserved by CMO No. 7. See CMO No. 7, ECF No. 112, at 7 (“Defendants also reserve all rights to move to dismiss . . . under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule[] 12. Defendants shall only be permitted to file said motions to dismiss subject to leave of this Court.”). CMO No. 7 thus expressly restricted defendants from moving to dismiss individual plaintiffs under Rule 12 absent leave of this Court. Indeed, the federal rules bar a defendant from later moving to dismiss for insufficient service of process only when the party “could have raised these objections in their [earlier] motion to dismiss the complaint.” Denkins v. William Penn Sch. Dist., No. 2002228, 2020 WL 5880132, at *3 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 2, 2020); accord Wright & Miller, 5C Fed. Prac. & Proc. Civ. § 1391 (“If one or more of these defenses are omitted from the initial motion but were ‘then available’ to the movant, they are permanently lost.”). In filing their authorized dismissal motions pursuant to the tolling agreement and CMO No. 7, the AZ Defendants did not have leave to raise any other defense, including insufficient service as to a particular case. Having understood 10 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 11 of 43 PageID: 248 and agreed that such motions were to be deferred to a later date and with leave of the Court, it is not correct that the AZ Defendants, or any other defendant, waived their defense of service by failing to argue it in their motions to dismiss related to purported violations of the tolling agreement. Plaintiffs’ next argument—that the AZ Defendants waived service either by filing an answer without raising service or by answering before service—is similarly unavailing. Plaintiffs assert that, as a general matter, waiver of service may occur where a defendant files an answer as its first responsive pleading and the answer fails to plead the defense. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp. at 7, 13. Accordingly, Plaintiffs argue that there are three potential scenarios where service has been waived by answer. First, Plaintiffs claim that in any case where the AZ Defendants filed a short form answer, service was waived because the short form answer simply incorporated the AZ Defendants’ initial long form answer. This, Plaintiffs maintain, is because the long form answer did not assert the defense of lack of service. See, e.g., id. at 14. Second, since a defendant’s notice of appearance in a specific case may serve as a short form answer, see Case Management Order No. 27 (ECF No. 265), Plaintiffs contend that a notice of appearance after service is functionally the same as a short form answer—it incorporates the long form answer, which does not assert the defense of lack of service. Finally, Plaintiffs argue that a notice of appearance before service waives this defense under the terms of Case Management Order No. 27 for cases filed after September 24, 2018. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp. at 8; see also CMO No. 27, at § 1.A. As an initial matter, Plaintiffs’ individual submissions here do not assert that the AZ Defendants filed a short form answer in any of their cases, and the dockets confirm no such short form answers exist. See, e.g., Lucerne Resp., Ex. A; Lopez Resp., Ex. A; see generally No. 2:19cv-04209; No. 2:18-cv-04494. Plaintiffs’ first argument is thus inapplicable to the cases listed in 11 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 12 of 43 PageID: 249 Exhibit A. Similarly, for the cases which are subject to CMO No. 27’s provision that a notice of appearance before service waives the defense (i.e., cases filed on or after September 24, 2018), the dockets clearly reflect that, to the extent the AZ Defendants filed a Notice of Appearance, it was not until after service was (untimely) effected on them and after the entry of CMO 65. This leaves the Plaintiffs whose individual submissions assert the AZ Defendants filed a notice of appearance after service, which, they argue, waived the AZ Defendants’ untimely service defense because those notices incorporated the long form answer without further raising such a defense. However, as discussed above, at that point, the AZ Defendants had specifically “reserve[d] all rights to move to dismiss … under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule[] 12” when they (and Plaintiffs) agreed to CMO No. 7. CMO No. 7 at § G. Accordingly, the Court concludes that by filing a notice of appearance in a case in which the AZ Defendants had plainly reserved their right to challenge service, that notice of appearance did not negate the prior reservation and thereby waive the defense. 7 Plaintiffs’ final argument on waiver is that the AZ Defendants waived their defense of service through their conduct in the PPI litigation either as a whole or in individual cases. In support of their argument as to the AZ Defendants’ conduct in the litigation as a whole, Plaintiffs rely on In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation, No. 07-5944, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78902 (N.D. Cal. June 9, 2014). In that case, certain defendants raised their Rule 12(b)(5) defense to service in a consolidated motion to dismiss, but subsequently abandoned that 12(b)(5) motion in a later filing and then continued to participate in litigation for four years. The court found that under these circumstances those defendants had waived their defense of lack of service. Id. at *84- 7 The Court also notes that even if, contrary to the record, the AZ Defendants had filed a short form answer in any of the cases at issue here, the AZ Defendants’ reservation of rights from CMO No. 7 would mean that service was not waived. 12 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 13 of 43 PageID: 250 88. The case is inapposite, however, as the AZ Defendants never previously raised—and subsequently abandoned—the defense of service in any of the cases identified here, and indeed was unable to without leave of the Court under CMO No. 7, as agreed to by the parties. Similarly, Plaintiffs’ reliance on In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (“MTBE”) Prods. Liab. Litig., 162 F. Supp. 3d 247 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2016), is misplaced. There, the plaintiff’s timely but defective service on the defendant’s prior (and thus incorrect) address combined with the defendant’s actions in participating in the litigation (including attending MDL status conferences in which the particular case was discussed and waiting until after the statute of limitations had expired before moving to dismiss the complaint for lack of service) contributed to the plaintiff being “lulled into believing it had effectively served” the defendant. Id. at 250. The court thus found that the defendant’s conduct justified the court’s exercising its discretion to extend the time for service, but, importantly, the court did not find that the defendant had waived its defense. Id. at 48-50. Plaintiffs here have not asserted that they timely served the AZ Defendants at the wrong address or were otherwise lulled into thinking that they had in fact properly served the AZ Defendants before CMO No. 65 was entered. Therefore, neither In re CRT nor In re MTBE justifies Plaintiffs’ argument. Additionally, Plaintiffs’ general response argues that the AZ Defendants waived their defense of service by participating in the litigation of individual cases, citing In re: Ethicon, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-00758, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148765 (S.D.W.V. Oct. 27, 2016). But there, the defendants acknowledged receipt of a plaintiff profile form, requested additional information from the plaintiffs regarding their claims, and threatened to pursue a remedy in court if the plaintiff did not comply with their request. Id. at *6. By contrast, none of the Plaintiffs in the 1,181 cases herein claim that they received a deficiency letter related to their Plaintiff Fact Sheet, or that the AZ 13 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 14 of 43 PageID: 251 Defendants threatened to pursue a judicial remedy if the plaintiff did not cure the deficiency. In short, unlike in the Ethicon case, none of these Plaintiffs has demonstrated that the AZ Defendants have meaningfully participated in the litigation in their particular case. Further, the Court rejects Plaintiffs’ suggestion to impute the AZ Defendants’ conduct in defending themselves in cases not subject to CMO No. 65 to suggest that the AZ Defendants waived their defense of service of process in the specific cases identified in Exhibit A hereto. Plaintiffs also assert that the AZ Defendants have waited too long to assert their defense of service. Plaintiffs rely on the Sixth Circuit’s decision in King v. Taylor; however, in that case, unlike here, the defendant actively litigated the case by, among other things, filing a joint Rule 26(f) report, participating in depositions, seeking to extend discovery deadlines, and joining in a status report in that particular case, and only moved to dismiss for lack of service at the summary judgment stage. King v. Taylor, 694 F.3d 650, 659-61 (6th Cir. 2012). Here, however, none of the 1,181 cases identified in Exhibit A is a Bellwether case or a Wave case and thus the AZ Defendants have not participated in discovery in the individual cases like the defendant in Taylor did. Further, as noted previously, stipulated CMO No. 7 precluded the AZ Defendants from filing a motion to dismiss for lack of service without leave of the Court. IV. Conclusion CMO No. 65 required Plaintiffs to (1) show they timely served the AZ Defendants pursuant to Rule 4(m), (2) dismiss the AZ Defendants from their case, or (3) show cause why this Court should not dismiss the AZ Defendants from their cases. Plaintiffs whose cases are on Exhibit A have failed to meet their burden of demonstrating good cause for failure to comply with CMO No. 65 and effectuate timely service, and have failed to persuade the Court to exercise its discretion not to dismiss the AZ Defendants from their cases. Accordingly, this Court denies Plaintiffs’ 14 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 15 of 43 PageID: 252 requests for extensions and orders the AZ Defendants to be dismissed without prejudice from the cases identified in Exhibit A. 8 Accordingly, IT IS on this ______ 24 day of April, 2023; ORDERED that the AZ Defendants shall be DISMISSED without prejudice from the cases identified in Exhibit A hereto. SO ORDERED. CLAIRE C. CECCHI, U.S.D.J. 8 To the extent Plaintiffs in the cases identified in Exhibit A hereto have raised in their briefing any arguments not expressly addressed herein, the Court has considered and rejected them. 15 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 16 of 43 PageID: 253 Exhibit A Plaintiff Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Ronald Trent Sunny Nielson Valerie D. Bell Antonio D. Davis Misty Ashley Carolyn Ellis Fred Foscalina, As Proposed Administrator of the Estate of Betty Foscalina, Deceased Ronald Gardea Paul Gann and Candance Gann Alva Stewart Shawney Tackett, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of David L. Francis, Deceased Nancy M. Crockett Lynda D. McKibben Leonore L. Sosa Nathaniel McDaniel Susan Cobb Mary E. Berry Kerrie Griffin Charlene Coffey Janet Gills Debra Grigsby Barbara Gibson Steven Knox Iva Good Larry Rutheford and Diane E. Rutheford Cynthia Gordon Doris Cook Alvin Cooper, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Peggy Cooper, Deceased Ricky L. Graham Norman Kydd Jeanette Gillespie Joyce Gettys Joyce Covington Della I. Gregg Theresa Landingham Connie L. Croy Christopher Cracolice and Martha Ann Cracolice Terrisina Lawrence-Mason Dianne Webber Deborah Kirby and Thomas Kirby Gaye Riggle, As Proposed Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Riggle, Deceased Ethelyn Ruddell Case No. 2:18-cv-03769 2:18-cv-03770 2:18-cv-03774 2:18-cv-03775 2:18-cv-03851 2:18-cv-03855 2:18-cv-03856 2:18-cv-03858 2:18-cv-03878 2:18-cv-03879 2:18-cv-03880 2:18-cv-03883 2:18-cv-03885 2:18-cv-03886 2:18-cv-03888 2:18-cv-03889 2:18-cv-03898 2:18-cv-04021 2:18-cv-04024 2:18-cv-04028 2:18-cv-04031 2:18-cv-04033 2:18-cv-04036 2:18-cv-04038 2:18-cv-04039 2:18-cv-04042 2:18-cv-04043 2:18-cv-04045 2:18-cv-04047 2:18-cv-04048 2:18-cv-04049 2:18-cv-04052 2:18-cv-04053 2:18-cv-04054 2:18-cv-04057 2:18-cv-04058 2:18-cv-04064 2:18-cv-04065 2:18-cv-04069 2:18-cv-04073 2:18-cv-04076 2:18-cv-04077 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 17 of 43 PageID: 254 Exhibit A 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Denver Kennett and Delores Kennett Nancy Ritterbush Karen Reese Willa Roberts Tyrone Robinson John Van Ness Harry Hortsch John Ortiz Mike Moffat Kristine S. Murff Jeff Vider and Peggy Vider Laurie T. Lum Patrick Kirk and Rena Kirk Barbara Corley Danny Kinser Betty L. Sanner Valerie Taylor Charles Ketcherside Tia Hartmann Grady Harris Sue Ann Sanford Daniel Sharp Kathleen Johnson Rachel Hogg Barry Turner Janice Givins Gilda Saunders Isaac S. Reid Froncell Shannon Mary A. Williams Stephanie James and Bernard James Rayshell Robinson William Gilmore Lorraine Smith Deborah Harling Samantha Hawksorth, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of David L. Hawksworth, Deceased Richard Hobbs Michael Arnold Linda Atkinson and Tommy Atkinson Larry Brewer, Sr. Sylvia Brooks Herbert Banks and Myra Banks Willien Holmes Geneva Corbitt Jerry Cameron Kimberly A. Clark 2:18-cv-04078 2:18-cv-04084 2:18-cv-04086 2:18-cv-04087 2:18-cv-04088 2:18-cv-04090 2:18-cv-04093 2:18-cv-04095 2:18-cv-04139 2:18-cv-04145 2:18-cv-04151 2:18-cv-04159 2:18-cv-04163 2:18-cv-04164 2:18-cv-04167 2:18-cv-04169 2:18-cv-04173 2:18-cv-04178 2:18-cv-04180 2:18-cv-04181 2:18-cv-04182 2:18-cv-04184 2:18-cv-04190 2:18-cv-04192 2:18-cv-04193 2:18-cv-04197 2:18-cv-04198 2:18-cv-04200 2:18-cv-04207 2:18-cv-04208 2:18-cv-04209 2:18-cv-04215 2:18-cv-04216 2:18-cv-04217 2:18-cv-04218 2:18-cv-04220 2:18-cv-04222 2:18-cv-04454 2:18-cv-04459 2:18-cv-04461 2:18-cv-04462 2:18-cv-04463 2:18-cv-04464 2:18-cv-04465 2:18-cv-04467 2:18-cv-04469 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 18 of 43 PageID: 255 Exhibit A 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 Edna Fitzsimmons Jerry Campbell Wendy Bess Thelma Hampton Donald Coble Norman Holloway Rozell Collins Cassandra Howard Kent Davis Kathy Cook Douglas Ivey Sharren Crowell Michael Lopez Sandra Davis Robert Parham, Jr. Junior McDaniel Climmie Gibbons Teresa Harlen, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Jack R. Harlen, Deceased Herschel Merriett Virginia Rackins Otis Roberts Henry Hess, Sr. Charles Graham Gail Semler Laquanda Riggins Patricia Simmons Antonia Simmons Jessie Martin Mary Hankamer and Ed Hankamer Christina Shubrick Michael Morelock Corliss Royal Yvonne Sheers Adeana Hardin Brenda Dale Brenda Smith-Capps Kelly Smith Frances Hardins Ronald White Delma Comer Barbara Sapp-Greene Mary Haynes Sandra Young Paul E. Wheeler Betty Head Kathy Shegda 2:18-cv-04472 2:18-cv-04473 2:18-cv-04474 2:18-cv-04476 2:18-cv-04478 2:18-cv-04481 2:18-cv-04482 2:18-cv-04484 2:18-cv-04486 2:18-cv-04487 2:18-cv-04488 2:18-cv-04489 2:18-cv-04494 2:18-cv-04496 2:18-cv-04497 2:18-cv-04498 2:18-cv-04499 2:18-cv-04500 2:18-cv-04503 2:18-cv-04504 2:18-cv-04507 2:18-cv-04509 2:18-cv-04510 2:18-cv-04513 2:18-cv-04514 2:18-cv-04515 2:18-cv-04517 2:18-cv-04519 2:18-cv-04520 2:18-cv-04521 2:18-cv-04522 2:18-cv-04523 2:18-cv-04524 2:18-cv-04525 2:18-cv-04526 2:18-cv-04527 2:18-cv-04529 2:18-cv-04530 2:18-cv-04531 2:18-cv-04532 2:18-cv-04533 2:18-cv-04535 2:18-cv-04536 2:18-cv-04537 2:18-cv-04538 2:18-cv-04542 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 19 of 43 PageID: 256 Exhibit A 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Kathleen Hughes Terria Wallace-Terrell Philip Sawyer Gary Nunez Rhea Smith Dwayne Fails Daniel Opp Tina Bowman Ted Smith Betty Brumfield Walter Hammond and Adah Kennon Alvin Stafford Edward Chicarelli, Sr. Gregory Chicarelli Valerie Jones John Sydnor Jacqueline Blake Jason Kellems Barbara Johnson William E. Taulbee James Thornhill Keith Likes Mark Pickens Peggy Waldron Dawn Lockett Carolyn Polly Jerry Queen Bobbie Walker Eugenia Long Joaquin Ramos and Linda Ramos Margaret Manly Janie Washington Dena Sinnett Brian Boyd Rachedia Ross, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Kelli Prevo, Deceased Thelma Mason Brenda Read Julie Redderson Harvey Chavez Patricia J Smith Judith Turner Irma Santana Michael Chivers Sharon Turner Paula Saul Paula Sue Schilling 2:18-cv-04543 2:18-cv-04544 2:18-cv-04545 2:18-cv-04614 2:18-cv-04615 2:18-cv-04618 2:18-cv-04622 2:18-cv-04623 2:18-cv-04624 2:18-cv-04626 2:18-cv-04628 2:18-cv-04629 2:18-cv-04631 2:18-cv-04635 2:18-cv-04636 2:18-cv-04637 2:18-cv-04638 2:18-cv-04639 2:18-cv-04640 2:18-cv-04646 2:18-cv-04651 2:18-cv-04652 2:18-cv-04657 2:18-cv-04658 2:18-cv-04659 2:18-cv-04660 2:18-cv-04661 2:18-cv-04663 2:18-cv-04664 2:18-cv-04665 2:18-cv-04667 2:18-cv-04669 2:18-cv-04671 2:18-cv-04672 2:18-cv-04681 2:18-cv-04684 2:18-cv-04687 2:18-cv-04690 2:18-cv-04695 2:18-cv-04696 2:18-cv-04697 2:18-cv-04698 2:18-cv-04699 2:18-cv-04700 2:18-cv-04703 2:18-cv-04706 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 20 of 43 PageID: 257 Exhibit A 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 Milton Sidwell Wilma Wilson Amoikon Ngouan Roger Phillips and Margaret Phillips Erika Short Joseph Stephenson Linda Swinford-Cooksey Elizabeth Talton Wanda Thomas Guy Thomas Sharon Thornhill Isaiah Thomas Patricia Vineyard Donna Wicker Michael Yardrough Perry Trowbridge Kathy Baumgartner Keith Turner Betty Dodd Lorenzo Valenzuela Maria Valenzuela Patrika Vestal Crystal Cartier Jerry Messer John Muncy Linda Williams Patricia Younger Michael Worthen Robert Dryden Ricky Thomas Christina Ward Charla Mogg Tommy Huff, Sr. Renee Martinez Ramon Barrios Stephen Mitchell Allen Murrow Jerry Franklin Myra McAllister Marilyn McCallister Anthony Taormina Charles Smith Donnie Mink Melody Nequette Darlene Farr Catherine Morton-Davis Bonnie Goodchild 2:18-cv-04708 2:18-cv-04710 2:18-cv-05032 2:18-cv-05034 2:18-cv-05035 2:18-cv-05036 2:18-cv-05037 2:18-cv-05039 2:18-cv-05040 2:18-cv-05043 2:18-cv-05044 2:18-cv-05045 2:18-cv-05046 2:18-cv-05048 2:18-cv-05050 2:18-cv-05051 2:18-cv-05052 2:18-cv-05053 2:18-cv-05054 2:18-cv-05055 2:18-cv-05057 2:18-cv-05059 2:18-cv-05063 2:18-cv-05067 2:18-cv-05071 2:18-cv-05075 2:18-cv-05078 2:18-cv-05079 2:18-cv-05081 2:18-cv-05082 2:18-cv-05083 2:18-cv-05084 2:18-cv-05086 2:18-cv-05128 2:18-cv-05129 2:18-cv-05130 2:18-cv-05132 2:18-cv-05133 2:18-cv-05134 2:18-cv-05136 2:18-cv-05137 2:18-cv-05138 2:18-cv-05140 2:18-cv-05141 2:18-cv-05143 2:18-cv-05144 2:18-cv-05146 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 21 of 43 PageID: 258 Exhibit A 228 Dana Butler 229 Phillip Harris and Denise Harris Hermon McNac, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Lillie M. 230 Butler, Deceased 231 Glenda Mays 232 Kathryn Caban 233 Christine Scott 234 Crystal Henson 235 David McMillen 236 Clara Singleton 237 Timothy Carter 238 Barbara Lambert and Paul Lambert 239 Phillip Tavegia 240 Sarah Mitchell 241 Charlotte Means 242 Richard Moran 243 Frederick Nickerson 244 Diane Murphy 245 Glenn Nemecek 246 Margorie Walker 247 Ruth Williamson 248 Harold E. Rakestraw 249 Linda Smith 250 Caroline Weatherton 251 Janie Wright 252 Marisha Miller 253 Melinda McMillen and Lawrence R. McMillen 254 Louanna Dunlap 255 Nancy Miller 256 George Hansen 257 Dwight Smith 258 Freddie Johnson 259 Rebecca Johnston 260 Alfred Vargas 261 Deanna Lacy 262 Terry Rasmussen 263 Barbara Manuel 264 Norma Williams 265 Teresa Byers 266 Adrian Nagy 267 Anthony Richardson 268 Rosemary Lehr 269 Donald Gibson 270 Lindell Shelby 271 Susan Miller 272 William Wade 273 Larry Huffman 2:18-cv-05148 2:18-cv-05150 2:18-cv-05152 2:18-cv-05153 2:18-cv-05155 2:18-cv-05158 2:18-cv-05160 2:18-cv-05161 2:18-cv-05162 2:18-cv-05163 2:18-cv-05164 2:18-cv-05165 2:18-cv-05166 2:18-cv-05167 2:18-cv-05170 2:18-cv-05171 2:18-cv-05174 2:18-cv-05177 2:18-cv-05178 2:18-cv-05179 2:18-cv-05183 2:18-cv-05186 2:18-cv-05189 2:18-cv-05190 2:18-cv-05191 2:18-cv-05194 2:18-cv-05195 2:18-cv-05197 2:18-cv-05198 2:18-cv-05202 2:18-cv-05205 2:18-cv-05206 2:18-cv-05207 2:18-cv-05208 2:18-cv-05209 2:18-cv-05212 2:18-cv-05213 2:18-cv-05431 2:18-cv-05432 2:18-cv-05434 2:18-cv-05437 2:18-cv-05438 2:18-cv-05439 2:18-cv-05441 2:18-cv-05449 2:18-cv-05451 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 22 of 43 PageID: 259 Exhibit A 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 William Wegis Darrell Craw Gerald Whatley Joseph Cervantes Sherry Hunt Kit Middleton Sandra Garrett Hilda Johnson Tony Hernandez Bryan Swanson Pamela Clark Melvin Stubbs Brett Timothy Linda M. Williams Cecelia Clipper Jennifer Wolfe Catherine Farrell Sharon Powers Arthur Warshawsky Martha Burns Gary Robertson Kyle Rose Margie Jennings Rickey Crihfield, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of Miki L. Crihfield, deceased Jeffrey Jones Deborah Lee Ellen Moritt Burma Sizemore Bob Hoover Carmen Stevens Samantha Lawson Shirley Teel, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Ezra C. Teel, Deceased Margie Delauder Brenda Bunch Richard Cannon Melissa Curry Brenda Dye Sheryl Gerald Cedric Florence Dennis Lane Marsha Layman Joyce Noble Samantha Riddle Richard Slate Gwenda Steele 2:18-cv-05453 2:18-cv-05454 2:18-cv-05455 2:18-cv-05456 2:18-cv-05457 2:18-cv-05461 2:18-cv-05463 2:18-cv-05464 2:18-cv-05472 2:18-cv-05476 2:18-cv-05478 2:18-cv-05479 2:18-cv-05481 2:18-cv-05482 2:18-cv-05483 2:18-cv-05485 2:18-cv-05487 2:18-cv-05488 2:18-cv-05490 2:18-cv-05495 2:18-cv-05499 2:18-cv-05500 2:18-cv-05501 2:18-cv-05502 2:18-cv-05504 2:18-cv-05507 2:18-cv-05509 2:18-cv-05511 2:18-cv-05513 2:18-cv-05516 2:18-cv-05520 2:18-cv-05521 2:18-cv-05526 2:18-cv-05942 2:18-cv-05947 2:18-cv-05952 2:18-cv-05956 2:18-cv-05959 2:18-cv-05960 2:18-cv-05962 2:18-cv-05964 2:18-cv-05968 2:18-cv-05971 2:18-cv-05973 2:18-cv-05975 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 23 of 43 PageID: 260 Exhibit A 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 Barbara Gibson, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Alta Gibson, Deceased William Taylor Janet Washington George Hawkins Dana Wilson Michael Longacre Linda Martin Debra O'Neal Elnora Pope Susan Reedy Debbie Reynolds Lacy Skinner Linda Wilson Brenda Young Kathryn Anderson Larry Basham and Linda Basham Mary Hollander Lance Faulkner Christina Ford Ruby Brake Sharon Reid Jimmy Brown Bartholomew Gaiera and Karen Gaiera Gregry Russell Kathlene Brown Sarah Brown Sonjia Short Donald Silas Rita Bentley Rebecca Harrington Linda Buie Patricia Hasty John Copp Sherry Davis Garry Jackson Richard Jackson and Judy Fontenot John Whatley Eugene Johnson Beverly Elgan Susan Downs Cardell Woodard Sharon Farris Junita Horn Bonnie Mize Jackie Knight Sarah Landry 2:18-cv-05976 2:18-cv-05977 2:18-cv-05978 2:18-cv-05980 2:18-cv-05982 2:18-cv-05988 2:18-cv-05989 2:18-cv-05993 2:18-cv-05995 2:18-cv-05996 2:18-cv-05997 2:18-cv-06000 2:18-cv-06002 2:18-cv-06003 2:18-cv-06134 2:18-cv-06138 2:18-cv-06148 2:18-cv-06154 2:18-cv-06157 2:18-cv-06161 2:18-cv-06164 2:18-cv-06165 2:18-cv-06166 2:18-cv-06169 2:18-cv-06171 2:18-cv-06175 2:18-cv-06177 2:18-cv-06180 2:18-cv-06184 2:18-cv-06196 2:18-cv-06198 2:18-cv-06202 2:18-cv-06204 2:18-cv-06206 2:18-cv-06207 2:18-cv-06214 2:18-cv-06216 2:18-cv-06222 2:18-cv-06223 2:18-cv-06224 2:18-cv-06225 2:18-cv-06227 2:18-cv-06231 2:18-cv-06232 2:18-cv-06233 2:18-cv-06239 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 24 of 43 PageID: 261 Exhibit A 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 Richard Guiterrez Richard Leonard Karla Lee Theodore Logan, Jr. Sonja Prince Belinda Holland Tunya Lowe Steve Thompson Dorothy Van Horn Sandra Walling Marlene McIntyre Michael Wetselline Patina Johnson Billy Largen and Donna Brown Lillian Paxton Bob Russom Susan White, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Eugene Kujawski, Deceased Johnny Daniels Emilee Palmer and Michael D. Palmer Mary Nordby, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Joan Jackson, Deceased Tina Thornburg Ennis Dunning Marsha Graham, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Gary Graham, Deceased Kevin Harper Travis Charlton, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of Cynthia Halbert, Deceased Ima Young and Hollis Young-Wheely Lesa Honn, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Leonard Honn, Deceased Teresa Alvarez, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Thomas Alvarez, Deceased Rosie Alvarez, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Urbano Alvarez, Deceased Nina Fernandez, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Sanra Nobil, Deceased Bradley Olson and Shirley Olson Bernice Haley, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Dennis Ray Haley, Deceased Jerry Blosser, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Wanda Blosser, Deceased Norma Stillwagoner Debbie Edgell, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Jackie Edgell, Deceased 2:18-cv-06240 2:18-cv-06244 2:18-cv-06245 2:18-cv-06250 2:18-cv-06251 2:18-cv-06253 2:18-cv-06256 2:18-cv-06260 2:18-cv-06264 2:18-cv-06268 2:18-cv-06270 2:18-cv-06271 2:18-cv-06274 2:18-cv-06278 2:18-cv-06284 2:18-cv-06288 2:18-cv-06432 2:18-cv-06440 2:18-cv-06449 2:18-cv-06450 2:18-cv-06456 2:18-cv-06460 2:18-cv-06467 2:18-cv-06473 2:18-cv-06476 2:18-cv-06480 2:18-cv-06481 2:18-cv-06484 2:18-cv-06488 2:18-cv-06497 2:18-cv-06498 2:18-cv-06504 2:18-cv-06515 2:18-cv-06520 2:18-cv-06521 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 25 of 43 PageID: 262 Exhibit A 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 Karen Keenan, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Larry Keenan, Deceased Shirley Morton, Individually and as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Delbert P Morton Sr., Deceased James McDade, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Laverne McDade, Deceased Gina Zerby, Individually and as the Proposed Representative of Michael Zerby, Deceased Lillian Paxton, Individually and as Proposed Representatie of the Estate of John Paxton, Deceased Michelle Wilson Rita Johnson, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Lessie Tharpe, Deceased Emily Knotts, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Cheryl Stefenel, Deceased William Cavanaugh and Margaret Cavanaugh Julie Cross Jacquelyn Booker Dianne Caldwell Brenda Cameron Leona Collins, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Deniese Collins, Deceased Patrick Connors Larry Ludwick Gladys Maddox Frank Rendon Johnnie Oliver Charles Jones, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Victoria Jones, Deceased John Cole Helen Robinson Dorothy Alegria, As the Representative of the Estate of Edwin Alegria, deceased Charles Howard Luvern Purnell Amy Qualles Teresa Hill-Ibrahim Barbara Burger Kathy Lockhart Dionna McGairk Vertis Kellam Judy Bradshaw, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Jimmy Bradshaw, Deceased Richard Oyerbides, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Rebecca Mobley, Deceased Shane Kilgore Judy Wolford 2:18-cv-06522 2:18-cv-06527 2:18-cv-06528 2:18-cv-06532 2:18-cv-06533 2:18-cv-06540 2:18-cv-06549 2:18-cv-06552 2:18-cv-06791 2:18-cv-06800 2:18-cv-06834 2:18-cv-06846 2:18-cv-06854 2:18-cv-06869 2:18-cv-06876 2:18-cv-06937 2:18-cv-06939 2:18-cv-06940 2:18-cv-06947 2:18-cv-06952 2:18-cv-06962 2:18-cv-06963 2:18-cv-06966 2:18-cv-06986 2:18-cv-06997 2:18-cv-07001 2:18-cv-07005 2:18-cv-07027 2:18-cv-07032 2:18-cv-07043 2:18-cv-07048 2:18-cv-07049 2:18-cv-07052 2:18-cv-07057 2:18-cv-07079 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 26 of 43 PageID: 263 Exhibit A 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 Aquinda Woodrum Virginia Boyd Carl Evans Jr. and Carolyn Evans Herman Firmin Cornelius Bentley Sr. Herbert Johnson Joan Stoveken, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Gay Stoveken, Deceased Angela Spicer, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of James Spicer, Deceased Amanda Turner, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Ronald Turner, Deceased Christopher Crittenden Jessie Darby, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Donnie Darby, Deceased Malissa Wilson Erick Barnes John Norton Tammy Perry Brenda Fletcher Nancy Esque Kathleen King Robert Brown Diane McGee, individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Kevin McGee, Deceased Mary Laffoon George Gale Clarence Abrams Bonnie Apple Helen Cannon Sharon Ayers-Johnson Olivia Hogan, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Maggie Harrison, Deceased Brenda Bell Thomas Russo Forest Moore Paul Lue, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Hyacinth Johnson, Deceased Ernestine Mays-Mitchell, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Ernest Mays, Deceased Clarence Rich Cynthia Stapleton Alice Williams Birdie Woods Lynette Tucker Mary Murphy, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Garland Murphy, Deceased 2:18-cv-07084 2:18-cv-07090 2:18-cv-07106 2:18-cv-07110 2:18-cv-07112 2:18-cv-07130 2:18-cv-07137 2:18-cv-07148 2:18-cv-07153 2:18-cv-07154 2:18-cv-07156 2:18-cv-07170 2:18-cv-07187 2:18-cv-07192 2:18-cv-07194 2:18-cv-07203 2:18-cv-07208 2:18-cv-07228 2:18-cv-07234 2:18-cv-07239 2:18-cv-07243 2:18-cv-07267 2:18-cv-07270 2:18-cv-07287 2:18-cv-07302 2:18-cv-07313 2:18-cv-07319 2:18-cv-07333 2:18-cv-07340 2:18-cv-07351 2:18-cv-07352 2:18-cv-07365 2:18-cv-07373 2:18-cv-07381 2:18-cv-07390 2:18-cv-07438 2:18-cv-07441 2:18-cv-07450 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 27 of 43 PageID: 264 Exhibit A 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 Ronald Chasteen Douglas Dennison Kathleen White Shirley Newsome Lloyd Fleenor Jamie Morgan, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Bernard Morgan, Deceased Cecelia Roberts Tammy Taylor Bessie Madden Frank Tropier, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Irene Tropier, Deceased Deborah King, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Eva Manley, Deceased Curtis Blankenship Betty Apellido Ora Groves Gloria Dietrich Robin Eden Walker Howell Stephanie Ralston-Bailey Laura Richie Regina Salisbury Marlene Hatfield Caren Singer Randall Morton Sharon Nali Irvin Albright Mary Ann Negrete, individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Hiram Negrete, Deceased William Solis, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Aura Burgos, Deceased Ronald Klinenberg Linda Weller, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Marjorie Beecher, Deceased Luis Nesta Lorraine Turco Delorise Marks Mildred Hernandez, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Charles Varela, Deceased Hazel Phillips Elvia Quiroga, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Pedro Quiroga, Deceased Tracie Powers Mary Rivali, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Robert Rivali, Deceased Roger Nelson 2:18-cv-07474 2:18-cv-07488 2:18-cv-07501 2:18-cv-07503 2:18-cv-07515 2:18-cv-07526 2:18-cv-07534 2:18-cv-07538 2:18-cv-07541 2:18-cv-07544 2:18-cv-07550 2:18-cv-07553 2:18-cv-07557 2:18-cv-07590 2:18-cv-07592 2:18-cv-07613 2:18-cv-07616 2:18-cv-07617 2:18-cv-07622 2:18-cv-07632 2:18-cv-07639 2:18-cv-07640 2:18-cv-07662 2:18-cv-07667 2:18-cv-07669 2:18-cv-07671 2:18-cv-07688 2:18-cv-07706 2:18-cv-07707 2:18-cv-07708 2:18-cv-07713 2:18-cv-07716 2:18-cv-07724 2:18-cv-07748 2:18-cv-07751 2:18-cv-07756 2:18-cv-07760 2:18-cv-07773 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 28 of 43 PageID: 265 Exhibit A 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 Marilyn Sullivan, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Evelyn Sullivan, Deceased Bernadine Hardie Peter Guerrero Delisha Thomas Joel Neidlinger Deanna Shafer Michael Barnett Susan Hageman, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of Jack Hageman, Deceased Dennis Kendall Quintin Dennis Ruth Dobson Martha Griffith William Hall Gloria Haywood James Amato Ruth Hurd Eric Hurwitz Patricia Joppien Paul Jozwiak Ethel Birch Michele Blomont George Bonis Raymond Bryant John Bottoms Cindy Campbell Colleen Cantwell Janis Carlton, Individually and as the Representative fo the Estate of Arland Carlton Jr., Deceased Gladys Carpenter Pete Caudillo Brandon Cole Robert Crenshaw Wanda Crager Jason Daniels Linda McMillen Odessa Mitchell Patricia Mitchell Charles Newsom Orestes Diaz Helmut Otto Charlotte Edgar Carey Bowie, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Henry Bowie, Deceased William Elias Warren Ketchmore 2:18-cv-07781 2:18-cv-07795 2:18-cv-07796 2:18-cv-07801 2:18-cv-07833 2:18-cv-07851 2:19-cv-01055 2:19-cv-01584 2:19-cv-01668 2:19-cv-01813 2:19-cv-01849 2:19-cv-01853 2:19-cv-01859 2:19-cv-01881 2:19-cv-01883 2:19-cv-01887 2:19-cv-01889 2:19-cv-01897 2:19-cv-01902 2:19-cv-01914 2:19-cv-01923 2:19-cv-01931 2:19-cv-01939 2:19-cv-01945 2:19-cv-01948 2:19-cv-01965 2:19-cv-01976 2:19-cv-01981 2:19-cv-01990 2:19-cv-02004 2:19-cv-02011 2:19-cv-02012 2:19-cv-02015 2:19-cv-02035 2:19-cv-02040 2:19-cv-02048 2:19-cv-02050 2:19-cv-02059 2:19-cv-02061 2:19-cv-02074 2:19-cv-02086 2:19-cv-02089 2:19-cv-02102 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 29 of 43 PageID: 266 Exhibit A 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 Juan Cantu, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Margarita Cantu, Deceased Juanita Landers Johnny Fritts Karen Gaines Brenda McCurdy, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Rickey McCurdy, Deceased Gloria Hernandez Cynthia McDonald, As the representative of the Estate of Helen McDonald, deceased Bridgette Long Nettie Overton, individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Charlie Overton, Deceased Glenda Long Melissa Olson Sandra Pannell Priscille Parent Lucretia Peavy Mabel Perry Glenna Pool Debra Primrose Margaret Pryor, As the Representative of the Estate of Keith Pryor, deceased Joyce Sheffield Terry Sheffield Esther Rangel, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Armando Rangel, Deceased Henry Shuster John Silva Lionel Smith Linda Stockwell Diane Watkins James Williams Charles Wiley Darwin Valentine Linda Wood Susan Lynn Wright, Individually and as the Representatie of the Estate of Tabitha Wright, Deceased Denise Brown Donna Wooten Andra Henderson Darryl Herod Michael Prilla John Choyce Cheryl Adams, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Belle Collins, Deceased Elia Carrillo 2:19-cv-02104 2:19-cv-02127 2:19-cv-02128 2:19-cv-02136 2:19-cv-02143 2:19-cv-02147 2:19-cv-02157 2:19-cv-02159 2:19-cv-02174 2:19-cv-02175 2:19-cv-02204 2:19-cv-02246 2:19-cv-02261 2:19-cv-02275 2:19-cv-02318 2:19-cv-02335 2:19-cv-02356 2:19-cv-02367 2:19-cv-02377 2:19-cv-02386 2:19-cv-02404 2:19-cv-02445 2:19-cv-02454 2:19-cv-02464 2:19-cv-02475 2:19-cv-02484 2:19-cv-02487 2:19-cv-02493 2:19-cv-02547 2:19-cv-02562 2:19-cv-02577 2:19-cv-02581 2:19-cv-02586 2:19-cv-02743 2:19-cv-02748 2:19-cv-02955 2:19-cv-02988 2:19-cv-02996 2:19-cv-03068 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 30 of 43 PageID: 267 Exhibit A 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 Jeffrey Carter, Sr. Carla Comer Leota Conrad John Covell Cynthia Etheridge Nancy Fennell Nellie Ferguson Treva Graves Terry Haynes Bertha Gable Georgia Jackson-Wade Rhonda Gomez Kevin Goss Paula Jones Merle Kirkland Mark Lacombe Dennis Lacy Lisa Peters Shelia Holmes Edward Miller Brandon Hugghins Sylvia Perez Linda Phillips Michelle Inman Charlene Jackson Brenda Ridyolph Paula Jackson Sandi Robinson Wanda Rogers Barbara Steele Bettye Stockton Erick Joe Nancy Sullivan Shirley Swope Cynthia Tucker Shirlie Johnson Dante Wilder Moses Willmore Lidia Yanez Ronald E. Ker Karen Collins, As proposed representative of the Estate of Charles Collins, deceased Carolyn Coule and Jerome Coule Joel Kight Rosetta Cunningham Helen Davis Paul E. Dilocker 2:19-cv-03069 2:19-cv-03073 2:19-cv-03075 2:19-cv-03078 2:19-cv-03118 2:19-cv-03132 2:19-cv-03137 2:19-cv-03142 2:19-cv-03163 2:19-cv-03165 2:19-cv-03193 2:19-cv-03217 2:19-cv-03252 2:19-cv-03256 2:19-cv-03272 2:19-cv-03277 2:19-cv-03284 2:19-cv-03312 2:19-cv-03327 2:19-cv-03340 2:19-cv-03366 2:19-cv-03368 2:19-cv-03376 2:19-cv-03391 2:19-cv-03415 2:19-cv-03419 2:19-cv-03433 2:19-cv-03435 2:19-cv-03445 2:19-cv-03458 2:19-cv-03467 2:19-cv-03476 2:19-cv-03477 2:19-cv-03480 2:19-cv-03489 2:19-cv-03494 2:19-cv-03508 2:19-cv-03520 2:19-cv-03524 2:19-cv-03528 2:19-cv-03537 2:19-cv-03544 2:19-cv-03545 2:19-cv-03553 2:19-cv-03561 2:19-cv-03589 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 31 of 43 PageID: 268 Exhibit A 639 Ruth Edwards Rickie Swonger, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Joyce Boyer, 640 Deceased 641 Carl Brewer, Jr. Lowanda Ford, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of William Ford, 642 Deceased 643 Phillip Cottle 644 Linda Fresquez 645 Timothy Buzard 646 Diana Greathouse Lena Turknett, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Cecilia Gaines, 647 Deceased 648 Suzanne Coleman-Cunningham 649 Maria Garcia Betty Hunter, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of 650 Thomas Hunter, Deceased 651 Noreen Davis-Xanthis 652 Harrison Gift, III 653 Juanita Mekwuye 654 Lucille Dunson 655 Bernadette Green 656 Barbara Zajack 657 Ruthie Griffin 658 Melba Fabel 659 Jennifer Collins 660 Cecile Fichtner 661 Melissa Harris 662 Tracy Henderson 663 Linwood Flemister 664 Kathlene Henson and Ernest Henson 665 Elizabeth Flournoy 666 Cathleen James 667 James Franklin, Sr. Cyndi Mazza, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Josephine 668 Kempf, Deceased 669 Cynthia Lawhorn 670 Adeline Henderson 671 Linda Martinez 672 Lynell Johnson 673 Michael Jones 674 Cara Kreider 675 Stephen McNeill 676 Richard Lombardo 677 Linda Metcalf 678 Matilde Lopez 679 Kathleen Mirarchi 680 Wilma Miller 2:19-cv-03595 2:19-cv-03596 2:19-cv-03605 2:19-cv-03612 2:19-cv-03618 2:19-cv-03624 2:19-cv-03626 2:19-cv-03633 2:19-cv-03636 2:19-cv-03638 2:19-cv-03644 2:19-cv-03645 2:19-cv-03646 2:19-cv-03651 2:19-cv-03652 2:19-cv-03661 2:19-cv-03662 2:19-cv-03663 2:19-cv-03670 2:19-cv-03671 2:19-cv-03679 2:19-cv-03681 2:19-cv-03684 2:19-cv-03685 2:19-cv-03686 2:19-cv-03687 2:19-cv-03697 2:19-cv-03707 2:19-cv-03711 2:19-cv-03716 2:19-cv-03739 2:19-cv-03769 2:19-cv-03777 2:19-cv-03784 2:19-cv-03806 2:19-cv-03817 2:19-cv-03823 2:19-cv-03826 2:19-cv-03836 2:19-cv-03839 2:19-cv-03841 2:19-cv-03849 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 32 of 43 PageID: 269 Exhibit A 681 Tammy Phipps Melissa Konarski, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of 682 Pamela Zaccardi, Deceased 683 Patty Anderson 684 Kevin Takacs 685 Patricia E. Thomas 686 Brandon Ward 687 Darren Williams 688 Belinda Laird 689 Robert Williams 690 Gaye Young 691 Julie Long 692 Fidencio Lopez 693 Anita Loudy 694 Harold Martin 695 Fernando Martinez, Jr. 696 Sandra Detherage 697 Carol Rosenblum 698 Linda Barnett Bernice Elkins, As the Representative of the Estate of Chilles Elkins, 699 Deceased 700 Susan Payne 701 Keith Ellery 702 Kerry Bland 703 Denise Garrette 704 Josette Schaffer 705 Barbara Grant 706 Lynn Seabrook 707 Mary C. Smith John Danso, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Vickie 708 Danso, Deceased 709 Rachel Smith 710 Lawrence Lucerne 711 Rickey E. Vice 712 Sandra Mason 713 Cheryl Woody 714 Beverly McCaleb Veda McDonald-Rhodes, Individually and as the Representative of the 715 Estate of Andre McDonald, Deceased 716 Joanne Smith 717 Lee Spaulding 718 Diane Wood 719 Marvin Edwards 720 John Mangum 721 Robert McKim 722 Paul Shrode 2:19-cv-03863 2:19-cv-03869 2:19-cv-03889 2:19-cv-03921 2:19-cv-03980 2:19-cv-03987 2:19-cv-04012 2:19-cv-04031 2:19-cv-04036 2:19-cv-04050 2:19-cv-04094 2:19-cv-04111 2:19-cv-04113 2:19-cv-04125 2:19-cv-04130 2:19-cv-04133 2:19-cv-04146 2:19-cv-04152 2:19-cv-04161 2:19-cv-04162 2:19-cv-04166 2:19-cv-04178 2:19-cv-04188 2:19-cv-04192 2:19-cv-04197 2:19-cv-04198 2:19-cv-04202 2:19-cv-04204 2:19-cv-04207 2:19-cv-04209 2:19-cv-04211 2:19-cv-04218 2:19-cv-04223 2:19-cv-04224 2:19-cv-04228 2:19-cv-04234 2:19-cv-04238 2:19-cv-04242 2:19-cv-04248 2:19-cv-04263 2:19-cv-04266 2:19-cv-04267 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 33 of 43 PageID: 270 Exhibit A 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 Mary Nicholson, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Winnie L. Nicholson, Deceased Robert C. Lopez Mary Burchett Greg Cadjew Anabel Campbell Clarice Boutin Joanna E. Campbell Quinten W. Bowen Michael Bowen Cathleen A. Brooks Don Burleson-Castillo Terri L. Banfield Lisa Brookshire Melinda J. Burns Catherine Antwine Roy D. Burress Jackie L. Brown Joseph A. Archer Margie T. Bannister Danny Asti Leta Bannon Janice Weibley, on behalf of Elizabeth L. Boyd Cassandra Bell Debra Bramblett Douglas Ball Laquiche L. Benjamin Brent Bregan Sharon L. Bennett Charita R. Brown Johnny Brown Todd Brown Yvonne Abrams Lisa D. Binder Ricky W. Barley Candy J. Bryant Tammie Y. Cheatham Charles A. Biondillo Dennis Bunch Sherman Bunnell Ruth Cassidy Lisa Jo Albright Brian D. Alexander Josephine Basey Damisha L. Bishop Joe Alfieri Christine S. Basile 2:19-cv-04276 2:19-cv-04342 2:19-cv-04470 2:19-cv-04473 2:19-cv-04485 2:19-cv-04486 2:19-cv-04492 2:19-cv-04497 2:19-cv-04503 2:19-cv-04504 2:19-cv-04505 2:19-cv-04506 2:19-cv-04510 2:19-cv-04515 2:19-cv-04516 2:19-cv-04517 2:19-cv-04518 2:19-cv-04519 2:19-cv-04528 2:19-cv-04534 2:19-cv-04535 2:19-cv-04537 2:19-cv-04548 2:19-cv-04561 2:19-cv-04572 2:19-cv-04573 2:19-cv-04574 2:19-cv-04580 2:19-cv-04586 2:19-cv-04592 2:19-cv-04595 2:19-cv-04617 2:19-cv-04628 2:19-cv-04629 2:19-cv-04630 2:19-cv-04634 2:19-cv-04643 2:19-cv-04650 2:19-cv-04653 2:19-cv-04664 2:19-cv-04674 2:19-cv-04680 2:19-cv-04681 2:19-cv-04684 2:19-cv-04690 2:19-cv-04700 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 34 of 43 PageID: 271 Exhibit A 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 Shirley Bass Sylvia J. Cotton Gerald E. Coyle Alice Baxter Joe Bean Jackie Crawford Ruth V. Cleveland Anna Gonzalez, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Beatrice Ceja, Deceased Derrick A. Cloud Sharon Brewer Etta M. Brewer Tiena Britt Joe Dehart Jose Deleon Twila M. Dillon Richard Dismuke Larry Cole Joel Chapa Leif E. Anderson Mary Eddy Dora Chatman Stephen Eaton David A. Ealy Jack Cunningham Clara C. Dacko Linda Duffy Jean C. Darby Tina Dasher Mark A. Anderson Arnada F. Davis Jamie Davis Augusta L. Colson John Elliott David Andrews Deborah K. Elmer Lori A. Enos Adela Anguiano Troy Ersch Theresa Cooper Doris Crutchfield Kevin Carr Letrell Cuff Robbin Carridine Catherine Carroll Lula M. Day James F. Dean 2:19-cv-04703 2:19-cv-04709 2:19-cv-04719 2:19-cv-04722 2:19-cv-04730 2:19-cv-04734 2:19-cv-04735 2:19-cv-04750 2:19-cv-04756 2:19-cv-04761 2:19-cv-04762 2:19-cv-04773 2:19-cv-04776 2:19-cv-04781 2:19-cv-04790 2:19-cv-04792 2:19-cv-04798 2:19-cv-04810 2:19-cv-04821 2:19-cv-04825 2:19-cv-04826 2:19-cv-04829 2:19-cv-04837 2:19-cv-04844 2:19-cv-04848 2:19-cv-04862 2:19-cv-04878 2:19-cv-04882 2:19-cv-04883 2:19-cv-04906 2:19-cv-04907 2:19-cv-04909 2:19-cv-04913 2:19-cv-04914 2:19-cv-04918 2:19-cv-04925 2:19-cv-04927 2:19-cv-04932 2:19-cv-04939 2:19-cv-04944 2:19-cv-04950 2:19-cv-04951 2:19-cv-04952 2:19-cv-04960 2:19-cv-04961 2:19-cv-04967 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 35 of 43 PageID: 272 Exhibit A 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 Pamela Fix John Fry Angela Clinton Pat J. Evans Cynthia Bonacci Robin Fizhugh Joyce Carvalho Calvin Carver Sherley L. Booker Lee Booth Albert V. Borboa Evelyn W. Frey Mary Duncan Mary Jane Franklin Gerardo Gallaga Libia Felix Charlotte Edwards Amber N. Felthauser Dorthy Edwards Jacqualine Ferera Beverly Ficklin Keith Franklin Walter Gaddis Matilda Gagliardi Barbara S. Foutty Debbie A. Garcia Sue A. Fink Susan K. Kellar Robert L. Johnson, Jr. Susan K. Kelley Timothy Henry Angela K. Henry David M. Huddleston Glenda Jackson Bobby G Jones Darlene Huettenberger Gary D. Johnson Vivian Knudsen Annie M Jones Gordon Hills Barbara A. Jones Vickie L. Jones Ronnie W. Johnson Vickie Kemp Kathleen F. Kimble Michael Hurley Wesley Hurt 2:19-cv-04972 2:19-cv-04976 2:19-cv-04981 2:19-cv-04986 2:19-cv-04994 2:19-cv-05006 2:19-cv-05016 2:19-cv-05022 2:19-cv-05027 2:19-cv-05052 2:19-cv-05053 2:19-cv-05069 2:19-cv-05072 2:19-cv-05073 2:19-cv-05089 2:19-cv-05094 2:19-cv-05097 2:19-cv-05098 2:19-cv-05099 2:19-cv-05102 2:19-cv-05111 2:19-cv-05112 2:19-cv-05115 2:19-cv-05119 2:19-cv-05132 2:19-cv-05135 2:19-cv-05138 2:19-cv-05166 2:19-cv-05168 2:19-cv-05174 2:19-cv-05177 2:19-cv-05185 2:19-cv-05186 2:19-cv-05193 2:19-cv-05196 2:19-cv-05197 2:19-cv-05199 2:19-cv-05209 2:19-cv-05217 2:19-cv-05220 2:19-cv-05230 2:19-cv-05242 2:19-cv-05247 2:19-cv-05249 2:19-cv-05263 2:19-cv-05267 2:19-cv-05271 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 36 of 43 PageID: 273 Exhibit A 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 Billy R. Johns Donna Hines Virginia Johnson Gruver Margaret Jordan Williard I. Justice Jane Krause Carol M. Kristian Tammy Jobe Connie Ivory Karen C. King Jerry R. Kingery Constance Gary Henry H. Hessen Patrick W. Lacke Barton S. Hickey Cinda Geerlings Pamela Kazak David Gilbert Romona Kea Phyllis j. Kinsey Edward W. Gildner Lisa Keith Deborah Gilstrap Marion Francis Keith Sue Langham William D. Hinshaw Mark D. Hochul Kathleen Lalor Nancy K. Garza Richard Graham Louise Jones June S. Grumbein Sarah Holland Ronald W. Grissom Darren Gines Milton E. Hansen, Jr. Loyce A. Hampson Teresa Haney Linda Guzman, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Barbara Guzman, Deceased Connie Gamez Jesse Hales Paul Glasper Shelley M. Harder Anne A. Headrick Sandra S. Hart John D. Harrison 2:19-cv-05273 2:19-cv-05275 2:19-cv-05281 2:19-cv-05295 2:19-cv-05304 2:19-cv-05312 2:19-cv-05315 2:19-cv-05319 2:19-cv-05324 2:19-cv-05327 2:19-cv-05328 2:19-cv-05335 2:19-cv-05341 2:19-cv-05349 2:19-cv-05353 2:19-cv-05359 2:19-cv-05369 2:19-cv-05370 2:19-cv-05375 2:19-cv-05376 2:19-cv-05379 2:19-cv-05385 2:19-cv-05387 2:19-cv-05391 2:19-cv-05401 2:19-cv-05415 2:19-cv-05428 2:19-cv-05507 2:19-cv-05528 2:19-cv-05544 2:19-cv-05548 2:19-cv-05558 2:19-cv-05563 2:19-cv-05600 2:19-cv-05608 2:19-cv-05610 2:19-cv-05623 2:19-cv-05636 2:19-cv-05649 2:19-cv-05652 2:19-cv-05697 2:19-cv-05699 2:19-cv-05703 2:19-cv-05728 2:19-cv-05731 2:19-cv-05734 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 37 of 43 PageID: 274 Exhibit A 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 Melvin W. Hendryx Verna Heideman Derric R. Henderson Jason A. Head Vanessa Harper Jeffrey A Heaps Barbara A. Harper Rhonda Leopold Carol A. Lentz Terica Lemon Alberta Lee Jerry Lawley, Jr. Delois Miller Gail H. Mills Joseph Mirabile Barbara Mire Berchia M. Mitchell Jason R. Mitchell Alice Moore Linda L. Hopkins Kimberly A. Horn Veronica C. Williams Zane Libert, as the Proposed Administrator of the Estate of Julianna Libert, deceased Jerry Winthrop Joe N. Little Betty J. Withrow Teena Williams Kevin Wilson Desiree Lovins Robert R. Houser Judith Lambert Anthony Lanas Juliana Wimberly Betty Lowther Joseph W. Lucas Candace M. Malin Helen M. Martinez Raul Martinez Rebecca Meader Shekina D. Mason Jacobus Mekes Sharon W. Mellott, as the Proposed Administrator of the Estate of Jerry W. Mellott, deceased Deborah Mercer Kym Matthews Lynda Mercer 2:19-cv-05745 2:19-cv-05750 2:19-cv-05773 2:19-cv-05847 2:19-cv-05850 2:19-cv-05853 2:19-cv-05864 2:19-cv-06011 2:19-cv-06012 2:19-cv-06014 2:19-cv-06017 2:19-cv-06026 2:19-cv-06069 2:19-cv-06072 2:19-cv-06078 2:19-cv-06079 2:19-cv-06106 2:19-cv-06110 2:19-cv-06123 2:19-cv-06152 2:19-cv-06160 2:19-cv-06193 2:19-cv-06198 2:19-cv-06213 2:19-cv-06225 2:19-cv-06226 2:19-cv-06236 2:19-cv-06305 2:19-cv-06323 2:19-cv-06349 2:19-cv-06352 2:19-cv-06354 2:19-cv-06370 2:19-cv-06374 2:19-cv-06376 2:19-cv-06392 2:19-cv-06426 2:19-cv-06429 2:19-cv-06437 2:19-cv-06439 2:19-cv-06443 2:19-cv-06445 2:19-cv-06452 2:19-cv-06455 2:19-cv-06456 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 38 of 43 PageID: 275 Exhibit A 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 Lena Woolfolk Jessie M. Merriweather Oliver T. Mihm Henry G. Miles Lora Wilson Alexander J. Mayfield Teresa Mayo Arlene Miller Thelma McClellen Brenda McConnachie Dee A. Mankins Iris L. Manning Grachell L. Manuel Janet S. Markello Douglas Worden Joann C. Worden Marilyn Young Missouri McCann Hollis Q. Moore Antonio Morales Anna M. Morales August Morella Jessie Noiel Jeffrey A. Oakley Norma J. Ochoa Marilyn D. Ojeda Mindy Oosting William H. Morgan Marilyn A. Palma Darrell M. Papaleo Betty A. Parks Kay Parks Maria D. Parovel Deborah L Patterson Lisa York-Williams Shirley Murray Sandy Myers Renato Natal Andrenette Marshall Daniel Peters David Peterson, Sr. Leonard Nesbitt Cherri D. Young Rachel Martinez, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Richard 996 Martinez, Deceased 997 Annette K. Morris 998 Neal H. Pleasant 2:19-cv-06457 2:19-cv-06460 2:19-cv-06482 2:19-cv-06486 2:19-cv-06490 2:19-cv-06491 2:19-cv-06495 2:19-cv-06496 2:19-cv-06520 2:19-cv-06522 2:19-cv-06533 2:19-cv-06534 2:19-cv-06537 2:19-cv-06540 2:19-cv-06542 2:19-cv-06550 2:19-cv-06599 2:19-cv-06614 2:19-cv-06637 2:19-cv-06641 2:19-cv-06642 2:19-cv-06644 2:19-cv-06649 2:19-cv-06656 2:19-cv-06657 2:19-cv-06660 2:19-cv-06673 2:19-cv-06677 2:19-cv-06690 2:19-cv-06693 2:19-cv-06696 2:19-cv-06697 2:19-cv-06699 2:19-cv-06706 2:19-cv-06712 2:19-cv-06713 2:19-cv-06721 2:19-cv-06730 2:19-cv-06748 2:19-cv-06823 2:19-cv-06827 2:19-cv-06828 2:19-cv-06837 2:19-cv-06845 2:19-cv-06862 2:19-cv-06883 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 39 of 43 PageID: 276 Exhibit A 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 Adrienne Newton John Nicastro Eddie Nicholson Joyce Niemi Luis Nieves Barbara Noble Norma Wright Norman Reynolds Luis Rodriguez-Charriez Walter R. Roger James Potter Misty C. Powell Leon Rhodes and Veronica Rhodes Carolyn Powers Francis Presto Deborah A. Richard Daniel Paul Louise C. Peaco Pamela M. Pruitt Kathy Ridgeway Esteban Rojo Anthony Riley Ricky L. Wilson Annette H. Ringley Linda Roach Leona Quinn Frank Quinones Sharon Raabe Judith Robertson Martina Ramirez James Randolph Debbie M. Rankin April Rondeau Ruth Roozing-Grimsrud Manuel G. Rodriguez David B. Zarosky Brandi Peebles David Pennypacker, as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Cynthia Pennypacker, Deceased Eric D. Perkins Michael Scadden Claudia Ortega, as the Proposed Administrator of the Estate of Josefina Silva, deceased William Schiffert Sydney B. Silver Darlet A. Simile Bruce E. Simmons 2:19-cv-06885 2:19-cv-06889 2:19-cv-06897 2:19-cv-06899 2:19-cv-06900 2:19-cv-06911 2:19-cv-06918 2:19-cv-06938 2:19-cv-06947 2:19-cv-06950 2:19-cv-06962 2:19-cv-06966 2:19-cv-06967 2:19-cv-06974 2:19-cv-06981 2:19-cv-06989 2:19-cv-07003 2:19-cv-07010 2:19-cv-07022 2:19-cv-07034 2:19-cv-07039 2:19-cv-07045 2:19-cv-07047 2:19-cv-07049 2:19-cv-07057 2:19-cv-07059 2:19-cv-07065 2:19-cv-07069 2:19-cv-07082 2:19-cv-07083 2:19-cv-07104 2:19-cv-07111 2:19-cv-07119 2:19-cv-07126 2:19-cv-07137 2:19-cv-07139 2:19-cv-07166 2:19-cv-07175 2:19-cv-07188 2:19-CV-07191 2:19-cv-07201 2:19-cv-07203 2:19-cv-07206 2:19-cv-07208 2:19-cv-07210 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 40 of 43 PageID: 277 Exhibit A 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 Mary M. Simmons Ronald A. Simmons Sheryl D. Simpson Theresa Sipler Ben Schwartz Robert Smith Rita Scott, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of Melvern Scott, deceased Nancy Rouseau Lisa C. Rowlette Amanda Scrimpsher Roger Zickefoose Scott E. Shaner Raymond L. Shaner Anita L. Shank Carla A. Smith Debra Sheffey Gloria Sheppard Patricia A. Smith Andrew Sherrod Sharon Smith Valorie Sherrod Annette H. Shook Ysleta Smith Arlene Sidenstick David A. Soliz Gilbert J. Sosa Christina Spaulding Heidi McGee Troy McKelvy Shanda M. Meacacke Alan R. Sussman Wendy Swartz Brenda Swift Dawn Takacs Kermit E. Tate Tony E. Taylor Ronald Perrin Barbara A. Rauenzahn Janet Reardon Elspeth A. Teed Michael B. Tenore Ruby M. Terrasas Pamela D. Terry Miriam Thomas Willie Thomas Zoanthony M. Thomas 2:19-cv-07214 2:19-cv-07216 2:19-cv-07218 2:19-cv-07222 2:19-cv-07238 2:19-cv-07247 2:19-cv-07250 2:19-cv-07267 2:19-cv-07272 2:19-cv-07300 2:19-cv-07306 2:19-cv-07348 2:19-cv-07349 2:19-cv-07352 2:19-cv-07358 2:19-cv-07372 2:19-cv-07382 2:19-cv-07383 2:19-cv-07388 2:19-cv-07389 2:19-cv-07390 2:19-cv-07400 2:19-cv-07403 2:19-cv-07425 2:19-cv-07493 2:19-cv-07500 2:19-cv-07509 2:19-cv-07516 2:19-cv-07521 2:19-cv-07543 2:19-cv-07552 2:19-cv-07555 2:19-cv-07558 2:19-cv-07560 2:19-cv-07563 2:19-cv-07569 2:19-cv-07572 2:19-cv-07574 2:19-cv-07580 2:19-cv-07584 2:19-cv-07587 2:19-cv-07589 2:19-cv-07590 2:19-cv-07597 2:19-cv-07600 2:19-cv-07601 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 41 of 43 PageID: 278 Exhibit A 1090 Kim Sposato 1091 Dean St. John Diane Robinson, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of James 1092 Stacker, Deceased 1093 Daniel M. Russell 1094 Carrie L. Stark 1095 Courtney Stark 1096 Rose Starr 1097 Sally D. Reed 1098 Gail E. Sachs 1099 Sandra Steen 1100 Sheila K. Sain 1101 Yvette Sanders 1102 Vashon Stephens 1103 Sonja F. Anthony 1104 Madge E. Reed 1105 Dea Reed 1106 Linda K. Reed 1107 Shasta Cook 1108 Norma Fuentes 1109 Donna J. Renard 1110 Mark E. Lynch 1111 Tammy Sateriale 1112 Arnoldo Sauceda 1113 Rodney Stewart 1114 Ricky Stewart 1115 Nicholas Savini 1116 Lennie Stowes 1117 Joan V. Streek Fred Stuhlemmer, As Proposed Representative of the Estate of Leah 1118 Stuhlemmer, Deceased 1119 Eric T. Whitfield 1120 Susan Reitz 1121 Nowell E. Renth 1122 Silvia Retana 1123 Kevin Wiggs 1124 Sylvia Thrower 1125 Mona L. Timms 1126 Robert W. Tonini 1127 Jeffrey L. Montgomery 1128 Linda Palafox 1129 Mary N. Vieyra 1130 Mary Vincent 1131 Geraldine Virges 1132 Carmen Vitello 1133 Lois Torres 1134 Randy E. Totenhagen 2:19-cv-07621 2:19-cv-07624 2:19-cv-07627 2:19-cv-07633 2:19-cv-07634 2:19-cv-07636 2:19-cv-07639 2:19-cv-07642 2:19-cv-07653 2:19-cv-07658 2:19-cv-07661 2:19-cv-07673 2:19-cv-07676 2:19-cv-07681 2:19-cv-07701 2:19-cv-07707 2:19-cv-07717 2:19-cv-07725 2:19-cv-07739 2:19-cv-07763 2:19-cv-07771 2:19-cv-07793 2:19-cv-07799 2:19-cv-07800 2:19-cv-07804 2:19-cv-07825 2:19-cv-07851 2:19-cv-07857 2:19-cv-07864 2:19-cv-07871 2:19-cv-07879 2:19-cv-07884 2:19-cv-07886 2:19-cv-07893 2:19-cv-07898 2:19-cv-07901 2:19-cv-07908 2:19-cv-07929 2:19-cv-07955 2:19-cv-07990 2:19-cv-08003 2:19-cv-08004 2:19-cv-08007 2:19-cv-08013 2:19-cv-08017 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 42 of 43 PageID: 279 Exhibit A 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 Kimberly Wilfong Michael Waddy Kimberly A. Willhite Jeanette R. Wadholm-Williams Brycelynn Wakkukait Bonnie S. Walburn Dee N. Trejo Donna M. Tritto Arthur L. Waller Joseph Walsh Wanda J. Turnage Donald Turnbow Donald W. Vanadore Jr. Roberta L. Vankuren Linda I. Ruffin Jerome G. Washington Cherry Watson as Proposed Representative of the Estate of Gary E. Watson, Deceased Betty Webb Peggy Wehr Daniel E. Varner Maria Welch Jimmy Welch Cody Weldon Cornelius Westbrook Audrey M. Werner Kathleen West Joseph White Sr. Sandra E. White Robert Acosta Eugene Fisher Mary Bellmore, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Donn Bellmore, Deceased Katie Ware Michael Davis Dennis Thompson Janet Burau Rose Campbell Betty Jessie William Sayles Robert Brantley Brenda Kellam Kathleen Anderson Sandra Loesche Alex Montiel Dolores Payne Glenda Kelsey 2:19-cv-08028 2:19-cv-08035 2:19-cv-08043 2:19-cv-08045 2:19-cv-08095 2:19-cv-08097 2:19-cv-08141 2:19-cv-08150 2:19-cv-08151 2:19-cv-08155 2:19-cv-08200 2:19-cv-08202 2:19-cv-08253 2:19-cv-08259 2:19-cv-08279 2:19-cv-08291 2:19-cv-08323 2:19-cv-08430 2:19-cv-08436 2:19-cv-08449 2:19-cv-08503 2:19-cv-08505 2:19-cv-08506 2:19-cv-08509 2:19-cv-08547 2:19-cv-08562 2:19-cv-08573 2:19-cv-08601 2:19-cv-08709 2:19-cv-08838 2:19-cv-10047 2:19-cv-10141 2:19-cv-11777 2:19-cv-12040 2:19-cv-12611 2:19-cv-12613 2:19-cv-12618 2:19-cv-12628 2:19-cv-20086 2:20-cv-07294 2:20-cv-07343 2:20-cv-07344 2:20-cv-07345 2:20-cv-07348 2:20-cv-20741 Case 2:18-cv-07503-CCC-LDW Document 15 Filed 05/04/23 Page 43 of 43 PageID: 280 Exhibit A 1180 Sheila Kindoll 1181 Linda K Shierling 2:20-cv-20742 2:20-cv-20743

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