Ritter v. Monsanto Company

Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741

California Northern District Court
Judge:Vince Chhabria
Case #: 3:19-cv-03790
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:Jul 01, 2019
Case in other court:Arizona, 2:19-cv-03830
Last checked: Saturday Dec 28, 2019 12:43 AM PST
Defendant
Monsanto Company
Represented By
Joe G. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth LLP
contact info
Plaintiff
Michael C Ritter
Represented By
David J. Diamond
Goldberg And Osborne - Tucson
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Docket last updated: 02/06/2025 11:59 PM PST
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
12 12 answer Answer to Complaint Tue 10/22 12:29 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with jury demand [Plaintiff Michael C. Ritter] byMonsanto Company. (Hollingsworth, Joe)
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11 11 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Tue 10/22 12:28 PM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [Plaintiff Michael C. Ritter] (Hollingsworth, Joe)
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10 10 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Tue 10/22 12:26 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [Plaintiff Michael C. Ritter] (Hollingsworth, Joe)
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Thursday, July 11, 2019
9 9 service Waiver of Service Executed Thu 07/11 5:32 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Michael C Ritter. Service waived by Monsanto Company waiver sent on 6/26/2019, answer due 8/26/2019. (Diamond, David)
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Monday, July 01, 2019
8 8 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Mon 07/01 2:40 PM
Case transferred in from District of Arizona; Case Number 2:19-cv-03830. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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utility MDL Member Case Mon 07/01 2:41 PM
MEMBER CASE OPENED: Arizona (Phoenix Division), 2:19-cv-03830 ESW, Ritter v. Monsanto Company, Opened in California Northern District as 3:19-cv-03790 VC pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order 138 cc: JPMDL (fabS, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, June 28, 2019
7 7 CERTIFIED MDL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-138) Transferring Case to the Northern District of California Re MDL-2741. (MAP)
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Remark: Case Transferred to the Northern District of California via electronic transfer. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (MAP)
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Friday, May 31, 2019
6 6 MINUTE ORDER: the Notice4 subjecting this case to the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) program is VACATED. This case will not be subject to the MIDP Pilot program requirements. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (MCO)
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
5 5 Summons Issued as to Monsanto Company. (MCO). *** IMPORTANT: When printing the summons, select "Document and stamps" or "Document and comments" for the seal to appear on the document.
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4 4 *VACATED by Doc. 6 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) and this case is subject to that pilot. The key features and deadlines are set forth in the attached Notice which includes General Order 17-08. Also attached is a checklist for use by the parties. All parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the General Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the General Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the attached documents (Notice to Parties, including General Order 17-08 and MIDP Checklist) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (MCO) Modified on 5/31/2019 (MCO).
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3 3 Filing fee paid, receipt number 0970-16977160. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Eileen S Willett. All future pleadings or documents should bear the correct case number: CV19-3830-PHX-ESW. Magistrate Election form attached. (MCO)
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2 2 SUMMONS Submitted by Michael C Ritter. (Diamond, David) (MCO)
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1 1 COMPLAINT. Filing fee received: $ 400.00, receipt number 0970-16977160 filed by Michael C Ritter. (Diamond, David)(MCO)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet