Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741

California Northern District Court
Judge:Vince Chhabria
Case #: 3:20-cv-05536
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:Aug 11, 2020
Terminated:Feb 01, 2022
Case in other court:Alabama Middle, 2:20-cv-00215
Last checked: Sunday Feb 07, 2021 12:21 AM PST
Defendant
Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc.
Represented By
Gerald Carl Swann, Jr.
Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A.
contact info
William Henry Brittain, II
Ball Ball Matthews & Novak PA
contact info
Defendant
Monsanto Company
Represented By
Brett S. Covington
Hollingsworth LLP
contact info
Marchello Dewaun Gray
Lightfoot Franklin & White, LLC
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Halron Waites Turner
Turner, Onderdonk, Kimbrough, Howell, Huggins & Bradley, PA
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Eric G Lasker
Hollingsworth LLP
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Eric Gordon Lasker
Hollingsworth LLP
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Plaintiff
Phillip Mowry
Represented By
John E. Tomlinson
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis Miles, PC
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Jere Locke Beasley
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC
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Jamie Austin Johnston
Jamie A. Johnston, PC
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LaBarron Nelson Boone
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC
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Rhon Eugene Jones
Beasley Allen Crown Methvin Portis & Miles PC
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Docket last updated: 02/06/2025 11:59 PM PST
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
38 38 utility Remark Tue 02/01 2:44 PM
Transmittal Letter of Remand to State Court. (ecg, COURT STAFF)
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utility MDL Member Case Closed Tue 02/01 2:27 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE CLOSED: Pursuant to the Court's order of 1/6/2022 in the MDL 2741 master file (dkt. #14447), civil case no. 3:20-cv-05536-VC Mowry v. Monsanto Company et al is terminated. cc: JPMDL (ecg, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, January 24, 2022
37 37 motion Miscellaneous Relief Mon 01/24 10:23 AM
MOTION Remove from Certificate of Service and Court Distribution List filed by Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc.. Responses due by 2/7/2022. Replies due by 2/14/2022. (Swann, Gerald)
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Thursday, January 06, 2022
36 36 3 pgs order Order ~Util - Terminate Motions Thu 01/06 4:14 PM
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 268: GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 1/6/2022. (bxs, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
35 35 motion Substitute Attorney Wed 02/10 9:15 AM
MOTION to Substitute Attorney and Withdraw Counsel filed by Phillip Mowry. (Jones, Rhon)
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Monday, November 30, 2020
34 34 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Mon 11/30 1:17 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE vacating the hearing scheduled for 12/3/2020, re30 Motion to Remand. The Court will issue a written ruling based on the motion and responsive briefs. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (knmS, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
33 33 respm Reply to Opposition/Response Thu 11/19 10:32 AM
REPLY Related [+] to Monsanto Company's Opposition filed byPhillip Mowry. (Tomlinson, John)
Related: [-] 30 MOTION to Remand
Thursday, November 12, 2020
32 32 respm Opposition/Response to Motion Thu 11/12 5:01 PM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE Related [+] filed byMonsanto Company. (Lasker, Eric)
Related: [-] 30 MOTION to Remand
31 31 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 11/12 5:00 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Gordon Lasker (Lasker, Eric)
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
30 30 motion Remand Thu 10/29 1:14 PM
MOTION to Remand filed by Phillip Mowry. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2020 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 11/12/2020. Replies due by 11/19/2020.(Tomlinson, John)
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Att: 1 Declaration John Tomlinson,
Att: 2 Exhibit A,
Att: 3 Exhibit B,
Att: 4 Exhibit C,
Att: 5 Exhibit D,
Att: 6 Exhibit E
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
29 29 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Tue 08/11 6:56 AM
Case transferred in from District of Alabama Middle; Case Number 2:20-cv-00215. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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utility MDL Member Case Tue 08/11 6:59 AM
MEMBER CASE OPENED: Alabama Middle, 2:20-cv-00215, Mowry v. Monsanto Company et al, Opened in California Northern District as 3:20-cv-05536-VC pursuant to Transfer Order cc: JPMDL (fabS, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, August 06, 2020
Case transferred to Northern District of California. Electronically transferred via CM/ECF transfer to Clerk. (djy, )
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Wednesday, August 05, 2020
28 28 Received certified copy of Conditional Transfer Order entered on 8/5/2020 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring this action to USDC, Northern District of California. (djy, )
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
27 27 TEXT ORDER denying 26 Motion for Expedited Ruling; The court prefers to allow the MDL panel to rule first. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/23/2020. (No PDF attached to this entry) (amf, )
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Friday, June 19, 2020
26 26 MOTION for Expedited Ruling by Phillip Mowry.(Tomlinson, John)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B
Friday, May 15, 2020
25 25 TEXT ORDER granting 15 Motion for Eric G. Lasker and Brett S. Covington Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/15/2020. (NO PDF document attached to this notice). (djy, )
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
24 24 SUR-REPLY BRIEF to plf's17 Reply to Response to Motion to Remand and Request for Attorney Fees filed by Monsanto Company. (Turner, Halron) Modified on 5/7/2020 to clarify text to reflect as Sur-Reply (qc/djy, ).
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23 23 TEXT ORDER granting 20 Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply to plf's reply in support of motion to remand. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/6/2020. (NO PDF document attached to this notice). (djy, )
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
22 22 REPLY to Response to Motion re20 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-reply to Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Remand filed by Monsanto Company. (Turner, Halron)
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Monday, May 04, 2020
21 21 RESPONSE in Opposition re20 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-reply to Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Remand filed by Phillip Mowry. (Tomlinson, John)
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Friday, May 01, 2020
20 20 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-reply to Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Remand by Monsanto Company.(Turner, Halron) Modified on 5/4/2020 to clarify text to clearly identify Exhibit (qc/djy, ).
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - proposed sur-reply to reply in support of motion to remand
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
19 19 Received pro hac vice Filing fee for Eric Lasker re:15 motion: $ 75.00, receipt number 4602057716. (djy, )
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18 18 Received pro hac vice Filing fee for Brett Covington re:15 motion: $ 75.00, receipt number 4602057717. (djy, )
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17 17 REPLY to Response to Motion re3 MOTION to Remand to State Court and Request for Attorneys Fees filed by Phillip Mowry. (Tomlinson, John)
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
16 16 RESPONSE in Opposition re3 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Monsanto Company.(Turner, Halron)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A (Emails between Counsel),
Att: 2 Exhibit B (Supplementary Affidavit of Charles Harwell)
15 15 Motion for Eric G. Lasker and Brett S. Covington to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Monsanto Company.(Turner, Halron) Modified on 4/23/2020 to clarify text to include attorney names (qc/djy, ).
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 (Eric Gordon Lasker Certificate of Good Standing),
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 (Brett Stephen Covington Certificate of Good Standing)
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
14 14 SURREPLY TO DEFENDANTS' 10 REPLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO STAY filed by Phillip Mowry.(Tomlinson, John) Modified on 4/23/2020 to clarify text as re:10 REPLY (qc/djy, ).
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3,
Att: 4 Exhibit Exhibit 4,
Att: 5 Exhibit Exhibit 5
Friday, April 17, 2020
13 13 TEXT ORDER granting 11 and 12 Motion for Leave and supplemental Motion for leave to file sur-reply. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 4/17/2020. (NO PDF document attached to this notice).(djy, )
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12 12 Supplemental MOTION for Leave to File Surreply by Phillip Mowry.(Tomlinson, John)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3
Thursday, April 16, 2020
11 11 MOTION for Leave to File to File Surreply by Phillip Mowry.(Tomlinson, John)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibit 3
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
10 10 REPLY BRIEF re6 MOTION to Stay And Memorandum of Law In Support of Motion To Stay filed by Monsanto Company.
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Att: 1 Exhibit A (JPML CTO-202),
Att: 2 Exhibit B (JPML Transfer Order,
Att: 3 Exhibit C (MDL 2741 PTO-147))(Turner, Halron) (Entered: 04/15/2020
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
9 9 ORDER directing that the 6 motion to stay is set for Submission, without oral argument, on 4/15/2020, with any reply to the opposition due by that date. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 4/8/2020. (djy, ) Modified on 4/8/2020 to correct docket entry to insert missing text (qc/djy, ).
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8 8 ORDER directing that the 3 MOTION to Remand to State Court is set for Submission, without oral argument, on 4/29/2020, with any opposition brief due by 4/22/2020, and any reply to the opposition due by 4/29/2020. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 4/8/2020. (djy, ) .
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NOTICE of Docket Text Correction re9 Order to reflect correct docket text should read as ORDER (NO PDF document attached to this notice).(djy, )
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020
7 7 RESPONSE in Opposition re6 MOTION to Stay And Memorandum of Law In Support of Motion To Stay by Monsanto Company filed by Phillip Mowry. (Tomlinson, John)
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Friday, April 03, 2020
6 6 MOTION to Stay And Memorandum of Law In Support of Motion To Stay by Monsanto Company.(Turner, Halron)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 (Notice of Potential Tag-Along Action),
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 (Moore Stay Order),
Att: 3 Exhibit 3 (Walter Stay Order),
Att: 4 Exhibit 4 (Rawson Stay Order),
Att: 5 Exhibit 5 (Eli Lilly Stay Order),
Att: 6 Exhibit 6 (Eli Lilly Reconsideration Order),
Att: 7 Exhibit 7 (Moore Transfer Order)
5 5 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc.. (Swann, Gerald)
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re6 MOTION to Stay filed by Monsanto Company. (NO PDF Document attached to this notice-See Docket entry6 ).(djy, )
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Thursday, April 02, 2020
4 4 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Phillip Mowry. (Johnston, Jamie)
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
3 3 MOTION to Remand and Request For Attorney's Fees by Phillip Mowry.(kh, ). Added MOTION for Attorney Fees on 4/30/2020 as shown in main PDF document (qc/djy, ).
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B,
Att: 3 Exhibit C,
Att: 4 Exhibit D,
Att: 5 Exhibit E
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
2 2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company. (kh, )
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Monsanto Company from Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, case number 03-CV-2019-900520.00. ( Filing fee $ 400.00 receipt number 4602057430)(kh, )
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Att: 1 State Court Complaint,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 - State Court Record,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4,
Att: 6 Exhibit 5,
Att: 7 Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc. Answer,
Att: 8 Monsanto Company Answer,
Att: 9 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 10 Filing Fee Receipt
COMPLAINT against Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc., Monsanto Company, filed by Phillip Mowry.(no pdf document attached to this entry - see docket entry 1 for pdf)(kh, )
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ANSWER to Complaint by Harwell's Green Thumb Nursery, Inc..(no pdf document attached to this entry - see docket entry 1 for pdf)(kh, )
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ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Monsanto Company.(no pdf document attached to this entry - see docket entry 1 for pdf)(kh, )
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DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Phillip Mowry..(no pdf document attached to this entry - see docket entry1 for pdf)(kh, )
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