Pawlak v. Monsanto Company

Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741

California Northern District Court
Judge:Vince Chhabria
Case #: 3:21-cv-03491
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Case Filed:May 10, 2021
Case in other court:Illinois Southern, 3:20-cv-00919
Last checked: Saturday Nov 06, 2021 2:48 AM PDT
Defendant
Monsanto Company
Represented By
Jennise Walker-Stubbs
Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
contact info
Plaintiff
Dorothy Pawlak
Executor of the Estate of Robert Pawlak, deceased 34 Nassau St.
Granite City, IL 62040
Represented By
Ronald Anthony Roth
Roth Law Offices, LLC
contact info
Ronald A. Roth
Roth Law Offices, LLC
contact info
TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
Bayer A.G.
Terminated: 03/22/2021


Docket last updated: 01/30/2025 11:59 PM PST
Thursday, May 20, 2021
30 30 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Thu 05/20 12:21 PM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [Plaintiff Dorothy Pawlak] (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise)
Related: [-]
29 29 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Thu 05/20 12:20 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [Plaintiff Dorothy Pawlak] (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise)
Related: [-]
28 28 answer Answer to Amended Complaint Thu 05/20 12:18 PM
Monsanto Company's ANSWER to Amended Complaint [Plaintiff Dorothy Pawlak] byMonsanto Company. (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise)
Related: [-]
Monday, May 10, 2021
27 27 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Mon 05/10 12:33 PM
Case transferred in from District of Illinois Southern; Case Number 3:20-cv-00919. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
Related: [-]
utility MDL Member Case Mon 05/10 12:35 PM
MEMBER CASE OPENED MDL 2741: Southern District of Illinois, 3:20-cv-00919-MAB, Pawlak v. Monsanto Company, Opened in California Northern District as 3:21-cv-03491-VC pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order 265 cc: JPMDL (wsnS, COURT STAFF)
Related: [-]
Monday, March 22, 2021
26 26 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Dorothy Pawlak (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
25 25 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Dorothy Pawlak. Monsanto Company waiver sent on 2/19/2021, answer due 4/20/2021. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
24 24 NOTICE STRIKING ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS striking23 Waiver of Service Executed filed by Dorothy Pawlak. Filer had the incorrect date the document was sent. Filer will need to re-file the document with the correct date the Service was sent. (tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Friday, March 19, 2021
23 23 STRICKEN WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Dorothy Pawlak. Monsanto Company waiver sent on 3/19/2021, answer due 5/18/2021. (Roth, Ronald) Modified on 3/22/2021 (tba).
Related: [-]
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
22 22 Summons Issued as to Monsanto Company and original mailed to Attorney Roth. (kek)
Related: [-]
Monday, February 08, 2021
21 21 NOTICE OF MODIFICATION re19 Amended Complaint filed by Dorothy Pawlak. The docket entry has been updated to list both defendants to the amended complaint. No further action required by the filer. (tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Friday, February 05, 2021
20 20 Summons Requested. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
19 19 AMENDED COMPLAINT Second Amended Complaint against Monsanto & Bayer AG, filed by Dorothy Pawlak.(Roth, Ronald) Modified on 2/8/2021 (tba).
Related: [-]
18 18 ORDER GRANTING17 Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. Plaintiff shall file her amended complaint to add Monsanto Company as a Defendant. Plaintiff must serve Monsanto in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 by March 8, 2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty on 2/5/21. (klh2)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Thursday, February 04, 2021
17 17 MOTION for Leave to File MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND by Dorothy Pawlak. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
16 16 Summons Issued as to Bayer AG. Original mailed to Attorney Ronald A. Roth. (tba)
Related: [-]
Thursday, December 17, 2020
15 15 Summons Requested. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
14 14 ORDER GRANTING13 Motion for Order to Appoint Special Process Server. Plaintiff requests the appointment of a special process server for the purpose of serving Defendant Bayer AG, which is a German corporation (Doc. 1). It is ORDERED that Crowe Foreign Services (located at 1020 SW Taylor Street, Suite 240, Portland, Oregon 97205) is APPOINTED as Special Process Server for the purpose of serving Defendant Bayer AG in Germany in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f). Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty on 12/15/20. (klh2)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Thursday, December 10, 2020
13 13 MOTION for Order to Appoint Special Process Server by Dorothy Pawlak. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
12 12 Summons Returned Unexecuted by Dorothy Pawlak as to Bayer AG. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
11 11 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Bayer AG, filed by Dorothy Pawlak.(Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
10 10 JURISDICTIONAL ORDER: This matter is before the Court sua sponte on the issue of federal subject matter jurisdiction. See Foster v. Hill , 497 F.3d 695, 696-97 (7th Cir. 2007) ("It is the responsibility of a court to make an independent evaluation of whether subject matter jurisdiction exists in every case."). Plaintiff Dorothy Pawlak filed this suit on her own behalf and as executor of the estate of her deceased husband Robert Pawlak (Doc. 1). The complaint alleges that Plaintiff is a "resident of Madison County, Illinois" and so was her husband prior to his death (Doc. 1). However, "residence and citizenship are not synonyms and it is the latter that matters for purpose of diversity jurisdiction." Meyerson v. Harrah's E. Chicago Casino , 299 F.3d 616, 617 (7th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to file an Amended Complaint on or before October 27, 2020 that clearly sets forth the information needed to establish the citizenship of the parties for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction. If Plaintiff fails to file an Amended Complaint in the manner and time prescribed or if, after reviewing it, the Court finds that Plaintiff does not properly establish subject matter jurisdiction, the Court may dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty on 10/13/20. (klh2)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
9 9 NOTICE OF MODIFICATION re 8 Notice (Other) filed by Dorothy Pawlak. Filer used incorrect event. The correct event that should have been used is Consent/Non-Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge. For future reference, go to Civil > Other Documents > Consent/Non-Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge. Docket entry has been corrected to show the correct event. This notice is for informational purposes and therefore no action is required.(tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
Monday, September 14, 2020
7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Ronald A. Roth on behalf of Dorothy Pawlak (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
6 6 NOTICE OF ACTION re1 Complaint filed by Dorothy Pawlak.See Local Rule 83.1(f). In all cases filed in, removed to, or transferred to this court, all attorneys, including government attorneys, shall file a written entry of appearance before addressing the court. Attorney Ronald Roth does not have a Notice of Appearance on file in this case. (tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
Related: [-]
5 5 Summons Issued as to Bayer AG. Original mailed to Attorney Ronald A. Roth. (tba)
Related: [-]
4 4 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in the case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order No. 257, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or nonconsent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: Dorothy Pawlak. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience:[LINK:http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf] . All future documents must bear case number 20-cv-919-MAB. Consent due by 10/5/2020 (tba)
Related: [-]
Friday, September 11, 2020
3 3 NOTICE by Dorothy Pawlak re1 Complaint Civil Cover Sheet (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
2 2 Summons Requested. (Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
1 1 COMPLAINT against Bayer AG, filed by Dorothy Pawlak.(Roth, Ronald)
Related: [-]
Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0754-4278308 (lmb)
Related: [-]