Sorrell et al v. Monsanto Company
Consolidated
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741
Lead case: 3:16-md-02741
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Vince Chhabria |
| Case #: | 3:22-cv-05287 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability |
| Case Filed: | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Case in other court: | North Carolina Eastern, 5:22-cv-00168 |
| Last checked: Wednesday Mar 15, 2023 2:12 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Monsanto Company
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Plaintiff
Chad Sorrell
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Christine Sorrell
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| Docket last updated: 02/06/2025 11:59 PM PST |
| Friday, October 18, 2024 | ||
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Clerk's Notice
Fri 10/18 2:44 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING 11/1/2024 MOTION HEARINGS. The Court will schedule hearings on an as-needed basis. Parties will be notified which motions will be heard on which day via the docket. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (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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| Sunday, October 13, 2024 | ||
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Reply to Opposition/Response
Sun 10/13 12:54 PM
REPLY filed byMonsanto Company. (Hsu, Linda) |
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| Monday, September 30, 2024 | ||
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Opposition/Response to Motion
Mon 09/30 10:35 PM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byChad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell.(Harris, Joshua) |
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| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | ||
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Clerk's Notice ~Util - Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings
Wed 09/25 1:53 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING 9/26/2024 MOTION TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY HEARINGS TO 11/1/2024. Motion Hearings set for 11/1/2024 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. MDL Docket Nos.: 18951, 18952,18953,18954, 18955, 18956, 18957,18958, 18959, 18960, 18961, 18963, 18969, 18970, 18971, 18972, 18973, 18974, 18976, 18982, 18985, 18988, 18990, 18991, 18992, 18993, 18994, 18995, 19041, 19043, 19046. 19047, 19048, 19049, 19051, 19062. Associated cases: 3:16-cv-05786-VC - Harris v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:17-cv-03448-VC - Setzer et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:17-cv-05084-VC - Cryan v. Monsanto Company, 3:18-cv-01428-VC - Berenfeld v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-03014-VC - Holliday v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:19-cv-03786-VC - Putzrath et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05238-VC - Casale v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05310-VC - Rowland et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05345-VC - Eilmes et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05598-VC - Rhuland et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05600-VC - Hayden et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-05957-VC - Haase et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-06407-VC - Huntley v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-06423-VC - Gordon v. Monsanto Company et al,, 3:19-cv-07858-VC - Vander Groef et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:19-cv-08064-VC - Gannon v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00057-VC - Bodie v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00056-VC - Beisner v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00027-VC - Wistinghausen et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00024-VC - Glassman et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00248-VC - Fallon et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-00621-VC - Belfleur et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-01419-VC - Collins v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:20-cv-02419-VC - Finnell v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-02404-VC - Iona v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-02650-VC - Doran v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03363-VC - Holmes v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03433-VC - Aldoupolis et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03444-VC - Hutchison v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-03720-VC - Coressel v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04654-VC - Booth v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04758-VC - Williams v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-04834-VC - COLTON v. MONSANTO COMPANY et al, 3:20-cv-05871-VC - Tudal et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-05888-VC - Gonzalez Lopez v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-05870-VC - Rubin et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-06194-VC - Romano v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-07219-VC - McDermott v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08053-VC - Skonicki v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08173-VC - Pinheiro v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:20-cv-08167-VC - Drons v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08518-VC - Daulton v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08801-VC - Penalver v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08851-VC - Thompson et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:20-cv-08847-VC - Fox v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-00041-VC - Pinheiro v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00172-VC - Proctor et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00175-VC - Kay et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-00675-VC - BOATRIGHT v. MONSANTO COMPANY et al, 3:21-cv-02550-VC - Perillo v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-02705-VC - Dominique v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-02908-VC - Stackhouse v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:21-cv-03297-VC - Rodgers v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-05398-VC - Hayes et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-05621-VC - Perry v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-05971-VC - Fleischhauer et al v. Monsanto Company, 3:21-cv-06562-VC - Agosta v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 3:21-cv-07124-VC - Abel et al v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:21-cv-09937-VC - El-Hakam et al v. Monsanto Company, Inc. et al, 3:22-cv-00092-VC - Sullivan v. Monsanto Company, 3:22-cv-00358-VC - Ginkel v. Monsanto Company et al, 3:22-cv-05287-VC - Sorrell et al v. Monsanto Company. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (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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| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Tue 09/10 3:22 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Caroline Emhardt on behalf of Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell (Emhardt, Caroline) |
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| Saturday, August 10, 2024 | ||
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motion
Miscellaneous Relief
Sat 08/10 6:48 PM
MOTION EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF DR. KEVIN KNOPF filed by Monsanto Company. Motion Hearing set for 9/26/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 8/30/2024. Replies due by 9/12/2024.(Hsu, Linda) |
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Att: 1
Declaration Linda C. Hsu,
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Exhibit 1-Aldoupolis Rpt,
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Exhibit 2-Booth Rpt,
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Exhibit 3-Casale Rpt,
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Exhibit 6-Dominique Rpt,
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Exhibit 7-Doran Rpt,
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Exhibit 8 -Holliday Rpt,
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Exhibit 10-Rhuland Rpt,
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Exhibit 11-Rowland Rpt,
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Exhibit 12-Setzer Rpt,
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Exhibit 13-Sorrell Rpt,
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Exhibit 14-Stackhouse Rpt,
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Exhibit 15-Williams Rpt,
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Exhibit 16-Wistinghausen Rpt,
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Exhibit 17-Adoupolis Dep,
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Exhibit 18-Beckfield Dep,
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| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice (Other)
Thu 06/27 7:36 PM
NOTICE by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell Withdrawal of Counsel (Murillo, Cristina) |
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| Thursday, January 18, 2024 | ||
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Notice of Appearance
Thu 01/18 12:18 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Rhett Harris on behalf of Plaintiffs Chad Sorrell and Christine Sorrell (Harris, Joshua) |
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| Friday, December 22, 2023 | ||
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Notice (Other)
Fri 12/22 2:00 PM
NOTICE by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell Withdrawal of Counsel (Williams, Jessica) |
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| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | ||
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Notice of Appearance
Tue 11/21 11:40 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Cristina Murillo on behalf of Plaintiffs (Murillo, Cristina) |
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| Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | ||
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Notice of Substitution of Counsel
Wed 05/10 5:30 PM
NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel by Jessica Suzanne Williams (Williams, Jessica) |
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| Thursday, December 22, 2022 | ||
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Electronic Filing Error
Thu 12/22 1:17 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Document filed in wrong case. [err401]This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Please re-file in its entirety. Re:21 Notice of Substitut ion of Counsel filed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell (kmg, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, December 16, 2022 | ||
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Notice of Substitution of Counsel
Fri 12/16 2:16 PM
NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel by Lindsay Rene Stevens (Stevens, Lindsay) |
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| Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Tue 09/20 7:47 AM
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [RE: Plaintiff Chad Sorrell] (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise) |
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Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Tue 09/20 7:46 AM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Monsanto Company identifying Other Affiliate Bayer AG for Monsanto Company. [RE: Plaintiff Chad Sorrell] (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise) |
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Answer to Complaint
Tue 09/20 7:45 AM
ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand [RE: Plaintiff Chad Sorrell] by Monsanto Company. (Walker-Stubbs, Jennise) Modified on 9/20/2022 (gba, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, September 16, 2022 | ||
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Fri 09/16 2:14 PM
Case transferred in from District of North Carolina Eastern; Case Number 5:22-cv-00168. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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MDL Member Case
Fri 09/16 2:20 PM
MEMBER CASE OPENED MDL 2741: North Carolina Eastern, 5:22-cv-00168-FL, Sorrell et al v. Monsanto Company, Opened in California Northern District as 3:22-cv-05287-VC pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order 351 cc: JPMDL (wsn, COURT STAFF) |
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| Monday, September 12, 2022 | ||
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CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-351). It appears that the action(s) on this conditional transfer order involve questions of fact that are common to the actions previously transferred to the Northern District of California and assigned to Judge Chhabria. Inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. Signed by John W. Nichols, Clerk of the MDL Panel on 9/12/2022. (Tripp, S.)
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CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-351). Signed by the Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 9/12/2022. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The transmittal of this order to said Clerk shall be stayed 7 days from the entry thereof. If any party files a notice of opposition with the Clerk of the Panel within this 7day period, the stay will be continued until further order of the Panel. MDL distributes the order to the parties. (Tripp, S.)
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| Case transferred to Northern District of California. Electronic copy of the original file, copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent via e-mail per instructions of the receiving court. (Tripp, S.) | ||
| Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | ||
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WITHDRAWAL of Motion by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. regarding11 MOTION for Entry of Default filed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell (Stevens, Lindsay)
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| Tuesday, August 30, 2022 | ||
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SUMMONS Returned Executed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. Monsanto Company served on 8/26/2022. (Stevens, Lindsay)
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AMENDED PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS
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| Tuesday, August 16, 2022 | ||
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MOTION for Entry of Default filed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. (Stevens, Lindsay)
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Proposed Order
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| Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | ||
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Notice directing plaintiff to proceed after failure to answer in accordance with Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of this notice. If no steps are taken within 21 days of receipt of this notice, the court will require you to show cause why this action should not be dismissed as to defendant Monsanto Company for failure to prosecute. (Collins, S.)
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SUMMONS Returned Executed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. Monsanto Company served on 5/6/2022, answer due 5/27/2022. (Collins, S.)
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| Remark - DE8 refiled at DE9 by the Deputy Clerk to correct the service and answer dates, noted on the docket in error. (Collins, S.) | ||
| Thursday, July 21, 2022 | ||
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**REFILED AT9 ** SUMMONS Returned Executed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. Monsanto Company served on 5/12/2022, answer due 6/2/2022. (Stevens, Lindsay) Modified on 7/26/2022 (Collins, S.).
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| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 | ||
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Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Lindsay S. Stevens on behalf of Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. (Stevens, Lindsay)
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| Friday, April 29, 2022 | ||
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Financial Disclosure Statement by Christine Sorrell (Ochsner, Ann)
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Financial Disclosure Statement by Chad Sorrell (Ochsner, Ann)
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Notice of Appearance filed by Ann C. Ochsner on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Ochsner, Ann)
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Summons Issued as to Monsanto Company. *NOTICE: Counsel shall print the attached summonses and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.4.* (Collins, S.)
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| Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina is available on the court's Website, http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. Please serve this list on all parties. (Collins, S.) | ||
| Thursday, April 28, 2022 | ||
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Order - At the direction of the Court, and for the continued efficient administration of justice, the above-captioned case is redesignated as a Western Division case. The Honorable Louise Wood Flanagan, United States District Judge, will remain the presiding judge. All future documents should reflect the new case number of 5:22-CV-168-FL. No further filing shall be made in 4:22-CV-40-FL. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 4/28/2022. (Collins, S.)
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COMPLAINT Chad Sorrell and Christine Sorrell against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0417-6537945.), filed by Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. (Ochsner, Ann)
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| Notice to Counsel - This case should have been filed in the Western division. The Clerk will enter a reassignment order correcting the error. (Rudd, D.) | ||
| Notice to Counsel regarding: [1-1] Civil Cover Sheet, [1-2] Proposed Summons. Counsel is reminded that the filing user must lock or flatten the PDF document. Failure to flatten documents may result in the clerks office issuing a notice of deficiency. Counsel should "flatten" ( the civil cover sheet and the proposed summons ) prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. No other action is necessary. (Rudd, D.) | ||
| Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.) | ||
| NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statement as to Chad Sorrell, Christine Sorrell. Pursuant to 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.3, all parties shall file a financial disclosure statement. A negative statement is required if a party has no disclosures to make. The disclosure statement must be on a form provided by the clerk. This form is available at the clerk's office and on the court's website. (Rudd, D.) | ||
| Case transferred in from Eastern Division on 04/28/2022. Case Number 4:22-cv-40. (Collins, S.) | ||