Johnson v. ASR Group International Incorporated et al

Consolidated
Lead case: 0:24-md-03110

Minnesota District Court
Judge:Jerry W Blackwell
Referred: David T Schultz
Case #: 0:24-cv-02973
Nature of Suit410 Other Statutes - Antitrust
Cause15:15 Antitrust Litigation
Case Filed:Jul 25, 2024
Last checked: Thursday Jul 25, 2024 4:12 PM CDT
Defendant
ASR Group International Incorporated
Defendant
American Sugar Refining Incorporated
Defendant
Commodity Information, Inc.
Defendant
Domino Foods, Inc.
Defendant
Michigan Sugar Company
Defendant
United Sugar Producers & Refiners Cooperative f/k/a United Sugars Corporation
Defendant
Richard Wistisen
Plaintiff
Bruce Johnson
Represented By
Sitso W Bediako
Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.
contact info


Docket last updated: 09/06/2024 11:59 PM CDT
Monday, August 26, 2024
12 12 order MDL Pretrial Order Mon 08/26 1:43 PM
MDL PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 2: Request for Supplemental Information from Counsel, Consolidated Complaint Deadline, and Discovery Stay. (See Order for Complete Details) Signed by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 8/26/2024. Associated Cases: 0:24-md-03110-JWB-DTS et al. (DMD)
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
11 11 minutes Status Conference Tue 08/20 5:41 PM
(Text-Only) MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 8/20/2024: Status Conference. Court Reporter: Erin Drost St. Paul Courthouse, Courtroom 3B Time: 2:06 pm 3:15 pm Total Time: 1 hour 9 minutes APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff(s): Daniel Hedlund, Alexandra Bernay, Kimberly Justice, Shawn Raiter, Heidi Silton, Dave Cialkowski, Josh Rissman, Michael Flannery, Bobby Pouya, Peter Barile, Adam Zapala, Daniel Warshaw, Melissa Wiener, Abou Anara; Rita Wang, Michele Burkholder, Karen Halbert, Mike Roberts, Erich Schork, Garrett Blanchfield, Elizabeth Fegan, Rachhana Srey, Scott Martin, Joseph Kohn, Christopher Le, Sitso Bediako, Nicole Veno, Michelle Looby, Andrew Wolinsky; Arthur Shingler, Dayron Silverio, Peter Prieto, Joseph Bourne, Jessica Servais, Israel David, Alexander Barrett, Brant Penney For Defendant(s): Lawerence Buterman, Todd Stenerson, Djordje Petkoski, Benjamin Waldin, Moira Penza, Jessica Nelson; Amelia Rasmussen, Gina Tonn, Aaron Knoll, Andre Hanson, Jill Radloff, Dan Mott PROCEEDINGS: Discussion regarding case status. Associated Cases: 0:24-md-03110-JWB-DTS et al. (DMD)
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Monday, August 19, 2024
10 10 order Order/Notice to Attorney Mon 08/19 1:22 PM
NOTICE TO ATTORNEY. Agenda for August 20, 2024 Initial Pretrial Conference. Signed by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 8/19/2024. Associated Cases: 0:24-md-03110-JWB-DTS et al. (DMD)
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Friday, August 16, 2024
9 9 order Order/Notice to Attorney Fri 08/16 11:21 AM
(Text-Only) TEXT ORDER/NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS. As stated in Pretrial Order No. 1, counsel who will be trying the case or who in your judgment are likely to be involved in directing any substantive aspect of the case should be present for the August 20, 2024 conference. Counsel who intend to seek a leadership position must attend the initial conference. Attorney Dan Gustafson is excused from attending the conference pursuant to the Text Order at Doc. No. 94. All other attorneys of record will be provided a Zoom link from chambers for a listen-in-only option for attending the conference. People using the Zoom link will not be allowed to speak. The Zoom link will be used for listening only. People using the Zoom link should log into Zoom by 1:45 pm on August 20, 2024. Ordered by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 8/16/2024. Associated Cases: 0:24-md-03110-JWB-DTS et al. (DMD)
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
8 8 service Waiver of Service Executed Wed 07/31 9:04 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Bruce Johnson. Domino Foods, Inc. waiver sent on 7/30/2024, answer due 9/30/2024. (Barile, Peter)
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7 7 service Waiver of Service Executed Wed 07/31 9:02 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Bruce Johnson. ASR Group International, Inc. waiver sent on 7/30/2024, answer due 9/30/2024. (Barile, Peter)
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6 6 service Waiver of Service Executed Wed 07/31 9:01 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Bruce Johnson. American Sugar Refining, Inc. waiver sent on 7/30/2024, answer due 9/30/2024. (Barile, Peter)
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
5 5 service Summons Reissued Thu 07/25 4:44 PM
Summons Reissued as to ASR Group International, Inc. (MMP)
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4 4 order MDL Pretrial Order Thu 07/25 4:41 PM
MDL PRETRIAL ORDER No 1. Signed by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 7/17/2024.(MMP)
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3 3 service Summons Issued Thu 07/25 4:34 PM
Summons Issued as to ASR Group International Incorporated, American Sugar Refining, Inc., Commodity Information, Inc., Domino Foods, Inc., Michigan Sugar Company, United Sugar Producers & Refiners Cooperative, Richard Wistisen. (MMP)
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2 2 notice Notice of Initial Case Assignment Thu 07/25 4:32 PM
(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Jerry W. Blackwell per Related Cases, Non-MDL list, referred to Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. Please use case number 24-cv-2973 (JWB/DTS). Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (MMP)
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1 1 37 pgs cmp Complaint Thu 07/25 4:03 PM
COMPLAINT against ASR Group International Incorporated, American Sugar Refining Incorporated, Commodity Information, Inc., Domino Foods, Inc., Michigan Sugar Company, United Sugar Producers & Refiners Cooperative f/k/a United Sugars Corporation, Richard Wistisen (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-11219804) filed by Bruce Johnson. Filer requests summons issued. (Bediako, Sitso)
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Att: 1 List of U.S. District Courts to which Counsel for Plaintiff is Admitted,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet