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| 12/23/2021 | Multidistrict Litigation Motion | |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al.'s Unopposed Motion to Amend MDL Order filed by attorney William S. Snyder
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| 12/17/2015 | Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed | |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al's Reply to All Oppositions filed by attorney Thomas R. Phillips
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| 12/15/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Response to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of El Paso County by attorney Benny Agosto, Jr.
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| 12/14/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Plaintiff Jeffery Butterfield & Daniel Hochman's Opposition to Transfer to MDL filed by attorney Mark McLean
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| 12/11/2015 | Amendment to Multidistrict Litigation filing | |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, LLC's Notice of Filing of Amended Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litigation Case List and List of Counsel Agreeing and Disagreeing, and Motion to Modify Order Granting Stay filed by attorney Thomas R. Phillips
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Patrick Law Firm Plaintiffs' Response to Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s and Audi of America, LLC's Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed by attorney Craig Patrick
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Bexar County Response to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed by attorney Nicholas LaHood
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Plaintiff William Schroeder, Antonia Gracia, Jeffery Butterfield & Daniel Hochman's Opposition to Transfer to MDL filed by attorney Neema Amini
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
State's Response to Motion to Transfer State's Consumer Protection Enforcement Action filed by attorney Patrick Sweeten
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Harris County Response to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed by Richard Mithoff
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| 12/07/2015 | Multidistrict Litigation Motion | |
State of Texas's Motion to Dissolve or Modify the Stay of Environmental Enforcement Cases filed by attorney Patrick Sweeten
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| 12/07/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
State of Texas's Response to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Environmental Enforcement Cases filed by attorney Patrick Sweeten
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| 12/07/2015 | Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel | |
State of Texas' Request for Relief from Order Granting Motion to Stay State's Consumer Protection Enforcement Action filed by attorney Patrick K. Sweeten
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| 12/04/2015 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Response in Opposition to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of Charles Kinsey, Barbara Kinsey, and Tyson Muenich
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| 11/23/2015 | MDL Motion to Stay disposed | Filing granted |
Defendants' Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al.'s Request for Stay granted.
(11/23/2015 4:34:21 PM) 15-0884_MDL MO TO STAY_GRANTED.pdf
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| 11/17/2015 | Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel | |
Request for Immediate Stay filed on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed by attorney Thomas R. Phillips
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| 11/17/2015 | Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer | |
Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. by attorney Thomas R. Phillips
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| 04/15/2016 | Case Stored | |
Case e-stored.
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| 02/11/2021 | Appointment of Pretrial Judge | |
Judge Sulak has retired from the bench and has decided not to return to private practice. Therefore, The Panel on Multi-District Litigation has decided to assign Judge Sulak, a retired district judge, as the pretrial judge in both cases and to designate the 200th District Court as the pretrial court for both the Governmental Entity MDL and the Consumer MDL.
(2/11/2021 2:11:52 PM) 15-0884 - APPT OF MDL PRETRIAL JUDGE - 02-11-21.pdf
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| 01/26/2022 | Motion before the MDL Panel disposed | Filing granted |
Order Issued stating: "IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the MDL Order of January 19, 2016 is amended to include the cases listed in the Motion to Transfer as well as the cases listed in the Motion to Amend, and the MDL Order of Transfer will now include not only cases brought by governmental entities against VW America as described in the Motion to Transfer but also the cases brought by VW America against governmental entities regarding alleged violations of the Texas Clean Air Act as described in the Motion to Amend, as well as all tag-along cases."
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| 01/19/2016 | Appointment of Pretrial Judge | |
Pursuant to Rule 13 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration, the cases brought by governmental entities complaining of violations of the Texas Clean Air Act, and any tag-along cases filed by governmental entities are transferred to Judge Tim Sulak of the 353rd District Court of Travis County.
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| 01/15/2016 | Amendment to Multidistrict Litigation filing | |
El Paso County's First Amended Response to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed by attorney Jo Anne Bernal
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| 01/14/2016 | Opinion issued by Multidistrict Litigation Panel | Issued |
Justice Harvey Brown delivered the unanimous opinion of the MDL panel. Presiding Judge Peeples, Chief Justice McClure and Justice Puryear concur. Justice Lang-Miers did not participate.
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| 01/14/2016 | Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposed | Filing granted |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, LLC’s motion to transfer under Rule 13 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration, filed November 17, 2015, is granted. All pending motions are dismissed as moot. The panel will issue a second order at a later date naming the judge to whom the cases will be transferred.
Justice Harvey Brown delivered the opinion of the MDL panel.
Justice Lang-Miers did not participate.
(1/14/2016 4:46:06 PM) 15-0884 OPINION Volkwagen final.pdf, 15-0884 - ORDER_ MO TRANSFER GRANTED_09-14-16.pdf
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| 01/14/2016 | Motion before the MDL Panel disposed | Filing dismissed as moot |
State of Texas's Motion to Dissolve or Modify the Stay of Environmental Enforcement Cases dismissed as moot
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| 01/12/2022 | MDL Notice of Submission | |
Notice of Submission: The Unopposed Motion to Amend Multidistrict Litigation Order will be submitted to the Multidistrict Litigation Panel on January 21, 2022.
(1/12/2022 11:20:40 AM) 15-0884 Notice of Submission 01-12-22.pdf
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| 01/07/2021 | Multidistrict Litigation notice received | |
Letter from the Supreme Court of Texas to Judge Evans stating: "Pursuant to Administrative Rule 13.6(a) and effective January 1, 2021, the Honorable Tim Sulak, retired district judge, is authorized to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the Panel on Multi-District Litigation in the above-referenced case."
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| 01/07/2016 | Multidistrict Litigation supplemental | |
Plaintiff Jeffery Butterfield, Antonio Gracia, Daniel Hochman, & William Schroeder's Second Supplemental Opposition to Transfer to MDL filed by attorney Mark McLean
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| 01/06/2016 | Multidistrict Litigation supplemental | |
Jeffrey Butterfield, Antonio Gracia, Daniel Hochman, & William Schroeder's First Supplemental Opposition to Transfer MDL filed by attorney Mark McLean
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| 01/05/2016 | Multidistrict Litigation supplemental | |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi of America, LLC's Notice of Filing Second Supplement to Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litigation Case List and List of Counsel Agreeing and Disagreeing, and Motion to Modify Order Granting Stay filed by attorney Thomas R. Phillips
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