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| 10/03/2023 | Appointment of Pretrial Judge | |
Order stating: "...we appoint Judge Daniel L. Schaap (ret.) as the Pretrial Judge and designate the 237th Judicial District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, as the MDL Pretrial Court."
(10/3/2023 9:54:03 AM) 23-0591 Appointment of Pretiral Judge and Pretrial Court 10-03-23.pdf
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| 10/03/2023 | Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposed | Filing granted |
Motion to Transfer granted stating: "We grant the Motion to Transfer. We limit the scope of the MDL transfer to the cases listed in the Motion to Transfer Appendix A and any “tag-along cases.”
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| 08/07/2023 | MDL Notice of Submission | |
Notice of Submission stating: "The Joint Motion for Transfer, filed on July 27, 2023, will be submitted to the Multidistrict Litigation Panel on August 23, 2023."
(8/7/2023 3:01:45 PM) 23-0591 Notice of Submission 08-07-23.pdf
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| 08/02/2023 | Multidistrict Litigation Filing | |
Letter from Adam Dinnell on behalf of Plaintiffs in response to MDL Panel Chair David Evans' letter dated August 1, 2023 stating they have no objection to participation Justice Johnson.
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| 08/02/2023 | Multidistrict Litigation Filing | |
Letter from Doug Lang on behalf of Defendants in response to MDL Panel Chair David Evans' letter dated August 1, 2023 stating they have no objection to participation Justice Johnson.
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| 08/02/2023 | Multidistrict Litigation notice received | |
Letter from Doug Lang on behalf of Defendants Monsanto, Bayer Crop Science and BASF Corporation regarding service to parties.
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| 08/02/2023 | Letter sent to notice counsel | |
Letter from Presiding Judge Evans stating, "The purpose of this letter is to disclose to the Parties and their attorneys in the above-referenced matter that Justice Leanne Johnson is a member of the Multi-District Litigation Panel. As you know, Justice Johnson was also a member of the appellate panel which decided Case No. 09-22-00204-CV, in the Ninth District Court of Appeals, styled Bayer Crop Science, LP, Monsanto Company, and BASF Corporation v Andy Timmons, Inc., d/b/a Lost Draw Vineyards, et al. Please notify the MDL Panel if any party objects to Justice Johnson participating as a member of the MDL Panel on MDL Case No. 23-0591."
(8/2/2023 10:23:41 AM) 23-0591 Letter Sent from Judge Evans.pdf
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| 07/27/2023 | Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer | |
Joint Motion to Transfer to MDL filed on behalf of Lilli of the Vines Vineyards, Inc., et al. by attorney Adam M. Dinnell
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| 07/07/2025 | Appointment of Pretrial Judge | |
Order stating: "IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: The assignment of the Honorable John Board is hereby terminated and the Honorable William “Bill” Sowder, a senior district judge, is assigned as the Pretrial Judge. The designation of the 237th District Court of Lubbock County as the Pretrial Court is confirmed and continued."
(7/7/2025 10:50:10 PM) 23-0591 MDL Appointment of Pretrial Judge 07-07-25.pdf
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| 06/30/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation letter received | |
Letter stating: "Pursuant to Rule 13.6(a) of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration, I authorize the Honorable William “Bill” Sowder, a senior district judge, to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the panel on multidistrict litigation in the above-referenced case."
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| 05/17/2024 | MDL Order Issued | |
Order Issued stating: "...upon request by the said Judge Schaap, by our order dated May 3, 2024, we terminated our appointment of the Honorable Judge Daniel L. Schaap (ret.) as the Pretrial Judge but did not, at that time, name Judge Schaap’s replacement in that role. Now, pursuant to Rule 13.6(a), the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas has approved the assignment of the Honorable John Board, senior district judge of the 181st District Court, as successor pretrial judge for this litigation. We do hereby assign the Honorable John Board, senior district judge, as pretrial judge in the captioned litigation. The Pretrial court designation herein, the 237th Judicial District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, will remain the same."
(5/17/2024 3:47:20 PM) 23-0591 Order Appointing Successor Pretrial Judge.pdf
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| 05/08/2024 | Multidistrict Litigation letter received | |
Letter from Chief Justice Hecht to MDL Chair, Hon. David Evans, stating" Pursuant to Administrative Rule 13.6(a) and effective immediately, the Honorable John Board, senior district judge of the 181st District Court, 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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| 05/03/2024 | MDL Order Issued | |
Order Issued stating: "Judge Schaap has now requested that his appointment be terminated. After considering Judge Schaap’s request, the reasons he gave for the termination, and the applicable law, we find that good cause exists for the requested termination of appointment. We hereby terminate our appointment of the Honorable Judge Daniel L. Schaap (ret.) as the Pretrial Judge for this MDL matter. We are in the process of naming a replacement pre-trial judge."
(5/3/2024 9:43:55 AM) 23-0591 Order Terminating Appointment of Pretrial Judge 05-03-24.pdf
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