Multidistrict Litigation

PARAQUAT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case No. 3:21-md-3004-njr

Docket Report (PACER)

Paraquat MDL Discovery Portal

Plaintiff's Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ)

PAQ Authorizations

• CMO 59 - Negotiating Plaintiff Committee/Gallbladder Resolution Program
• CMO 60 - Settlement Agreement and Deadlines
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B  Revised: Exhibit B Opt Out Form
  • Exhibit C  Revised: Exhibit C Opt In Form
  • Exhibit D
  • Notice Regarding Revised Forms
• CMO 61 - Preservation of Records and Prima Facie Evidence of Usage, Injury and Causation Requirements for Gallbladder Plaintiffs

Court Contact

Chambers	(618) 482-9172	ParaquatMDL@ilsd.uscourts.gov
Deana Brinkley Courtroom Deputy	(618) 482-9342	Deana_Brinkley@ilsd.uscourts.gov
Michele Parrish Law Clerk	(618) 482-9168	Michele_Parrish@ilsd.uscourts.gov
Mary Rakers Clerk's Office/Docketing Assistance	(618) 482-9229	Mary_Rakers@ilsd.uscourts.gov
Stephanie Rennegarbe Court Reporter	(618) 482-9226	Stephanie_Rennegarbe@ilsd.uscourts.gov
Jessica Robertson Docketing Assistance	(618) 482-9434	Jessica_Robertson@ilsd.uscourts.gov

Court Orders

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Date Posted	Date Signed	Description
4-21-2023	4-21-2023	Order No. 17 - Procedure for Daubert and Summary Judgment Motions
4-18-2023	4-18-2023	Order Cancelling Status Conference for Friday, April 21, 2023
4-05-2023	4-05-2023	Order re Public Nuisance Claims
3-16-2023	3-16-2023	Order Cancelling Status Conference for Friday, March 24, 2023
2-17-2023	2-17-2023	Order Cancelling Status Conference for Friday, February 24, 2023
1-24-2023	1-24-2023	Order directing Defendants to produce redacted Hoffman materials to Plaintiffs
12-15-2022	12-15-2022	Order Adopting Special Master's Report and Recommendations as to Chevron Company Witnesses Richard Cavalli and Sara McMillen and Certain Boxes Stored at Iron Mountain
12-12-2022	12-12-2022	Order No. 16 - Resetting Expert Deadlines, Dispositive Motion Deadlines, and Trial Date
12-12-2022	12-12-2022	Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for In Camera Review and to Compel Production of Hoffman Expert Materials
11-16-2022	11-16-2022	Order re Deposition of Plaintiffs' Expert Dr. Michael Siegel
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Lead Counsel and Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee

CO-LEAD PLANTIFF'S COUNSEL Khaldoun A. Baghdadi Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger 650 California Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 415-981-7210 kbaghdadi@WalkupLawOffice.com Sarah Shoemake Doles (Co-Lead and MDL Plaintiffs’ Liaison) Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, Proctor, Buchanan, O'Brien, Barr & Mougey, P.A. 316 S. Baylen Street, Suite 600 Pensacola, FL 32502 850-495-5010 sdoles@levinlaw.com Peter Flowers Meyers & Flowers, LLC 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1515 Chicago, IL 60606 630-232-6333 pjf@meyers-flowers.com

PLAINTIFFS’ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David Cates (PEC and State Court Liaison for Illinois) The Cates Law Firm 216 W Pointe Drive, Suite A Swansea, IL 62226 618-277-3644 dcates@cateslaw.com Amy Eskin (PEC and State Court Liaison for California) Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP 2000 Powell Street, Suite 1400 Emeryville, CA 94608 415-421-7100 aeskin@schneiderwallace.com Chad Finley TorHoerman Law 210 Main Street Edwardsville, IL 62025 618-223-5657 cfinley@thlawyer.com Marlene J. Goldenberg GoldenbergLaw, PLLC 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2150 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-436-5028 mjgoldenberg@goldenberglaw.com R. Eric Kennedy Weisman, Kennedy & Berris Co., L.P.A. 101 W Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 216-781-1111 ekennedy@weismanlaw.com Leslie LaMacchia LaMacchia Law, PC P.O. Box 131812 Houston, TX 77219 (713) 703-8065 lamacchialaw@outlook.com Roopal P. Luhana Chaffin Luhana LLP 600 Third Avenue, 12 Floor New York, NY 10016 888-480-1123 luhana@chaffinluhana.com LaRuby May Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, Proctor, Buchanan, O’Brien, Barr & Mougey, P.A. 316 Baylen Street, Suite 600 Pensacola, FL 32502 850-435-7000 lmay@levinlaw.com Julia A. Merritt Beasley Allen 2839 Paces Ferry Road SE, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30339 404-751-1162 Julia.Merritt@BeasleyAllen.com Alicia O’Neill Watts Guerra LLP 5726 W. Hausman Road, Suite 119 San Antonio, TX 78249 281-782-5995 aoneill@wattsguerra.com Amanda Williamson Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC 2224 1st Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 205-326-3336 amanda@hgdlawfirm.com Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann Dicello Levitt Gutzler 420 20th Street North, Suite 2525 Birmingham, AL 35203 205-855-5700 fu@dicellolevitt.com

DEFENSE COUNSEL Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC Michael J. Nester Donovan Rose Nester, P.C. 15 North First Street, Suite A Belleville, IL 62220 618-212-6500 mnester@drnpc.com Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC Leslie M. Smith Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago 300 N. LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60654 312-862-2000 Fax: 312-862-2200 lsmith@kirkland.com Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC Bradley H. Weidenhammer Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 312-862-3218 bradley.weidenhammer@kirkland.com Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC Rebecca C. Fitzpatrick Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 312-862-2690 rebecca.fitzpatrick@kirkland.com Ragan Naresh Kirkland & Ellis 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20004 202-389-5000 ragan.naresh@kirkland.com Chevron USA, Inc. Joseph C. Orlet Husch Blackwell LLP 190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-480-1500 joseph.orlet@huschblackwell.com HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP Megan Scheiderer 4801 Main Street Suite 1000 Kansas City, MO 64112 816-983-8080 L. Bryan Hopkins Husch Blackwell LLP 190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-480-1500 bryan.hopkins@huschblackwell.com Leon F. DeJulius , Jr. Jones Day 250 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281 212-326-3830 lfdejulius@jonesday.com Jihan E. Walker Jones Day 77 West Wacker Drive Suite 3500 Chicago, IL 60601 312-782-3939 jihanwalker@jonesday.com Steven N. Geise Jones Day 4655 Executive Drive Suite 1500 San Diego, CA 92121 858-314-1200 sngeise@jonesday.com Traci L. Lovitt Jones Day 250 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281 212-326-3939 tlovitt@jonesday.com

Minutes of Proceedings

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Date Posted	Date Signed	Description
5-11-2023	5-11-2023	Minute Entry
1-20-2023	1-20-2023	Minute Entry
12-09-2022	12-09-2022	Minute Entry
10-28-2022	10-28-2022	Minute Entry
8-15-2022	8-15-2022	Minute Entry
6-10-2022	6-10-2022	Minute Entry
5-13-2022	5-13-2022	Minute Entry
4-01-2022	4-01-2022	Minute Entry
3-04-2022	3-04-2022	Minute Entry
1-07-2022	1-07-2022	Minute Entry
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New Case Filing Instructions

New Case Filing Instructions

PACER Account Registration

Special Master

Randi Ellis 225-803-1413 randi@randiellis.com www.randiellis.com

Upcoming Court Proceedings

Date & Time	Description	Location
8/21/2023 09:00 AM	Hearing on summary judgment and Daubert motions	East St. Louis Courthouse
10/03/2023 09:30 AM	Final Pretrial Conference	East St. Louis Courthouse
10/16/2023 09:00 AM	Jury Trial in the first trial selection case	East St. Louis Courthouse

Upcoming Deadlines

Date Description June 6, 2023 Deadline for summary judgment and Daubert motions to be filed July 10, 2023 Deadline for responses to summary judgment and Daubert motions to be filed July 28, 2023 Deadline for replies regarding summary judgment and Daubert motions to be filed

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