| Orders |
Description |
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05/14/09 [#18842] |
Minute Entry establishing post-trial briefing schedule. |
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01/13/09 [#17448] |
Minute Entry concerning an informal status conference concerning the
scope and contours of any trials on the merits in MRGO/BARGE. (See
Case Management Order No. 7, Paragraph V (Doc. 12935). It was
ordered that Liaison Counsel for MRGO plaintiffs, MRGO defendants,
BARGE plaintiffs, and BARGE defendants and the United States file
with the Court no later than March 15, 2009, a joint written
statement proposing which cases should be tried in July of 2009 in
the event no class is certified. In the event that a consensus
cannot be reached, then separate proposals are allowed to be filed.
(Doc. 17466). |
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10/09/09[#15841] |
Order continuing Robinson trial to April 20, 2009.
An extensive briefing schedule was established in this Order.
The Court continued the hearing date to December 18, 2008 on
the United States’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 15317) and the
hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment to be filed by the United
States on the Discretionary Function Exception (Doc. 16511) was set
for January 9, 2009. No more substantive motions will allowed
to be filed in Robinson. |
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08/28/08 [# 14720] |
Minute Entry from telephonic status conference held to discuss the
protocol for determining individual cases for trial in July of 2009
as set forth in CMO No. 7 (Doc. 12935). Because of the continuance
in the Robinson matter, it is clear that a determination of
liability with respect to the United States for damages allegedly
caused by the MRGO will not be decided prior to the scheduled
hearing for Class Certification in December. It was also indicated
that because the United States was having difficulty with respect to
the promulgation of its expert reports, a further continuance in
Robinson may be sought. The Court indicated that, as there
appeared to be no consensus on the cases for to be tried in July,
the Court would independently select them. Furthermore, the Court
indicated that it was inclined not to allow individual named class
members to be used as test cases unless that particular plaintiff
chose to opt out of the class. A Joint Proposed Protocol was to be
filed on September 24, 2008. (Doc. 14720) |
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06/23/08 [#13598] |
Case Management Order Re: Road Home Settlement Protocol |
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06/13/08[#13521] |
Post-Sher Insurance Umbrella Case Management Order |
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06/03/08[#13438] |
Minute Entry ordering amendment of Robinson complaint and
continuing trial to January 20, 2009. |
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05/01/08[#12935] |
Case Management Order No. 7 establishing new cut-offs and trial
dates for LEVEE, MRGO and BARGE |
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04/21/08[#12632]
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Minute Entry from Status Conference in Insurance and Road Home
ordering case management orders and procedures to help encourage and
obtain settlements in insurance cases. |
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04/14/08[#12477]
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Minute Entry setting status conference for Road Home and Insurance
cases with 5th Circuit affirmation of the Court's jurisdiction. |
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03/07/08[#11705] |
Minute Entry from Scheduling Conference for MRGO and BARGE Master
Class Action cases |
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02/28/08[#11449] |
The court granted the Washington Group International, Inc.'s Ex
parte Motion for Scheduling Conference and/or to Amend Case
Management Orders (Doc. 11238)
insofar
as the Court proposes a number of changes in the deadlines which have not expired in MRGO and BARGE
as contained in Case Management Orders Nos. 4 and 5 (see the Order
for details); the Court
Further ordered that these proposed deadlines will be the subject of a status
conference which shall be held 3/7/2008 @ 10:00 AM before Judge
Stanwood R. Duval Jr.
The Court also granted the Motion to Sever, Motion to Consolidate
Cases filed by Parfait Family (07-3500) (Doc.
8698). The causes of action asserted in the
Parfait Family v. United States, et al., C.A. No. 07-3500 be Severed
and Reconsolidated by virtue of the two amending complaints as found
in (Doc. 8698), and that the Clerk of
Court shall assign a separate civil action case number for all
administrative, statistical, and docketing purposes to the claims
severed in the MRGO litigation group umbrella. The Court
further ordered that this order shall have no bearing on the pending
(Doc. 8364) Motion to Dismiss filed by
the United States.
The Court denied the Motion to Dismiss, Motion to Stay filed by
Washington Group International, Inc., (Doc.
8224) and Motion to Stay filed by Orleans Levee District. (Doc. 8428)
(Doc.
11449)
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01/22/08[#10723] |
Amended Order clarifying the January 17, 2008 order concerning a stay
in all FTCA and/or AEA actions. No motions are to be filed in these
cases other than Barge, Robinson, and the Levee and MRGO Master
Class Action Cases. If a party seeks to file a motion stayed by this
order, counsel must request a status conference to seek leave to file
same. The United States is to file a specific list of the cases and
case numbers of the cases so affected by February 1, 2008. |
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01/17/08[#10620] |
Order granting the United States of America’s Motion for a Stay of All
Cases Apart from Barge, Robinson, and the Levee and MRGO Master
Class Action Cases (Doc. 9057). No further
motion practice shall occur in any other matter concerning FTCA or AEA
claims against the United States until the stay is lifted upon the
resolution of the immunity issues inherent therein as proceeding under
the CMO No. 4 in the Master Complaints, Barge and Robinson. |
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01/09/08[#10289] |
Order resolving a dispute concerning the Statement of Facts that was
to be filed in conjunction with the Robinson motions concerning
§702c immunity, also ordered that the stay of discovery on the merits
in Robinson as set forth in and revised in Docs. Nos.
3408, 3603, and
8416 be lifted and notice of any discovery
pursued in Robinson shall be given to liaison counsel in the
umbrella. |
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01/04/08[#10110] |
Order clarifying the terms of the stay entered with regard to the
Insurance Umbrella (Doc. 7759) entered on
November 26, 2007. The stay applies without limitation to discovery,
any deadlines for responsive pleadings or other motions with respect
to the Insurance Category. With the exception of joint motions to
dismiss resolved cases, no motions of any kind are to be filed during
this time. However, where a case has been bifurcated under CMO No. 4,
leave may be sought to file a motion to effectuate the scheduling
order in place with respect to that case. |
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01/02/08[#10054] |
Order setting the hearing on United States of America’s Motion to
Dismiss Lafarge North America Inc.'s Third-Party Complaints (Doc.
7730) on March 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. so that it will be heard in
tandem with the motions on the same issue in the Robinson
matter. |
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12/04/07[#9343] |
Minute Entry from Status Conference wherein the schedule for briefing
on the Untied States Motion for Summary Judgment on the § 702c
immunity issue in the Robinson matter was amended with new
briefing dates and the hearing set for March 11, 2008 commencing at
9:00 a.m. |
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11/26/07[#9227] |
A status conference was held concerning the course of action the Court
should take in light of the decision rendered by the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeal for the State of Louisiana in Joseph Sher v.
Lafayette Ins. Co., et al., 2007 CA-0757, November 19, 2007.
Recognizing that it is direct conflict with the Fifth Circuit’s
decision reversing this court on certain insurance coverage issues and
that said issue is one which will ultimately be decided by the
Louisiana Supreme Court, the Court denied the entry of final judgment
on the Fifth Circuit ruling (Docs. 8051 and
9073) and denied the defendants’ Joint
Motion To: (1) Modify the Court’s May 1, 2006 Consolidation Order; and
(2) Deconsolidate and/or Sever Cases Within the Insurance Umbrella (Doc.
7759). |
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11/07/07[#8928] |
The Court granted the Joint Motion to Modify Case Management and
Scheduling Order No. 4, as Amended, to Defer Class Action
Certification Proceedings (Doc. 8603) until
such time as the Court has rendered its decision on (1) 702c immunity
of the Corps with respect to Levee and MRGO, (2) the Rule 12 and Rule
56 motions of the Washington Group International, and a Motion to
Strike the class Action Allegations which -will be ordered to be filed
by the Untied States in the event it is not found to be immune from
suit. |
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11/06/07[#8873] |
Interim "Road Home" Case Management Order entered in lieu of CMO No. 6
(Doc. 7729) |
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10/24/07[#8667] |
Minute Entry from status conference held to discuss with counsel a
Joint Motion to Modify Case Management and Scheduling Order No. 4, as
Amended, to Defer Class Action Certification Proceedings (Doc.
8603). The Court ordered responsive pleadings to be filed and
found that the Class Certification proceedings which were then
scheduled for November 5, 2007 might need to be continued. The Court
also questioned whether the adjudication of the third-party claim of
Lafarge against the United States ought to be adjudicated with the
MRGO claims. |
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09/20/07[#7809] |
Order resetting hearing date on Daubert and substantive motions
due to be filed no later than June 9, 2008 in the Robinson Case
Management Order No. 1 (Doc. 3408) from July
16, 2008 to July 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. All other deadlines
established remain in place. |
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03/18/07 [# 7729] |
Order consolidating cases transferred into Section K concerning the
Road Home case. |
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09/18/07 [# 7723]
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Order consolidating cases transferred into Section K
concerning the Ingram Barge cases. |
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09/18/07 [#7724] |
Case Management and Scheduling Order No. 5
establishing a new category of cases under the umbrella--"Barge" and
setting forth the new cut-offs, deadlines, hearing dates and trial
date concerning this category of cases. Amended by Doc. 9004
granting Doc. 8974.
Amended by Doc. 10881 granting Doc. 9569 establishing new deadlines
and cutoffs |
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03/28/07 [#3573] |
Order granting administrative closure in "mass joinder" cases pending
in the umbrella--Abadie, 06-5164, Aaron 06-4746,
Keifer 06-5370 and Ausitn, 06-5383 except with respect to
State Farm. See Current Developments for explanation. |
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03/16/07 [#3426] |
Order and Reasons concerning Motion to Enforce Stay Entered By Fifth
Circuit on February 28, 2007. See Current Developments for Explanation |
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03/15/07 [# 3408] |
Robinson Case Management Order No. 1 for Robinson, et al. v. the
United States, et al., C.A. No. 06-2286. |
03/01/07 [3299]
04/17/07 [#3783]
04/17/07 [#3776]
04/26/07 [#3989] 05/23/07 [#5250]
05/29/07 [#5392] 06/13/07 [#5558] |
Case Management Order No. 4 entered. See Current Developments for
explanation. Amendment #1 (Granting Doc. 3419 filed
04/15/07)
Amendment #2 (Granting Doc. 3427 filed 03/16/07)
Amendment #3 (Granting Doc. 3582 filed 03/28/07)
Amendment #4 (Granting Doc. 5148 filed 05/22/07)
Amendment #5 (Granting Doc. 5190 filed 05/23/07)
Amendment #6 (Granting Doc. 5543 filed 06/12/07) |
NOTE: THE
LISTING OF MOTIONS DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE
STYLE OF EACH MOTION; THESE ARE LISTED IN ORDER
SUCH MOTIONS WERE FILED. |
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02/12/07 [#3140] |
Minute Entry concerning status conference held with regard to ongoing
development of Case Management Order. |
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02/07/07 [#3143] |
Minute Entry concerning status conference held with regard to
scheduling of motions, including Rule 12 motions, that are pending.
Extension of time granted to March 31, 2007 for responsive pleadings. |
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02/05/07 [#3139] |
Minute Entry from Status Conference of February 5, 2007. |
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02/01/07 [#3142] |
Minute Entry concerning status conference held with regard to
confection of Case Management Order. |
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01/24/07 [#2860] |
Extension of time to file responsive pleadings
granted until Feb. 8, 2007; Joint Consent Order concerning Motion to
Stay Abadie, Aaron, Kieffer and Austin to be filed by Feb. 1; Motion
to Stay Dredging Limitation Actions continued to March 21, 2007 at
9:30 a.m. |
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01/19/07 [#2736] |
Minute Entry granting one final extension of time for the presentation
of the First Discovery Plan for the Katrina Canal Breaches
Consolidated Litigation that extension being to January 26, 2007. |
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01/11/07 [#2655] |
Minute Entry from Status Conference of January 11, 2007 concerning
First Discovery Plan and coordination with state courts. |
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01/02/07 [#2471] |
Amended
Minute Entry From Status Conference of January 2, 2007 concerning
Discovery in Insurance Cases and coordination of discovery with state
court cases. |
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12/15/06 [#2239] |
NOTICE regarding electronic service |
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12/06/06 [#2033] |
Case Management Order No. 3 |
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12/06/06 [#2034] |
Minute Entry from Status Conference of November 29, 2006 concerning
Continuing Motion Practice |
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11/06/06 [#1511] |
Order setting 11/9 MRGO Status Conference |
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10/20/06 [#1403] |
Case Management Order #2 and Consolidation of St. Rita cases |
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10/03/06 [#1288] |
Extension of time to submit Preliminary Comprehensive Plan |
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09/14/06 [#1143] |
Order setting 9/20 Status Conference |
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08/01/06 [#843] |
MRGO Deadlines |
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07/19/06 [#790-1] |
Case Management Order #1 |
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07/14/06 [#798] |
Minutes of 7/14 Status Conference |
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06/30/06 [#724] |
Deadlines in Dredging suits --Reed and Artus |
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06/29/06 [#719] |
Minutes of 6/29 Status Conference |
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06/15/06 [#633] |
Minutes of 6/15 Status Conference |
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06/01/06 [#501] |
Extension of Deadlines in 06-1672, 06-1673 and 06-1674 |
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05/24/06 [#433] |
Order re: WGI denying as moot Motion for Consolidation and denying
Motion for Transfer of Venue |
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05/12/06 [#380] |
Minutes of 5/12 Status Conference |
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05/05/06 [#291] |
Order appointing Preliminary Master Committees |
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05/01/06 [#259] |
Order assigning
All Canal Breach cases to Section K and consolidation for Pretrial
Purposes |
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04/11/06 [#70] |
Consolidation/Practice and Procedure Order |
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04/11/06 [#69] |
Minutes of 4/11 Status Conference |
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04/04/06 [#72] |
Joint Report |
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03/30/06 [#58] |
Corrected fax number for court |
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03/24/06 [#57] |
Minutes of 3/24 Status Conference |
