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In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2741)

16-MD-2741-VC

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Upcoming Proceedings & Deadlines:
Date
Proceeding or Deadline  Courtroom (If Applicable)
2/25/2019 at 8:00 a.m.  Jury Trial Begins Courtroom 4, 17th Floor 
Trial information: The trial will last for 4-5 weeks. Trial proceedings will take place from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. every weekday except Thursday. The trial will not be recorded by the Court and recording of any kind is prohibited by Court rules. There will be no remote access to the trial, but an overflow courtroom with audio-visual streaming will be available within the courthouse. The courthouse opens to the public at 6:00 AM. Courtroom seating will be first come, first served.

Selected case documents of special interest

Docket Number Filing Date
Transfer order from Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (.pdf, 117 KB) 1 10/04/2016
Pretrial order no. 1: Consolidation order (.pdf, 125 KB) 2 10/06/2016
Order re bifurcation (.pdf, 104 KB) 25 11/14/2016
Pretrial order no. 2: Custodian and deponent groups (.pdf, 101 KB) 39 11/22/2016
Pretrial order no. 3: Partial schedule for general causation phase (.pdf, 55 KB) 47 11/23/2016
Pretrial order no. 4: Plaintiffs' leadership structure (.pdf, 167 KB) 62 12/07/2016
Pretrial order no. 5: Setting further schedule for general causation phase (.pdf, 54 KB) 78 12/23/2016
Pretrial order no. 6: Production of documents used in deposition preparation (.pdf, 30 KB) 101 01/09/2017
Pretrial order no. 7: Deposition protocol (.pdf, 88 KB) 103 01/10/2017
Pretrial order no. 8: Requesting briefing re relevance of EPA and IARC (.pdf, 30 KB) 120 01/25/0207
Pretrial order no. 9: Setting hearing for Science Day and motion to compel Rowland deposition (.pdf, 32 KB) 126 02/02/2017
Pretrial order no. 10: Denying request to continue depositions (.pdf, 29 KB) 157 02/21/2017
Pretrial order no. 11: Extending deposition deadline (.pdf, 29 KB) 159 02/21/2017
Pretrial order no. 12: Common benefit fund order (.pdf, 341 KB) 161 02/22/2017
Pretrial order no. 13: Hearing on motion to compel (.pdf, 26 KB) 162 02/22/2017
Pretrial order no. 14: Plaintiffs' request for additional discovery (.pdf, 26 KB) 165 02/24/2017
Pretrial order no. 15: Third-party discovery and pending motions to seal (.pdf, 119 KB) 186 03/13/2017
Pretrial order no. 16: Additional discovery re IARC (.pdf, 28 KB) 242 04/18/2017
Pretrial order no. 17: Redaction of identifying information (.pdf, 98 KB) 243 04/18/2017
Pretrial order no. 18: Deadline for additional deposition (.pdf, 26 KB) 251 04/21/2017
Pretrial order no. 19: Rowland deposition topics (.pdf, 29 KB) 260 04/24/2017
Pretrial order no. 20: Denying motion to de-designate Heydens deposition (.pdf, 103 KB) 266 05/01/2017
Pretrial order no. 21: Service of motion to compel testimony (.pdf, 29 KB) 267 05/01/2017
Pretrial order no. 22: Jameson and Ross depositions (.pdf, 30 KB) 268 05/01/2017
Pretrial order no. 23: Motions to compel production and additional testimony (.pdf, 32 KB) 297 05/15/2017
Pretrial order no. 24: Modified schedule for general causation phase (.pdf, 48 KB) 322 05/26/2017
Pretrial order no. 25: Denying motion for leave to file under seal (.pdf, 29 KB) 330 06/06/2017
Pretrial order no. 26: Pre-transfer motions (.pdf, 30 KB) 379 07/06/2017
Pretrial order no. 27: Requesting response to emergency motion (.pdf, 29 KB) 417 08/02/2017
Pretrial order no. 28: Order to show cause; Order re de-designation (.pdf, 34 KB) 442 08/09/2017
Pretrial order no. 29: Order Withdrawing Order to Show Cause (.pdf, 29 KB) 505 09/01/2017
Pretrial order no. 30: Amended Protective Order (.pdf, 80 KB) 519 09/06/2017
Pretrial order no. 31: Notice to State Court Judges (.pdf, 31 KB) 524 09/20/2017
Pretrial order no. 32: Denying motion for attorneys' fees; Granting in part motion to file under seal (.pdf, 104 KB) 544 10/06/2017
Pretrial order no. 33: RE Study Published November 9, 2017 (.pdf, 31 KB) 680 11/10/2017
Pretrial order no. 34: Modifying Schedule (.pdf, 29 KB) 761 11/17/2017
Pretrial order no. 35: Notice to State Court Judges Re Schedule (.pdf, 30 KB) 964 12/14/2017
Pretrial order no. 36: Motions Pending Before Transfer (.pdf, 30 KB) 1021 01/08/2018
Pretrial order no. 37: Setting Schedule for Exchange of Exhibit Lists and Telephonic CMC (.pdf, 30 KB) 1107 02/12/2018
Pretrial order no. 38: Setting Schedule for Daubert Hearing (.pdf, 111 KB) 1112 02/13/2018
Pretrial order no. 39: Re Letter Brief Concerning Exhibit Lists (.pdf, 42 KB) 1154 02/27/2018
Pretrial order no. 40: Re Presentation of Video Deposition Testimony (.pdf, 29 KB) 1164 02/28/2018
Pretrial order no. 41: Re Confidentiality of 1983 Mouse Study (.pdf, 97 KB) 1169 03/03/2018
Clerk's Notice Resetting Time for Oral Argument (.pdf, 84 KB) 1190 03/13/2018
Pretrial order no. 42: Re Oral Argument on March 14, 2018 (.pdf, 94 KB) 1215 03/13/2018
Pretrial order no. 43: Additional Testimony of Drs. Ritz and Portier (.pdf, 30 KB) 1287 03/19/2018
Pretrial order no. 44: Requesting Further Briefing (.pdf, 29 KB) 1537 06/19/2018
Pretrial order no. 45: Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions (.pdf, 433 KB) 1596 07/10/2018
Pretrial order no. 46: Setting Case Management Conference (.pdf, 29 KB) 1659 08/14/2018
Pretrial order no. 47: Re Upcoming Case Management Conference (.pdf, 40 KB) 1682 08/28/2018
Pretrial Order no. 48: Re Sept. 13, 2018 Case Management Conference (.pdf, 108 KB) 1741 09/12/2018
Pretrial Order no. 49: Re Plaintiff Fact Sheets and Upcoming Deadlines (.pdf, 239 KB) 1776 09/17/2018
Pretrial Order no. 50 Attachment: Final Plaintiff Fact Sheet (.pdf, 367 KB) 1883 09/26/2018
Pretrial Order no. 50: Plaintiff Fact Sheet Completion and Deficiencies (.pdf, 147 KB) 1883 09/26/2018
Pretrial Order no. 51: Deadlines for Group 1 Plaintiffs (.pdf, 162 KB) 1884 09/26/2018
Pretrial Order no. 52: Venue Questions for Group 2 Plaintiffs (.pdf, 304 KB) 1920 10/01/2018
Pretrial Order no. 53: Revised Trial Schedule - Group 1 Plaintiffs (.pdf, 179 KB) 1926 10/03/2018
Pretrial order no. 54: Upcoming Deadlines Following October 29, 2018, Case Management Conference (.pdf, 109 KB) 2124 11/01/2018
Pretrial order no. 55: Re Plaintiff Fact Sheets for Plaintiffs with Loss of Consortium Claims (.pdf, 96 KB) 2125 11/02/2018
Pretrial order no. 56: Bellwether Trial Selection (.pdf, 159 KB) 2194 11/20/2018
Pretrial order no. 57: Expert Deposition Discovery Dispute (.pdf, 96 KB) 2218 11/30/2018
Pretrial order no. 58: Briefing on Bifurcation (.pdf, 30 KB) 2268 12/05/2018
Pretrial order no. 59: Filing Expert Reports (.pdf, 95 KB) 2366 12/20/2018
Pretrial order no. 60: Stevick Interrogatory Dispute (.pdf, 101 KB) 2375 12/21/2018
Pretrial order no. 61: Order Bifurcating Trial (.pdf, 182 KB) 2406 01/03/2019
Pretrial order no. 62: Draft Juror Questionnaire (.pdf, 241 KB) 2422 01/04/2019
Pretrial order no. 63: Upcoming Deadlines for Bellwether Trial (.pdf, 93 KB) 2444 01/08/2019
Pretrial order no. 64: January 3, 2019, Discovery Letter (.pdf, 84 KB) 2450 01/09/2019
Pretrial order no. 65: List of Involved Individuals (.pdf, 176 KB) 2519 01/17/2019
Pretrial Order no. 66: Re Evidentiary Submissions (.pdf, 31 KB) 2546 01/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 67: Ruling on Initial Evidentiary Submissions (.pdf, 95 KB) 2586 01/30/2019
Pretrial order no. 68: Numbering for Defense Exhibits (.pdf, 96 KB) 2632 02/01/2019
Pretrial order no. 69: Order Granting Motion to Remand (.pdf, 32 KB) 2639 02/01/2019
Pretrial order no. 70: Final Juror Questionnaire (.pdf, 224 KB) 2645 02/05/2019
Pretrial order no. 71: Re Motion to Amend PTO 50 (.pdf, 72 KB) 2651 02/06/2019
Pretrial order no. 72: Procedure for Certain Motions to Remand (.pdf, 31 KB) 2663 02/07/2019
Pretrial order no. 73: Re Caselaw on Statute of Limitations (.pdf, 53 KB) 2671 02/07/2019
Pretrial order no. 74: Tentative View on Monsanto's Specific Causation Experts (.pdf, 104 KB) 2682 02/11/2019
Pretrial order no. 75: Discussion of Expert Witnesses at Feb. 13, 2019, Hearing (.pdf, 69 KB) 2691 02/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 76: Re Missing Submissions (.pdf, 71 KB) 2699 02/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 77: Court's Proposed Phase 1 Jury Instructions (.pdf, 154 KB) 2706 02/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 78: Guidance for the Parties re Motions in Limine (.pdf, 113 KB) 2707 02/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 79: Confidentiality of Juror Questionnaires (.pdf, 62 KB) 2758 02/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 80: Tentative Juror Excusals (.pdf, 70 KB) 2769 02/15/2019
Pretrial order no. 81: Ruling on Motions in Limine (.pdf, 119 KB) 2775 02/18/2019
Pretrial order no. 82: Parties' Proposed Voir Dire Questions (.pdf, 104 KB) 2776 02/18/2019
Pretrial order no. 83: Time Limits for Trial (.pdf, 68 KB) 2790 02/21/2019
Pretrial order no. 84: Ruling on Deposition Objections for Drs. Turk, Turley, and Ye (.pdf, 81 KB) 2797 02/23/2019
Pretrial order no. 85: Denying Monsanto's Motion for Summary Judgment on Specific Causation (.pdf, 195 KB) 2799 02/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 86: Remaining Summary Judgment Arguments (.pdf, 73 KB) 2800 02/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 87: Order to Show Cause Re Sanctions (.pdf, 78 KB) 2802 02/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 88: Deposition Designations for Dr. Matthew Ross (.pdf, 85 KB) 2810 02/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 89: Initial Ruling on Deposition Designations for Dr. William Reeves (.pdf, 50 KB) 2812 02/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 90: Ruling on Deposition Objections for Dr. Goldstein (.pdf, 72 KB) 2817 02/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 91: Order Sanctioning Mr. Hardeman's Counsel (.pdf, 117 KB) 2828 02/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 92: Evidentiary Rulings on Dr. Portier's Direct Testimony (.pdf, 112 KB) 2829 02/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 93: Further Order re Reeves Deposition Designations (.pdf, 90 KB) 2830 02/27/2019
Pretrial Order no. 94: Order Regarding Opening Statement Slides (.pdf, 47 KB) 2831 02/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 95: Ruling on Deposition Objections for Dr. Blair (.pdf, 72 KB) 2837 02/27/2019
Pretrial order no. 96: Evidentiary Rulings on Dr. Portier's Testimony on Cross-Examination (.pdf, 128 KB) 2838 02/27/2019
Pretrial order no. 97: Evidentiary Rulings on Dr. Portier's Re-Direct and Re-Cross Testimony (.pdf, 118 KB) 2861 02/28/2019
Pretrial order no. 98: Initial Rulings on Deposition Designations for Dr. Reeves (.pdf, 101 KB) 2867 03/01/2019
Pretrial order no. 99: Order re Dr. Weisenburger's Testimony (.pdf, 56 KB) 2877 03/02/2019
Pretrial order no. 100: Ruling on Monsanto's Deposition Designations for Dr. Reeves (.pdf, 98 KB) 2894 03/04/2019
Pretrial order no. 101: Order re Monsanto's Motion for Summary Judgment on Non-Causation Grounds (.pdf, 146 KB) 2937 03/07/2019
Pretrial order no. 102: Court's Draft Phase 1 Instructions (.pdf, 173 KB) 2940 03/07/2019
Pretrial order no. 103: Order re Monsanto's Proposed Questions for Drs. Arber and Levine (.pdf, 107 KB) 2941 03/07/2019
Pretrial order no. 104: Scope of Dr. Arber's Testimony (.pdf, 97 KB) 2942 03/08/2019
Pretrial order no. 105: Order re Authentication of Mr. Hardeman's Medical Records (.pdf, 106 KB) 2958 03/11/2019
Pretrial order no. 106: Court's Revised Phase 1 Instructions (.pdf, 178 KB) 2959 03/11/2019
Pretrial order no. 107: Order re Final Jury Instructions (.pdf, 97 KB) 2961 03/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 108: Final Phase 1 Instructions (.pdf, 177 KB) 2963 03/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 109: Final Verdict Form (.pdf, 80 KB) 2964 03/12/2019
Pretrial order no. 110: Order re Plaintiff's Expert James Mills (.pdf, 104 KB) 2979 03/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 111: Order Requesting Further Information on Drs. Benbrook and Mills (.pdf, 86 KB) 2982 03/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 112: Order re Design Defect Jury Instruction (.pdf, 88 KB) 2983 03/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 113: Order Denying Monsanto's Motion for a Directed Verdict (.pdf, 102 KB) 2984 03/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 114: Outstanding Evidentiary Issues from PTO 81 (.pdf, 90 KB) 2987 03/13/2019
Pretrial order no. 115: Order re Phase 2 Opening Statements (.pdf, 97 KB) 2999 03/14/2019
Pretrial order no. 116: Order re Design Defect Claim (.pdf, 92 KB) 3051 03/18/2019
Pretrial order no. 117: Ruling on Deposition Designations for Mark Martens (.pdf, 91 KB) 3082 03/18/2019
Pretrial order no. 118: Ruling on Phase 2 Deposition Designations for Dr. Reeves (.pdf, 103 KB) 3093 03/19/2019
Pretrial order no. 119: Ruling on Initial Phase 2 Deposition Designations for Dr. Farmer (.pdf, 100 KB) 3094 03/20/2019
Pretrial order no. 120: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Dr. Heydens (.pdf, 74 KB) 3108 03/20/2019
Pretrial order no. 121: Order re Rowland and Housenger Evidence (.pdf, 84 KB) 3121 03/21/2019
Pretrial order no. 122: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Dr. Portier (.pdf, 85 KB) 3140 03/22/2019
Pretrial order no. 123: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Doreen Manchester (.pdf, 87 KB) 3143 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 124: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Samuel Murphey (.pdf, 88 KB) 3144 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 125: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for David Saltmiras (.pdf, 92 KB) 3145 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 126: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Larry Kier (.pdf, 94 KB) 3146 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 127: Court's Draft Phase 2 Instructions (.pdf, 189 KB) 3147 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 128: Ruling on Monsanto's Additional Phase 2 Designations for Dr. Portier (.pdf, 83 KB) 3148 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 129: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for James Guard (.pdf, 92 KB) 3149 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 130: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Hugh Grant (.pdf, 91 KB) 3150 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 131: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Michael Koch (.pdf, 93 KB) 3151 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 132: Ruling on Phase 2 Designations for Kirk Azevedo (.pdf, 88 KB) 3152 03/24/2019
Pretrial order no. 133: Court's Proposed Phase 2 Verdict Form (.pdf, 103 KB) 3156 03/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 134: Order Denying Monsanto's Motion for a Directed Verdict Following Phase 2 (.pdf, 106 KB) 3170 03/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 135: Court's Revised Phase 2 Instructions (.pdf, 184 KB) 3186 03/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 136: Redline of Draft Phase 2 Instructions (.pdf, 187 KB) 3187 03/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 137: Final Phase 2 Verdict Form (.pdf, 72 KB) 3188 03/25/2019
Pretrial order no. 138: Instruction on Noneconomic Damages (.pdf, 32 KB) 3191 03/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 139: Final Phase 2 Instructions (.pdf, 186 KB) 3194 03/26/2019
Pretrial order no. 140: Order re Proposed Judgment (.pdf, 47 KB) 3277 04/08/2019
Pretrial order no. 141: Order Vacating Trial and Setting Upcoming Hearing (.pdf, 58 KB) 3325 04/11/2019