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Current Developments
Last Updated:
02/22/2012
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NOTICE: THE COURT HAS ISSUED AN
ORDER
REGARDING PRESS AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE TRIAL STARTING FEB. 27, 2012.
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February 22, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
regarding the United States’, Transocean’s, and Anadarko’s
Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment on liability under the
Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act.
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February 17, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
regarding access to the trial by the press and public.
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February 15, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
unsealing documents connected to Weatherford’s Motion for Summary
Judgment.
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February 7, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
addressing some frequently asked questions received from the
press and the public regarding the Feb. 27,
2012 trial.
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February 3, 2012
On this date, the Court held a
Pretrial Conference
regarding the trial scheduled to commence on February 27, 2012.
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January 31, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
changing the time of the 2/3/12 Pretrial Conference to 8:30
a.m. This Pretrial Conference is not a public hearing in
court, but intended as a chambers conference with only trial
counsel to discuss logistical or other issues relating to the
trial scheduled to commence on February 27, 2012.
The Court also issued an
Order
granting in part and denying in part Halliburton’s and BP’s
Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment regarding contractual
indemnity.
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| January 26, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
granting in part and denying in part Transocean’s and BP’s
Cross-Motions for Partial Summary Judgment regarding contractual
indemnity.
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| January 19, 2012
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The Pretrial Conference will
be on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. C.S.T. This final
Pretrial Conference is not a public
hearing in court, but intended as a chambers conference with
trial counsel to discuss logistical or
other issues relating to the trial scheduled to commence on
February 27, 2012.
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| January 18, 2012
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for the
January 19, 2012 Status Conference.
The Court issued an
Order
amending and superseding previous Orders relative to the
Court-supervised escrow account and reserve.
The Court issued
Pretrial Order 48,
amending Pretrial Order 26 and appointing Attorney General James
D. "Buddy" Caldwell as Co-Coordinating Counsel for State
Interests.
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| January 4, 2012
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
amending and clarifying its Order of December 28, 2011, which
established a Court-supervised escrow account and reserve.
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| December 28, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
establishing a Court-supervised escrow account and reserve.
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| December 21, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
rescheduling the next Status Conference for January 19, 2012 at
9:30 a.m.
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| December 16, 2011
On this date, the Court issued held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next Status Conference
will be on Friday, January 20, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. C.S.T.
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| December 15, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the December 16, 2011 Status Conference.
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| December 9, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ Motions to
Dismiss the Local Government Entity Master Complaint and certain
other cases within Pleading Bundle C.
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| November 18, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next Status Conference
will be on Friday, December 16, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. C.S.T.
On this date, the Court issued a
Revised Tentative Agenda for
the November 18, 2011 status conference.
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| November 16, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the November 18, 2011 status conference.
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| November 15, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
denying the BP entities’ Motion for Judgment
on the Pleadings in the Insurance Actions, Case Nos.11-274 and
11-275.
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| November 14, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ Motions to
Dismiss the Complaints of the States of Alabama and Louisiana.
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| October 21, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next Status Conference
will be on Friday, November 18, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. C.S.T.
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| October 19, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for the
October 21, 2011 status conference.
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| October 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting the Joint Motion to Dismiss the claims asserted in the B4
Pleading Bundle.
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| October 5, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #46, appointing Plaintiffs’ Liaison
Counsel, Plaintiff Executive Committee, and Plaintiffs’ Steering
Committee. The Court also issued
Pretrial Order #47, regarding
designation of documents as "Confidential" or "Highly
Confidential" pursuant to Pretrial Order #13.
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| October 4, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Amended
Order, granting in part and denying in part Defendants’
Motions to Dismiss the B3 Master Complaint (amending Order of
September 30, 2011).
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| October 3, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #44, relating to deposition protocol, and
Pretrial Order #45, relating
to the use of sample reference material.
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| September 30, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ Motions to
Dismiss the B3 Master Complaint).
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| September 21, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #43, relating to the definition of "sample"
and the Court’s preservation requirements.
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| September 16, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next Status Conference
will be on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. C.D.T.
The Court also issued Pretrial
Order #42, approving forms for Short-Form Joinder and
Plaintiff Profile Form amendments and dismissals, adopting forms
for the release of medical and employer information, and vacating
Pretrial Order 34.
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| September 14, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #41 (Case Management Order # 3; Amended on
September 21, 2011), governing
the scope and structure of the Trial scheduled for February 27,
2012. The Court also issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the September 16, 2011 status conference.
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| September 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
regarding the creation and management of a shared database to
house data for Bundle B1, Bundle B3, and Bundle C Plaintiffs.
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| September 9, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Stipulated Order
setting deadlines for certain pleadings relative to the B1 Master
Complaint, B3 Master Complaint, Limitation Action (10-2771), and
United States v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al.
(10-4536).
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| August 26, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, granting in part and denying in part
Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the B1 Bundle Master Complaint.
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| August 12, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript.
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| August 11, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Updated Tentative Agenda for
the August 12, 2011 status conference.
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| August 10, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the August 12, 2011 status conference.
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| July 20, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
denying BP’s Motion to Dismiss Transocean’s Complaint in
Intervention in the Insurance Actions.
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| July 15, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting BP’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Between BP and Anadarko.
On this date, the Court also issued an
Order, granting
BP’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ RICO Claims (B2 Pleading
Bundle).
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting Plaintiffs’ Motion on the Admissibility of the Boots and
Coots Report.
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July 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #40 which addresses the return of tangible
items in the possession of the JIT to designated owners.
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July 8, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next status conference
will be Friday, August 12, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.
The Court also issued Pretrial
Order #38 relating to confidentiality of settlement
negotiations, Pretrial Order #39
relating to testing of samples, an
Order granting
BP’s Motion for Non-Applicability of Preservation of Evidence
Obligations, and a Case
Management Order regarding limited discovery and mediation
in connection with Vessels of Opportunity Program contract
matters.
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July 6, 2011
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for the July 8, 2011 status conference.
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June 24, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #37 relating to United States’ and Natural
Resource Trustees’ testing of samples.
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June 20, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an agreed-upon
Case
Management Order governing insurance actions.
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June 16, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
relating to BP’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Between BP and
Anadarko and instructing the parties to submit further briefing.
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
granting Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ D1 Master
Complaint, which included claims for injunctive and regulatory
relief.
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May 26, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference,
including the oral argument on the Motions to Dismiss, was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next status conference
will be Friday, July 8, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.
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May 23, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Agenda for the May 26, 2011
status conference.
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May 16, 2011
On this date, the Court
issued Pretrial Order #36
regarding the production of confidential information by the United
States.
On this date, the Court also issued an
Amendment to
Pretrial Orders #1 and #14 regarding communications
between counsel for the United States, the States, and the
Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
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May 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order denying
certain Plaintiffs’ Motion to Clarify Pretrial Order #34.
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April 29, 2011
On this date, the Court held a Status Conference. The monthly status conference was transcribed
by Cathy Pepper, Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her
at (504) 589-7779 to request a copy of the transcript. The
next status conference will be Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 8:30
a.m.
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order #35,
amending Pretrial Order #30
governing out-of-date samples.
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| April 27, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Agenda for the April 29, 2011
status conference.
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| April 15, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, vacating the
St. Joe’s Company’s Notices of Voluntary Dismissals in two member
cases.
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| April 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #34, requiring leave of court for
dismissals without prejudice.
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| March 25, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed
by Cathy Pepper, Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her
at (504) 589-7779 to request a copy of the transcript. The
next status conference will be Friday, April 29, 2011, at 9:30
a.m.
On this date, the Court also issued an
Order
granting BP’s Motion for Access to the Deepwater Horizon blowout
preventer (Rec. Doc. 1533).
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| March 24, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Agenda for the March 25, 2011
status conference.
On this date, the Court also issued a
Stipulated Order
governing deadlines in connection with Petitioners’ Rule 14(c)
Third-Party Complaint and Certain Bundle C Pleadings.
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| March 15, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, which
permits the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee to provide Commonly
Asked Questions to potential claimants.
On this date, the Court issued another
Order,
regarding deadlines for answers, cross-claims, and third-party
complaints.
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| March 9, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #33, which provides the Short-Form Joinder
form for local government entities and deems Short-Form Joinders
filed in CA 10-9999 to be filed within MDL 2179 and the Limitation
Action, CA 10-2771.
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| March 3, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #32 (Case Management Order #2), which
includes a revised case management schedule.
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 31, which clarifies the master
complaints, short-form joinders, and responsive pleadings.
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| February 25, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed by Cathy Pepper,
Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her at (504) 589-7779
to request a copy of the transcript. The next status conference
will be Friday, March 25, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.
On this date, the Court issued three Orders relating to
parties’ preservation-of-evidence obligations:
Pretrial Order # 30 (granting
the United States’ Motion regarding out-of-date samples),
Order (granting the United States’ Motion regarding
destructive testing of rock samples and drill cuttings), and
Order
(granting BP’s Motion regarding various equipment).
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order # 29, regarding
documents produced by BP in the Texas City Litigation.
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| February 23, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, which
grants the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee’s Motion for Court
Approval of Proposed Notice (Rec. Doc. 1126).
On this date, the Court also issued a
Tentative Agenda for the
February 25, 2011 status conference.
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| February 14, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 28, which amends Pretrial Order # 25 and
Pretrial Order # 11 regarding responsive pleadings deadlines.
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| February 2, 2011
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, which grants in
part Plaintiffs’ Motion to Supervise Ex Parte Communications
Between BP Defendants and Putative Class Members (Rec. Doc. 912).
On this date, the Court also issued an
Order,
granting the State of Louisiana’s Motion for Confirmation of
Non-Applicability of, or Exemption from, Certain Party-Plaintiff
Requirements (Rec. Doc. 876).
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| January 28, 2011
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed
by Cathy Pepper, Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her
at (504) 589-7779 to request a copy of the transcript. The
next status conference will be Friday, February 25, 2011, at 9:30
a.m.
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| January 27, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 27, which amends Pretrial Order # 17 on
deposition protocol.
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 26, announcing the appointment of
Government Coordinating Counsel.
On this date, the Court also issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the January 28, 2011 status conference.
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| January 12, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 25, which clarified the pleading bundles,
responsive pleadings, and the master complaints, as well as
provided the Amended
Plaintiff Profile Form and the
Short-Form
Joinder form.
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order # 24, which
deemed Short-Form Joinders filed in CA 10-8888 to be filed within
MDL 2179 and the Limitation Action, CA 10-2771.
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| January 4, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 23, which
provides notification to unrepresented defendants of depositions.
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order # 22, relating to the United States’ preservation of documents
and electronically stored information.
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| January 3, 2011
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 21, which designates the location of BP
employee depositions.
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| December 17, 2010
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed
by Cathy Pepper, Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her
at (504) 589-7779 to request a copy of the transcript. The
next status conference will be Friday, January 28, 2011, at 9:30
a.m.
Also on this date, the Court issued an
Order,
granting the United States’ First Amended Petition for Enforcement
of Administrative Subpoena (Rec. Doc. 6 in member case 10-4397).
Lastly, the Court issued Pretrial
Order # 20, which outlines direct-file procedures for
parties wishing to join in a Master Complaint.
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| December 15, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for
the December 17, 2010 status conference.
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| December 2, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 19, which sets the dates for status
conferences through February 2012.
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| December 1, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 18, which governs discovery of experts.
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| November 19, 2010
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference.
The monthly status conference was transcribed
by Cathy Pepper, Official Court Reporter. Counsel may contact her
at (504) 589-7779 to request a copy of the transcript.
The Court scheduled the next status conference for Friday,
December 17, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
Also on this date, the Court issued an
Order,
which outlines how Defendant BP will treat different categories of
items having varying degrees of evidentiary worth (Rec. Doc. 780).
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| November 17, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda for the
November 19, 2010 status conference.
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| November 16, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 17, which outlines deposition protocol.
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| November 8, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 16, which outlines discovery procedures
and format relating to the production of documents and electronic
data.
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| November 5, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 15, which continues without hearing all
pending and future motions. No responses to motions are due until
two weeks before the hearing date, which will be set by the Court
in due course.
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| November 3, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order granting
relief to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation from the preservation of
evidence obligations in Pretrial Order # 1 (Rec. Doc. 650).
Also on this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 14, which
governs the treatment of privileged and work product materials.
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| November 2, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 13, which outlines procedures for
protecting confidential material during the discovery process.
Also on this date, the Court issued an
Order
introducing the
Plaintiff Profile
Form pursuant to Pretrial Order # 11. The deadline for
completion of the form is November 22, 2010 (Rec. Doc. 642).
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| October 29, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
ordering Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. to provide cementing
components to the Joint Investigation Team and ordering that no
destructive testing on the cementing components be conducted (Rec.
Doc. 617).
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| October 26, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 12, which outlines the procedure for
filing documents in MDL 2179 and the process for registering with
LexisNexis File & Serve.
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| October 25, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
denying Abdon Callais Offshore’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and
Stay Litigation (Rec. Doc. 114).
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| October 22, 2010
On this date, the Court received a
Letter from Don K.
Haycraft regarding BP’s position on presentment of claims to the
Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
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| October 21, 2010
On this date, the Court received a
Letter from Kenneth R.
Feinberg regarding the Gulf Coast Claims Facility’s intent to
comply with the provisions of Pretrial Order #1.
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| October 18, 2010
On this date, BP filed a
Statement with the Court regarding its position on the
applicability of limit of liability under the Oil Pollution Act of
1990.
Also on this date, the Court also issued Pretrial
Order # 11 (Case Management Order #1), which establishes
important dates and deadlines.
Additionally, the Court issued
Pretrial Order # 10, which appoints the members of the
Defense Steering Committee and the Defense Liaison Counsel.
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| October 15, 2010
On this date, the Court held a
Pretrial Conference
in which matters pertaining to proposed Case Management Order #1
were discussed. The Court scheduled the next pretrial conference
for Friday, November 19, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
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| October 14, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda
for the October 15, 2010 pretrial conference.
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| October 12, 2010
A teleconference call line has been set up for the October 15,
2010 pretrial conference. Starting at 9:15 a.m. central time on
October 15, 2010, parties who wish to attend the conference via
telephone shall dial 1-800-230-1096. Participants will not be
required to enter an access code.
Please be advised that the teleconference is "listen only."
Therefore, teleconference participants will not be able to speak
during the conference.
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| October 8, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #8, which appoints the members of the
Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and the Plaintiff Executive
Committee, and Pretrial Order #9,
which establishes standards and procedures to be utilized by
plaintiffs’ counsel seeking fees and/or expense reimbursement.
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| October 7, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order
appointing Francis E. McGovern, Professor of Law, Duke University
School of Law, as special master in this matter.
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| October 6, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
which denied the State of Louisiana’s Motion to Remand, 10-1156
(Rec. Doc. 304).
The Court also issued an
Order
denying the following motions to remand filed by the State of
Louisiana: 10-1757 (Rec. Doc. 9); 10-1758 (Rec. Doc. 7); 10-1156
(Rec. Doc. 309); 10-2179 (Rec. Doc. 65).
Lastly, the Court issued an
Order
continuing the Limitation Trial in this matter from its tentative
start date of October/November 2011 to Monday, February 27, 2012
at 8:30 a.m.
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| October 1, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order,
which extended the deadline for the filing of proposed Case
Management Order No. 1 to October, 6, 2010.
The Court also issued an
Order setting
the hearing date for Defendants’ Motion to Continue Trial for
October 5, 2010, without oral argument.
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| September 29, 2010
On this date, the Court held a
Status Conference,
in which matters pertaining to proposed Case Management Order No.
1 were discussed.
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| September 24, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Notice stating its intent to
appoint Francis E. McGovern, Professor of Law, Duke University
School of Law, as special master in this matter. Any objection to
this appointment shall be filed by Friday, October 1, 2010.
The Court also issued an
Order, which denied Plaintiffs’ Motion to Reconsider (Rec.
Doc. 44) and canceled oral argument on other pending motions.
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| September 16, 2010
On this date, the Court held its
Initial Pretrial
Conference. At the conference, important dates and
deadlines were established. The Court also scheduled the next
pretrial conference for October 15, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
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| September 15, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Tentative Agenda
for the initial pretrial conference.
A teleconference call line has been set up for the initial
pretrial conference. Starting at 2:00 p.m. central time on
September 16, 2010, parties who wish to attend the conference via
telephone shall dial 1-866-233-3852. Participants will not be
required to enter an access code.
Please be advised that the teleconference is "listen only."
Therefore, teleconference participants will not be able to speak
during the conference.
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| September 9, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #7, which canceled oral argument on certain
pending motions.
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| August 27, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #6, which appoints James P. Roy & Stephen
J. Herman as Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel.
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| August 26, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Order, which amends
Paragraph 14 of Pretrial Order #1, establishing protocol for the
removal, transportation, and immediate storage of the Deepwater
Horizon’s BOP; the Order further mandates that counsel shall meet
and confer regarding longer-term preservation and storage protocol
order(s).
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| August 25, 2010
On this date, the Court issued a
Consolidation Order,
mandating that the limitation action filed by managing owners and
operators of the MODU Deepwater Horizon be consolidated with
MDL-2179 and that all answers and claims in the limitation action
are to be filed in member case 10-2771.
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| August 20, 2010
On this date, the Court held a telephone
Status Conference,
during which liaison counsel discussed the protocol for removal
and preservation of the drill string and the blowout preventer.
On this date, the Court also issued a
Second Amendment to Pretrial
Order #1, which amends Paragraph 14, changing the protocol
for recovery and preservation of physical evidence related to the
drill pipe that is the subject of a fishing operation.
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| August 17, 2010
On this date, the Court issued an
Amendment to Pretrial Order
#3, which changes the date of the motion hearings, with
oral argument, from Friday, September 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. to
Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
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| August 16, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #5, which discusses this Court’s procedure
for handling motions filed in cases prior to those cases being
transferred to the MDL.
On this date, the Court also issued an
Amendment to Pretrial Order
#1, which changes the date of the initial pretrial
conference from Friday, September 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. to
Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
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| August 12, 2010
On this date, the Court issued
Pretrial Order #4, which designates additional interim
liaison counsel for defendants.
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| August 11, 2010
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order #3, which
suspended the deadline for requesting class certification. The
order also reset the hearing dates for various motions. Those
motions will be heard, with oral argument at the initial pretrial
conference.
On this date, the Court also issued
Pretrial Order #2, which outlines procedures for
transferring cases to MDL 2179.
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| August 10, 2010
Pursuant to Pretrial Order #1,
the pretrial conference will be held on Friday, September 17, 2010
at 9:30 a.m. in the Courtroom of Judge Carl J. Barbier.
Also on this date, the United States Judicial Panel on
Multidistrict Litigation issued a
Transfer Order,
which transferred 77 related cases in the In re: Oil Spill
by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April
20, 2010, to this Court.
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