Current Developments
Last Updated: 03/07/2013
 

May 8, 2013	The Court issued an Order address FTC’s motion for a temporary stay of third-party discovery.
April 11, 2013	The Court issued Order and Reasons granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss direct-purchaser plaintiffs’ claims.
March 7, 2013	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 4A removing Hollis L. Salzman from the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and appointing Jay L. Himes in her stead.
March 7, 2013	The Court issued Deposition and Subpoena Guidelines Order.
March 7, 2013	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 17 setting forth rulings discussed at the status conference held March 6, 2013.
February 8, 2013	The Magistrate Judge issued a Minute Entry quashing Pentair’s deposition notices and subpoenas and sets deadlines for submitting a proposed schedule to the Court as discussed at the telephone conference held this date.
December 7, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 16 setting forth discovery deadlines discussed at the status conference held December 6, 2012.
November 6, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 15 regarding disputed discovery requests raised by the parties in their joint discovery motion and at the discovery conference held on October 25, 2012.
October 25, 2012	The Court issued a Minute Entry setting the schedule discussed at the discovery conference held this date.
September 7, 2012	The Court issued an Order granting Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend complaint.
September 5, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 13 granting Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file amended complaint and setting forth a deadline for Defendants’ to file amendments to their motions to dismiss.
September 4, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 12 memorializing its conference with Liaison Counsel. Oral argument on motion to dismiss set for October 31, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.
August 3, 2012	Revised Protective Order issued by the Court.
July 27, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 11 appointing Defendant Manufacturers’ liaison counsel.
July 26, 2012	Stipulation regarding protocol for production of FTC documents by Manufacturer Defendants.
July 25, 2012	The Court issued Order setting a telephone conference on July 30, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
July 12, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 10 memorializing its rulings and schedule as set forth at the July 11, 2012 status conference. The next status conference set for September 6, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Judge Vance’s courtroom, Room C279, United States Courthouse, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
July 6, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 9 regarding time and expense submissions.
July 6, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 8 regarding electronic service.
July 3, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 7 regarding production of documents and electronic data.
June 25, 2012	Stipulated Protective Order issued by the Court.
June 15, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 6 regarding non-waiver of privileged documents.
June 11, 2012	Stipulation regarding expert materials issued by Court.
June 4, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 5 memorializing its rulings and schedule as set forth at the May 30, 2012 status conference. Oral argument on motion to dismiss set for October 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The next status conference set for July 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Judge Vance’s courtroom, Room C279, United States Courthouse, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
June 4, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 2A requiring all counsel to provide current contact information to liaison counsel and to update such information on an ongoing basis.
May 29, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 4 making the following appointments: Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Ronald Aranoff Hollis L. Salzman Robert N. Kaplan Russ M. Herman Linda P. Nussbaum Scott R. Bickford Arnold Levin Daniel W. Krasner Richard J. Arsenault Douglas G. Thompson, Jr. Matthew B. Moreland Vincent J. Esades Plaintiffs' Executive Committee Russ M. Herman Ronald J. Aranoff Hollis L. Salzman Robert N. Kaplan
May 29, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 3 making the following appointment: Defendants' Liaison Counsel: William B. Gaudet, of Adams and Reese
May 29, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 2 making the following appointments: Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel: Russ Herman, of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, LLP Camilo Salas, of Salas & Co., LP Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel: Thomas H. Brill
April 27, 2012	Conditional Transfer Order-1 received from the MDL Panel transferring four (4) civil actions to the Eastern District of Louisiana.
April 26, 2012	The Court issued a Disclosure regarding Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP's appearance of counsel for the plaintiff in Handy Works Plus LLC v. Pool Corporation, et al, Civil Action No. 12-0061. Any party who wishes to seek Judge Vance's disqualification under the circumstances stated in the Disclosure shall do so by appropriate motion within ten days of entry of this disclosure.
April 25, 2012	The Court issued Pretrial Order No. 1 scheduling an initial conference for May 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Judge Vance's courtroom, Room C279, United States Courthouse, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. The Court stated that the conference would be held for the purposes specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(a), 16(b), 16(c), and 26(f). Counsel are encouraged to advise the Court by May 23, 2012 if there are items that should be added to the agenda. Counsel for the plaintiffs and the defendants were ordered to submit separate written statements by May 23, 2012 indicating their preliminary understandings of the facts involved in the litigation and the critical factual and legal issues. The Court stated that it will appoint liaison counsel for plaintiffs and for defendants. Counsel to confer by May 16, 2012 to seek consensus on the selection of a candidate for liaison counsel. Proposals for liaison counsel shall be submitted to the Court no later than May 23, 2012. It is the Court's intention to appoint a Plaintiffs' Steering Committee. The Court ordered applications for these positions to be filed with the clerk's office on or before May 16, 2012. Any objections to be filed by May 23, 2012.
April 17, 2012	Order received from MDL Panel transferring civil action cases to the Eastern District of Louisiana.