Case details

Court: moed
Docket #: 4:01-cv-00253
Case Name: Monsanto Company v. Harris
PACER case #: 12676
Date filed: 2001-02-15
Date terminated: 2002-09-11
Assigned to: District Judge Rodney W. Sippel
Case Cause: 28:1338 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Monsanto Company
Plaintiff
Daniel C. Cox
THOMPSON COBURN, LLP One US Bank Plaza St. Louis, MO 63101 314-552-6139 Fax: 314-552-7139 Email: dcox@thompsoncoburn.com
TERMINATED: 02/12/2002 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erik L. Hansell
HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP 190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-480-1500 Fax: 314-480-1505 Email: erik.hansell@huschblackwell.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Glennon P. Fogarty
HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP 190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-480-1500 Fax: 314-480-1505 Email: glennon.fogarty@huschblackwell.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Joseph C. Orlet
HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP 190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-480-1500 Fax: 314-480-1505 Email: joseph.orlet@huschblackwell.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Matthew T. Schelp
OFFICE OF U.S. ATTORNEY 111 S. Tenth Street 20th Floor St. Louis, MO 63102 314-539-2200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen G. Strauss
BRYAN CAVE LLP One Metropolitan Square 211 N. Broadway Suite 3600 St. Louis, MO 63102 314-259-2000 Fax: 314-259-2020 Email: sgstrauss@bryancave.com
TERMINATED: 02/12/2002 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Garland Ray Harris, Jr.
Defendant
Garland Ray Harris, Jr.
481 Dryridge Road Elizabeth City, NC 27909 PRO SE

Edwin D. Akers , Jr.
GALLOP JOHNSON 101 South Hanley Suite 1700 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-615-6000 Fax: 314-615-6001 Email: edakers@gjn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Melanie R. King
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE, LLP 7700 Forsyth Boulevard Suite 1800 St. Louis, MO 63105 314-259-4742 Fax: 314-621-5065 Email: mking@armstrongteasdale.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2001-02-15 1 0 COMPLAINT; # Summons Issued: 1 # Days to Respond: 20 # Counts: 5 Disclosure of Corp Cert issued to: pltf exhibits attached: A-C (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 2 0 RECEIPT # s2001-004023 in the amount of $ 150 for filing fee (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 3 0 TRACK INFORMATION STATEMENT filed by plaintiff Monsanto Company track 1 preferred (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 4 0 NOTICE OF PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER ; Process Server: Harrington Investigations (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 5 0 DISCLOSURE of Corporation Interests Certificate Parent companies: Pharmacia Corporation Subsidiaries: n/a Publicly held company: Pharmacia Corporation by plaintiff Monsanto Company (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 6 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company for temporary restraining order and protective order w/ex A, memorandum in support and proposed temporary restraining order adn protective order attached (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 7 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company for expedited discovery , and for entry of protective order w/memorandum in support and Rules 26(c) and 65 certification (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 8 0 NOTICE of bond for temporary restraining order by plaintiff Monsanto Company (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-15 9 0 MINUTES: before Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; parties present for TRO, hearing continued to 2/16/01; pltff is to contact deft re:this matter; pltff to report to Court outcome; court reporter: Carleen Horenkamp; proceedings started: 4:55 pm ended: 5:15 pm (LJK) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-16 10 0 MINUTES: Parties present for TRO before Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; Heard; Order to be issued; TRO granted - RWS; court reporter: Ann Taylor; proceedings started: 11:00 - ended: 11:20 (CMA) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-16 11 0 TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel: granting motion for temporary restraining order and protective order [6-1] (See Order For Details) (cc: all counsel) [11-1] (CMA) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-16 12 0 BOND by plaintiff Monsanto Company in amount of $5,000.00 (CMA) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-16 13 0 RECEIPT # S2001-004054 in the amount of $5,000.00 for TRO/Cost Bond - Treasury (CMA) (Entered: 02/22/2001)
2001-02-23 14 0 NOTICE by plaintiff Monsanto Company of Filing Original Exhibit A to Monsanto Company's Motion For Temporary Restraining Order w/ Original Exhibit A (CMA) (Entered: 02/26/2001)
2001-03-12 15 0 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Garland Ray Harris Jr. on 2/20/01 by personal service by serving Garland Ray Harris, Jr. (CMA) (Entered: 03/13/2001)
2001-03-12 16 0 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Garland Ray Harris Jr. by Edwin D. Akers Jr. (CMA) (Entered: 03/13/2001)
2001-03-12 17 0 ANSWER by defendant Garland Ray Harris Jr. to Pltf's Complaint [1-1] (CMA) (Entered: 03/13/2001)
2001-03-12 18 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company for order For Return of Bond w/ Exhibits A-E (CMA) (Entered: 03/13/2001)
2001-03-15 19 0 HEREBY ORDERED by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that Deft shall, w/i 10 days of the date of this order, show cause why Pltf's motion for return of bond should not be granted response to order show cause 3/29/01 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 03/16/2001)
2001-04-18 20 0 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff Monsanto Company by Glennon P. Fogarty (CMA) (Entered: 04/19/2001)
2001-08-13 21 0 HEREBY ORDERED by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that Pltf Monsanto Company's Motion for Return of Bond is GRANTED; FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, return to Monsanto Company, in care of and payable to its attorneys, Thompson Coburn LLP, the five thousand dollar ($5,000.00) bond filed on 2/16/01; granting motion for order For Return of Bond [18-1] (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 08/13/2001)
2001-08-17 22 0 FINANCIAL ENTRY of: Letter From Finance to Attorney Stephen G. Strauss regarding return of $5,000.00 (Check No. 10281) [21-1] w/ Copy of Check (CMA) (Entered: 08/20/2001)
2001-11-07 23 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company for hearing (Rule 16 Scheduling Conference) (CMA) (Entered: 11/08/2001)
2001-11-13 24 0 RULE 16 ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; standard(2) track , ; Rule 16 Conference 12/7/01 at 10:30 ; joint scheduling plan ddl 11/30/01 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 11/13/2001)
2001-11-30 25 0 JOINT PROPOSED SCHEDULING PLAN by plaintiff Monsanto Company (Note: Signature of Attorney For Deft is NOT Original) (CMA) (Entered: 12/03/2001)
2001-12-07 26 0 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; standard(2) track , Rule 16 Conference Deadline Satisfied , ; motion to add party ddl 2/4/02 ; Disc completion ddl 9/16/02 ; Notice of Motion ddl set for 9/20/02 and the completed motion package in this case shall be filed no later than 11/4/02 ; non-disp motion ddl 9/27/02 ; non-jury 2/10/03 at 9:00 ; pt comp ddl 1/21/03 ; ADR future refer 3/1/02 and that reference shall terminate on 4/30/02 , Status hearing 3/8/02 at 10:00 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 12/07/2001)
2002-01-07 27 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company to withdraw attorney Daniel C. Cox , to withdraw attorney Stephen G. Strauss (CMA) (Entered: 01/08/2002)
2002-02-12 28 0 RULED DOCUMENT by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel granting motion to withdraw attorney Daniel C. Cox [27-1]; withdrawing attorney Daniel C. Cox for Monsanto Company, granting motion to withdraw attorney Stephen G. Strauss [27-2]; withdrawing attorney Stephen G. Strauss for Monsanto Company (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 02/13/2002)
2002-03-01 29 0 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR: by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; Case set for Mediation; Designation of Lead Counsel: Matthew T. Schlep ADR completion ddl 4/30/02; Designation of Neutral 3/21/02; ADR Conference Report ddl 3/21/02 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 03/01/2002)
2002-03-21 30 0 DESIGNATION NEUTRAL REPORT by plaintiff Monsanto Company; Neutral: L.P. Hornthal, Jr.; date of conference: 4/29/02; time: 9:30; location: 301 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0220 (Note: Signature of Attorney For Deft is By Attorney For Pltf) (CMA) (Entered: 03/22/2002)
2002-03-22 31 0 ORDER appointing neutral by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel; neutral: L.P. Hornthal, Jr. (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 03/22/2002)
2002-03-22 32 0 NOTICE of appointment of neutral; neutral: L.P. Hornthal, Jr.; neutral selected by: Parties (CMA) (Entered: 03/22/2002)
2002-04-12 33 0 NOTICE by plaintiff Monsanto Company of change of address for Joseph C. Orlet and Glennon P. Fogarty of Husch & Eppenberger to 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63105 (Note: Address Correct in System) (CMA) (Entered: 04/15/2002)
2002-05-03 34 0 ADR NO COMPLIANCE REPORT: Neutral: L.P. Hornthal, Jr. - Although this case was referred to ADR, a conference WAS NOT HELD; The reason the conference was not held: Case was settled without mediation, as per advice of counsel (CMA) (Entered: 05/06/2002)
2002-05-07 35 0 ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that the 2/10/03 trial setting is vacated and all pending motions are denied w/o prejudice; FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall file, w/i 30 days of the date of this order, a stipulation for dismissal, a motion for leave to voluntarily dismiss, or a proposed consent judgment; Failure timely to comply w/ this order shall result in the dismissal of this action w/ prejudice All Deadlines Satisfied Except For Dismsl Papers Deadline , Dismsl papers ddl 6/6/02 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 05/07/2002)
2002-05-16 36 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company, defendant Garland Ray Harris Jr. for order for Approval of Final Consent Injunction and Judgment by This Court w/ Proposed Final Consent Injunction and Judgment (CMA) (Entered: 05/17/2002)
2002-05-20 37 0 ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that a hearing on the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Final Consent Injunction and Judgment by this Court is set for Thursday, 5/23/02, at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom 10 South In-court hearing 5/23/02 at 11:00 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 05/20/2002)
2002-06-21 38 0 ORDER by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that all pending motions are denied w/o prejudice; FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall file, w/i 30 days of the date of this order, a stipulation for dismissal, a motion for leave to voluntarily dismiss, or a proposed consent judgment; Failure timely to comply w/ this order shall result in the dismissal of this action w/ prejudice; denying w/o prejudice motion for order for Approval of Final Consent Injunction and Judgment by This Court [36-1] Dismsl papers ddl 7/22/02 (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 06/24/2002)
2002-07-22 39 0 MOTION by plaintiff Monsanto Company for order For Approval of Final Consent Injunction Judgment w/ Memorandum in Support w/ Exhibits A-C (CMA) (Entered: 07/23/2002)
2002-09-11 40 0 Final CONSENT Injunction and JUDGEMENT by Honorable Rodney W. Sippel that Harris, or any officer, agent, servant, employee, attorney, and each person in active concert or participation w/ Harris who received actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or otherwise, is permanently enjoined from ...; By consent of the parties, judgment is entered against Harris in favor of Monsanto in the amount of $62,674.00, each party to otherwise bear its own costs (See Document For Details); for plaintiff Monsanto Company against defendant Garland Ray Harris Jr. in the amount of $62,674.00 terminating case (cc: all counsel) (CMA) (Entered: 09/12/2002)
2002-09-12 41 0 Final Patent/Tradmark/Copyright form sent to Commissioner (CMA) (Entered: 09/12/2002)