Case details

Court: txwd
Docket #: 1:14-cv-01141
Case Name: Knox et al v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. et al
PACER case #: 730152
Date filed: 2014-12-30
Date terminated: 2017-02-17
Assigned to: Judge Sam Sparks
Case Cause: 28:1330 Breach of Contract
Nature of Suit: 195 Contract Product Liability
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Tracey Knox
Plaintiff
on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated
Jon M. Herskowitz
Baron & Herskowitz 9100 S. Dadeland Blvd. Suite 1704 MIami, FL 33156 305-670-0101 Email: jon@bhfloridalaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tina Wolfson
Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C. 1016 Palm Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90069 310-474-9111 Fax: 310-474-8585 Email: twolfson@ahdootwolfson.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William H. Anderson
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca LLP 507 C. Street NE Washington, DC 20002 202-789-3960 Fax: 202-789-1813 Email: wanderson@cuneolaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erica C. Mirabella
132 Boylston St, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02116 617-58--8270 Email: emirabella@gnemlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sarah McDonagh
Plaintiff
on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated
Jon M. Herskowitz
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tina Wolfson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William H. Anderson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erica C. Mirabella
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Derek Guluba
Plaintiff
on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated
Jon M. Herskowitz
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tina Wolfson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William H. Anderson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erica C. Mirabella
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Barbara Trevino
Plaintiff
on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated
Jon M. Herskowitz
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tina Wolfson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William H. Anderson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erica C. Mirabella
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Whole Foods Market Inc.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/29/2014
Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
Defendant
Dawn M. Mertineit
Seyfarth Shaw World Trade Center East, Suite 300 Two Seaport Lane Boston, MA 02210 617-946-4917 Fax: 617-790-5344 Email: dmertineit@seyfarth.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John H. Hempfling , II
National Litigation Counsel Whole Foods Market Central Office 550 Bowie Street Austin, TX 78703 (512)542-0213 Fax: 512/482-7213 Email: john.hempfling@wholefoods.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Bazarian
Seyfarth Shaw World Trade Center East Two Seaport Lane, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02210-2028 617-946-4800 Email: sbazarian@seyfarth.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

WFM Private Label, L.P.
Defendant
Dawn M. Mertineit
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John H. Hempfling , II
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Bazarian
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2014-08-01 1 0 COMPLAINT against Whole Foods Market, Inc. Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-5129321 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by TRACEY KNOX. (Attachments: # 1 CATEGORY FORM, # 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET)(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-01 2 0 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Richard G. Stearns assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. (Abaid, Kimberly) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-01 3 0 Summons Issued as to Whole Foods Market, Inc.. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Paine, Matthew) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 08/01/2014)
2014-08-29 4 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., WFM Private Label, L.P., filed by Tracey Knox.(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 08/29/2014)
2014-09-04 5 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of William Anderson Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-5173865 by Tracey Knox. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/04/2014)
2014-09-05 6 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Anderson. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/05/2014)
2014-09-08 7 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jon M. Herskowitz Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-5177921 by Tracey Knox. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/08/2014)
2014-09-08 8 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Herskowitz. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/08/2014)
2014-09-09 9 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen C. Bazarian on behalf of WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. (Bazarian, Stephen) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/09/2014)
2014-09-09 10 0 STIPULATION re 4 Amended Complaint - Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond - by WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Bazarian, Stephen) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/09/2014)
2014-09-10 11 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered treating parties' Stipulation as a joint motion to extend defendants' time to respond to the Amended Class Action Complaint until September 29, 2014. The motion is ALLOWED. In the future, any request to alter the mandates of the federal rules of civil procedure must be made in the form of a motion. (Zierk, Marsha) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/10/2014)
2014-09-23 12 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Tina Wolfson Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-5202793 by Derek Guluba, Tracey Knox, Sarah McDonagh, Barbara Trevino. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Notice of Change of Address)(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/23/2014)
2014-09-24 13 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Wolfson. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/24/2014)
2014-09-26 14 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Dawn M. Mertineit on behalf of Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Mertineit, Dawn) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/26/2014)
2014-09-26 15 0 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to October 31, 2014 to Respond to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint by WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc..(Bazarian, Stephen) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/26/2014)
2014-09-29 16 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Extension of Time until October 31, 2014 to answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint in light of the parties' anticipation that plaintiff will file an unobjected to Second Amended Complaint. Defendant will have 14 days, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to answer the Second Amended Complaint. (RGS, int2) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 09/29/2014)
2014-10-06 17 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT against WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., filed by Derek Guluba, Tracey Knox, Sarah McDonagh, Barbara Trevino.(Mirabella, Erica) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 10/06/2014)
2014-10-09 18 0 NOTICE by Derek Guluba, Tracey Knox, Sarah McDonagh, Barbara Trevino Notice of MDL Filing (Attachments: # 1 Memo ISO Motion, # 2 Schedule of Actions, # 3 Certificate of Service, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Exhibit B, # 6 Exhibit C, # 7 Exhibit D, # 8 Exhibit E, # 9 Exhibit F, # 10 Exhibit G, # 11 Corrected Schedule of Actions, # 12 Corrected Certificate of Service, # 13 Notice Certificate of Service)(Wolfson, Tina) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 10/09/2014)
2014-10-15 19 0 Assented to MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Ruling on Motion for Transfer by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation by WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-1 MDL Motion, Memorandum, and Schedule, # 2 Exhibit A-2 MDL Memorandum Exhibits A - D, # 3 Exhibit A-3 MDL Memorandum Exhibit E, # 4 Exhibit A-4 MDL Memorandum Exhibits F - G, # 5 Exhibit A-5 MDL Corrected Schedule of Actions)(Bazarian, Stephen) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 10/15/2014)
2014-10-16 20 0 Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 19 Motion to Stay (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 10/16/2014)
2014-12-10 21 0 Informational copy of MDL Conditional Initial Transfer Order in MDL Case 2588 received from the mdl panel requesting transfer of case for consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Jones, Sherry) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 12/10/2014)
2014-12-30 22 0 Certified copy of MDL Conditional Transfer Order in MDL Case 2588 received from District of Western District of Texas requesting transfer of case for consolidated pretrial proceedings (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 12/30/2014)
2014-12-30 23 0 Case transferred electronically to Western District of Texas pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order entered by the MDL Panel on 12/12/14 Original file and certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet sent to the Clerk in that district. (Flaherty, Elaine) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 12/30/2014.] (Entered: 12/30/2014)
2014-12-30 24 0 Case electronically transferred in from District of Massachusetts; Case Number 1:14-cv-13185, pursuant to MDL Transfer Order entered by JPML. Master case number 1:14mc2588. (Entered: 12/30/2014)
2015-06-23 25 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John H. Hempfling, II on behalf of WFM Private Label, L.P., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. Attorney John H. Hempfling, II added to party WFM Private Label, L.P.(pty:dft), Attorney John H. Hempfling, II added to party Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.(pty:dft) (Hempfling, John) (Entered: 06/23/2015)