United States District Court for the District of Maine, 2018

87 opinions

IN RE: HARDIEPLANK FIBER CEMENT SIDING LITIGATION This Document Relates to: Heidi Picht, Civil File No. 11-958 (MJD/LIB), the Susan S. Buchanan Personal Residence Trust, Civil File No. 12-1393 (MJD/LIB), James Dillingham, Civil File No. 12-1496 (MJD/LIB), Hugh Fenwick, Civil File No. 12-1391 (MJD/LIB), Michael Swiencki, Civil File No. 12-1392 (MJD/LIB), Mark Kostos, Civil File No. 12-1497 (MJD/LIB), Jonathan Bowers, Civil File No. 12-727 (MJD/LIB), Richard Treece, Civil File No. 12-1669 (MJD/LIB), Masoud Kavianpour, Civil File No. 12-2268 (MJD/LIB), John Brown, Civil File No. 12-2817 (MJD/LIB), Brian Bethel, Civil File No. 12-2728 (MJD/LIB), David and Sharon Angelici, Civil File No. 14-285 (MJD/LIB), John J. Hernandez, Civil File No. 14-4655 (MJD/LIB) 2018-01-02
Cheryl A. EVANS, Plaintiff, v. Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. 2018-01-02
COASTAL COUNTIES WORKFORCE, INC., Plaintiff, v. Paul R. LEPAGE, et al., Defendants. 2018-01-03
NORTH COUNTRY ESCAPE, LLC, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. 2018-01-08
NATIONAL FIRE ADJUSTMENT COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff v. Eric A. CIOPPA, Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance, Defendant 2018-01-08
Sandra K. SHOEMAKER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., and Laurence L. Betterley, Defendants. 2018-01-10
GOODBYE VANILLA, LLC, Plaintiff, v. AIMIA PROPRIETARY LOYALTY U.S. INC., Defendant. 2018-01-18
Thomas Wayne EVENSTAD, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF WEST ST. PAUL, Jenny Halvorson, John Does 1-10, and Jane Does 1-5, Defendants. 2018-01-25
EAST COAST TEST PREP LLC d/b/a Achieve Test Prep and Mark Olynyk, Plaintiffs, v. ALLNURSES.COM, INC., ABC Companies 1-10, John Does 1-10, David R. Smits, as Administrator of the Estate of Brian Short, Lisa Dukes, and Uhura Russ, Defendants. 2018-01-29
Israel AQUILAR, Plaintiff, v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant. 2018-01-30
Augustine PACHECO and Vicki Hansen, for themselves and others similarly-situated, Plaintiffs, v. HONEYWELL, INTERNATIONAL INC., Defendant. 2018-01-31
Janice NOVAK, Plaintiff, v. MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC, Defendant. 2018-02-14
Alexie PORTZ, Jill Kedrowski, Abigail Kantor, Marilia Roque Diversi, Fernanda Quintino Dos Santos, Maria Hauer, Haley Bock, Kaitlyn Babich, Anna Lindell, and Kiersten Rohde, Plaintiffs, v. ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Defendants. 2018-02-26
Robert SCHULTZ, Trustee FOR the Next of Kin of Rosemary SCHULTZ, Decedent, Plaintiff, v. GGNSC ST. PAUL LAKE RIDGE LLC, John Does, and Jane Doe, Defendants. 2018-02-27
LAKES AND PARKS ALLIANCE OF MINNEAPOLIS, Plaintiff, v. The METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, Defendant. 2018-02-27
Vikram BHATIA, D.D.S., et al. on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. 3M COMPANY, Defendant. 2018-03-01
Lawrence MILLER, Plaintiff, v. STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant. 2018-03-02
WEST VIRGINIA PIPE TRADES HEALTH & WELFARE FUND, Employees Retirement System of the State of Hawaii, and Union Asset Management Holding AG, Plaintiffs, v. MEDTRONIC, INC., William A. Hawkins, Gary L. Ellis, Richard E. Kuntz, Julie Bearcroft, Richard Treharne, and Martin Yahiro, Defendants. 2018-03-02
CAREY & ASSOCIATES, P.A., George Shaw, both as class representatives, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SHERIFFS AND COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND, et al., Defendants. 2018-03-05
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Robert David BOEDIGHEIMER, Defendant. 2018-03-07
Timothy W. MANSIR, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. 2018-03-07
PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE X-RAY, INC., and Evolve, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Brad NELSON, Ken Kern, and WebInterstate, Inc., Defendants. 2018-03-07
Tara J. ROY, Plaintiff, v. CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, et al., Defendants. 2018-03-30
John F. SEIBERT, Appellant, v. CEDAR RAPIDS LODGE & SUITES, LLC, James T. Rymes, Rhonda Coborn, Michael Coborn, Scott Shisler, and Julie Shisler, Appellees. 2018-04-10
Terrance SCHRAMMEN, Plaintiff, v. CONAGRA FOODS INC., Defendant. 2018-04-12
Agustin Zacarias MATACUA, Petitioner, v. Brian FRANK, Sherburne County Jail Administrator; Joel Brott, Sherburne County Sheriff; Peter Berg, Field Office Director, ICE; Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Jefferson B. Sessions, U.S. Attorney General ; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Respondents. 2018-04-18
Billie EDMONDS, Plaintiff, v. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 1, Defendant. 2018-04-18
Allan MONGA, and Portland Public Schools, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR the ARTS, Jane Chu, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, and The Poetry Foundation, Defendants, The Maine Arts Commission, Party-in-Interest. 2018-04-21
NIAZI LICENSING CORP., Plaintiff, v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC., Defendant. 2018-04-30
R. Thomas ERICKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLC, et al., Defendants. 2018-05-02
John DOE, Plaintiff, v. The BLAKE SCHOOL, Defendant. 2018-05-07
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, Plaintiff, v. Douglas MELTZER, et al., Defendants. Rodney N. Fisher, Appellant, v. Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC, et al., Appellee. 2018-05-08
Scott SMITH, Plaintiff, v. BRADLEY PIZZA, INC., and Pamela M. Dahl, Defendants. 2018-05-14
Leland S. SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of MAINE BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. 2018-05-16
Awil MOHAMED, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General; Peter Berg, Acting ICE Field Office Director; and Kurt Freitag, Freeborn County Sheriff, Respondents. 2018-05-25
MAINE REPUBLICAN PARTY, Plaintiff, v. Matthew DUNLAP, in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Maine, Defendant. 2018-05-29
William ARMAS and Nancy Armas, Plaintiff, v. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP and Freddie Mac, Defendants. 2018-05-30
Ryan D. BURNETT, Plaintiff, v. OCEAN PROPERTIES, LTD. and AmeriPort, LLC, Defendant. 2018-06-11
LEDUC GIFTS & SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, LLC, d/b/a Signature USA, Plaintiff, v. Daniel SACHS, DSC Products, Inc. and DSC Products Holding, LLC, Defendants. 4Brava, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Daniel Sachs, DSC Products, Inc. and DSC Products Holding, LLC, Defendants. 2018-06-15
Todd BORCHARDT, Michele Borchardt, Danielle Shaver, and Dillon Borchardt, Plaintiffs, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant. 2018-06-26
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., as Trustee FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, v. Julia L. JONES, Defendant. 2018-06-26
ARRM, a Minnesota non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Minnesota, on behalf of itself and its members; Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR), a Minnesota nonprofit association incorporated under the laws of Minnesota, on behalf of itself and its members; and Karla Dee Marder, by her guardian Judy Marder; Robert Clapper, by his guardian James Clapper; Kathryn Smith, by her guardian Gerald Smith; and Cara Pedrille, by her guardian Nino Pedrille, on behalf of other waiver recipients similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Emily Johnson PIPER, in her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendant. 2018-06-28
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF ST. PAUL, Defendant. 2018-07-02
OCCIDENTAL FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, v. INTERSTATE RISK PLACEMENT, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Olson Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Mary Oertli, Third-Party Defendants. 2018-07-02
Atif F. BHATTI; Tyler D. Whitney; and Michael F. Carmody, Plaintiffs, v. The FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ; Melvin L. Watt, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and The Department of the Treasury, Defendants. 2018-07-06
Justin OLSEN and Nancy Shaw, individuals doing business as New World Organics, Jane Doe, and John Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Rickler HAMILTON, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant. 2018-07-10
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. (1) LUMINAIRE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; (2) John D. Miller, Jr.; and (3) Joseph V. Miller, Defendants. 2018-07-12
IN RE: WELLS FARGO ERISA 401(K) LITIGATION 2018-07-19
IN RE: BAIR HUGGER FORCED AIR WARMING DEVICES PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION This Document Relates To: Case Nos.: 17-cv-1078(Julio Ramirez v. 3M Co.) 17-cv-3056 (Ruth Goodpaster v. 3M Co.) 17-cv-3068 (David Henderson v. 3M Co.) 16-cv-2144 (Pearlie Partlow v. 3M Co.) 16-cv-4159 (Ada Trombley v. 3M Co.) 17-cv-459 (Terry Arnold v. 3M Co.) 17-cv-511 (Nancy Axline v. 3M Co.) 2018-07-25
Myriam PARADA Plaintiff, v. ANOKA COUNTY; James Stuart, Anoka County Sheriff; Nicolas Oman, Coon Rapids Police Officer; Coon Rapids Police Department; John Doe, unknown/unnamed defendant; and Jane Doe, unknown/unnamed defendant Defendants. 2018-07-30
Samuel ZEAN, Plaintiff, v. COMCAST BROADBAND SECURITY, LLC; and Southwest Credit Systems, L.P., Defendants. 2018-08-01
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jerome C. RUZICKA and W. Jeffrey Taylor, Defendants. 2018-08-01
Mark W. LATIMER, Petitioner, v. Michelle SMITH, Warden, Respondent. 2018-08-01
Ricardo Gaytan SOTO and Marisol Gaytan Soto, Plaintiffs, v. Anthony SHEALEY and Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC, Defendants. 2018-08-02
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. and BRP U.S. Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ARCTIC CAT INC., and Arctic Cat Sales Inc., Defendants. 2018-08-07
Desiree COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. Thaddeus P. SCHMIDT, acting in his individual capacity as a St. Paul Police Officer, Defendant. 2018-08-09
EAST COAST TEST PREP LLC d/b/a Achieve Test Prep and Mark Olynyk, Plaintiffs, v. Uhura RUSS, Defendant. 2018-08-09
The CATHOLIC MUTUAL RELIEF SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ARROWOOD INDEMNITY COMPANY, f/k/a Royal Indemnity Company and successor to Royal Indemnity Company, Connecticut Indemnity Company, The Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Security Insurance Company Of Hartford, Connecticut Specialty Insurance Company, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, and Orion Capital Companies, Defendants. 2018-08-10
SAFEWAY TRANSIT LLC and Aleksey Silenko, Plaintiffs, v. DISCOUNT PARTY BUS, INC., an inactive Minnesota corporation, Party Bus MN LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, and Adam Fernandez, Defendants. 2018-08-13
IN RE: RFC AND RESCAP LIQUIDATING TRUST ACTION 2018-08-15
Diane M. CHARETTE, Plaintiff, v. ST. JOHN VALLEY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, et al., Defendants. 2018-08-17
Herbert H. HALL, Plaintiff, v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC., Defendant. 2018-08-20
Kevin Scott KARSJENS, David Leroy Gamble, Jr., Kevin John DeVillion, Peter Gerard Lonergan, James Matthew Noyer, Sr., James John Rud, James Allen Barber, Craig Allen Bolte, Dennis Richard Steiner, Kaine Joseph Braun, Christopher John Thuringer, Kenny S. Daywitt, Bradley Wayne Foster, Brian K. Hausfeld, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Emily Johnson PIPER, Kevin Moser, Peter Puffer, Nancy Johnston, Jannine Hébert, and Ann Zimmerman, in their official capacities, Defendants. 2018-08-23
PORTLAND PIPE LINE CORPORATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF SOUTH PORTLAND, et al., Defendants. 2018-08-24
Sophia WILANSKY, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America; Gary Lee Delorme, in his official capacity as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota; Brian James Vanoosbree, in his official capacity as Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Christian Gregory Freichels, in his official capacity as Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Respondents, and Morton County, North Dakota, Intervenor. 2018-08-27
INLINE PACKAGING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Defendant. 2018-09-05
MY PILLOW, INC., Plaintiff, v. LMP WORLDWIDE, INC., Defendant. 2018-09-06
TRI-STATE BOBCAT, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, Plaintiff, v. FINN CORPORATION, an Ohio Corporation, Defendant. 2018-09-06
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff v. ELECTRICITY MAINE LLC, Spark Holdco LLC, Emile Clavet, Kevin Dean, Katherine Veilleux, and Jennifer Chon, Defendants. Electricity Maine LLC, Spark Holdco LLC, Emile Clavet, and Kevin Dean, Counterclaimants v. Zurich American Insurance Company, Counterdefendant. 2018-09-07
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jerome C. RUZICKA and W. Jeffrey Taylor, Defendants. 2018-09-07
Shelly CHRISTIANSON, Plaintiff, v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant. 2018-09-07
KATO ENGINEERING, INC., Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant, v. David F. HANLEY, Defendant, Counterclaim Plaintiff and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Nidec Americas Holding Corporation, Defendant and Third-Party Defendant. 2018-09-11
Denise RATHMAN, Plaintiff, v. UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY d/b/a Assurant Employee Benefits, Defendant. 2018-09-12
Jorge OSORIO, Plaintiff, v. MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC dba Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, a Delaware Corporation, successor Corporation to Benchmark Hospitality and StepStone Hospitality, Inc. dba the Northland Inn/Marriott Northland Inn/Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, and StepStone Hospitality, Inc., a Rhode Island Corporation, successor Corporation to Benchmark Hospitality and predecessor Corporation to Minneapolis Hotel Acquisition Group, LLC, dba the Northland Inn/Marriott Northland Inn and/or Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, Defendants. 2018-09-14
Davenell L. ASH and Unique Beauty & Hair Supply, L.L.C., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DULUTH and Officers 1-10, in their individual capacities for actions under color of law as police officers of the City of Duluth, Defendants. 2018-09-18
Brittany R. TOVAR and, Reid Olson, Plaintiffs, v. ESSENTIA HEALTH; Innovis Health, LLC, d/b/a Essentia Health West; HealthPartners, Inc.; and HealthPartners Administrators, Inc., Defendants. 2018-09-20
OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 279, Plaintiff, v. M.N.B., BY AND THROUGH Her Parent, J.B., Defendant. 2018-09-25
The MIDWEST DISABILITY INITIATIVE and Michael Ray Marchand, Plaintiffs, v. NELMATT, LLC, Defendant. 2018-09-26
D.M., a minor, BY BAO XIONG, the mother, legal guardian, and next friend of D.M; and Z.G., a minor, by Joel Greenwald, the father, legal guardian, and next friend of Z.G., Plaintiffs, v. MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE; Erich Martens, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Minnesota State High School League; Craig Perry, in his official capacity as an Associate Director of the Minnesota State High School League; Bob Madison, in his official capacity as an Associate Director of the Minnesota State High School League; and Bonnie Spohn-Schmaltz, in her official capacity as President of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota State High School League, Defendants. 2018-09-27
Abdisalam WILWAL, and Sagal Abdigani, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, M.O., N.W., A.W., and A.M., Plaintiffs, v. Kirstjen NIELSEN, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Kevin McAleenan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in His Official Capacity; Thomas Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in His Official Capacity; Derek N. Benner, Acting Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in His Official Capacity; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, in His Official Capacity; Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in His Official Capacity; Charles H. Kable, IV, Director of the Terrorist Screening Center, in His Official Capacity; and the United States of America, Defendants. 2018-09-27
Anxo Cereijo ROIBAS, as Assignee of Melissa True, and Melissa True, Plaintiffs, v. EBPA, LLC, d/b/a/ Employee Benefit Plan Administration, and MaineGeneral Health, Defendants. 2018-09-28
Judy LARSON, Janelle Mausolf, and Karen Reese, Individually and on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM; the Allina Health System Board of Directors; the Allina Health System Retirement Committee; the Allina Health System Chief Administrative Officer; the Allina Health System Chief Human Resources Officer; Clay Ahrens; John I. Allen; Jennifer Alstad; Gary Bhojwani; Barbara Butts-Williams; John R. Church; Laura Gillund; Joseph Goswitz; Greg Heinemann; David Kuplic; Hugh T. Nierengarten; Sahra Noor; Brian Rosenberg; Debbra L. Schoneman; Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.; Abir Sen; Sally J. Smith ; Darrell Tukua; Penny Wheeler ; Duncan Gallagher ; Christine Webster Moore; Kristyn Mullin; Steve Wallner; John T. Knight ; and John Does 1-20, Defendants. 2018-10-01
John RUSZCZYK, AS TRUSTEE FOR the Next of Kin of Justine Maia RUSZCZYK, Plaintiff, v. Mohamed Mohamed NOOR and Matthew Thomas Harrity, Acting in Their Individual Capacities as Minneapolis Police Officers; Janeé Harteau, Acting in Her Official Capacity as Minneapolis Chief of Police; Medaria Arradondo, Acting in His Official Capacities as Minneapolis Assistant Chief of Police and Minneapolis Chief of Police; and the City of Minneapolis, Defendants. 2018-10-02
GREEN PLAINS OTTER TAIL, LLC, Plaintiff, v. PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., Defendant. 2018-10-04
Michael KNOTTS, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Defendant. 2018-10-10
IN RE: EPIPEN ERISA LITIGATION 2018-10-26
PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC, Plaintiff, v. Ashley D. BEATTY, Maxor National Pharmacy Services, LLC, Defendants. 2018-11-01