Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:12-CV-131-DCB-JMR
12-11-2012
RICHARD DONNELL BRUCE PLAINTIFF v. 3M COMPANY, ET AL DEFENDANTS
R. Allen Smith, Jr., MSB #99984 THE SMITH LAW FIRM Timothy W. Porter, MSB #9687 John T. Givens, MSB #101561 PORTER &MALOUF, P.A. Colleen S. Welch, MSB #100807 FORMAN PERRY WATKINS KRUTZ & TARDY, LLP Attorney for Clemco Industries Corporation, Clark Sand Company, Inc., Pangborn Corporation, Precision Packaging, Inc., and Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc. Edward Mizell Victor J. Franckiewicz, Jr., MSB #9642 J. Stevenson Ray, MSB #4649 Edward Mizell, MSB #9412 Meade W. Mitchell, MSB #9649 BUTLER, SNOW, O'MARA, STEVENS & CANNADA, PLLC Attorneys for Unimin Corporation Jeffrey P. Fultz, MSB #101058 WILLINGHAM, FULTZ & COUGILL, LLP The Niels Esperson Building Attorney for Kelco Sales & Engineering Company, a division of Polley, Inc., Bob Schmidt, Inc., and Schmidt Manufacturing, Inc. J. William Manuel, MSB #9891 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP Attorney for 3M Company Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr., MSB #7193 Matthew R. Dowd, MSB #101928 G. Austin Stewart, MSB #102570 BRUNINI LAW FIRM Attorneys for Mine Safety Appliances Company and Pauli & Griffin Company, Inc. Joseph G. Baladi Walter T. Johnson, MSB #8712 Joseph G. Baladi, MSB #100286 Corey D. Hinshaw, MSB #101520 WATKINS & EAGER PLLC Attorneys for American Optical Corporation Thomas A. McHale, MSB #102394 STEVE BRYANT & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P. Attorney for E. D. Bullard Company
AGREED ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
This matter came before the Court on the joint motion of Plaintiff Richard Donnell Bruce and Defendants Clemco Industries Corp., Clark Sand Co., Inc., Pangborn Corp., Precision Packaging, Inc., and Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc., to have the claims of this plaintiff against all defendants voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. The Court, having considered the motion, and being further advised that the parties to this order are in agreement, finds that the motion is well-taken and should be granted.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the claims of Plaintiff Richard Donnell Bruce are voluntarily dismissed without prejudice as to all defendants. Each party to bear its own costs.
David Bramlette
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
AGREED TO: ______________
R. Allen Smith, Jr., MSB #99984
THE SMITH LAW FIRM
Timothy W. Porter, MSB #9687
John T. Givens, MSB #101561
PORTER &MALOUF, P.A.
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Colleen S. Welch, MSB #100807
FORMAN PERRY WATKINS KRUTZ &
TARDY, LLP
Attorney for Clemco Industries Corporation,
Clark Sand Company, Inc., Pangborn
Corporation, Precision Packaging, Inc., and
Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc.
Edward Mizell
Victor J. Franckiewicz, Jr., MSB #9642
J. Stevenson Ray, MSB #4649
Edward Mizell, MSB #9412
Meade W. Mitchell, MSB #9649
BUTLER, SNOW, O'MARA, STEVENS &
CANNADA, PLLC
Attorneys for Unimin Corporation
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Jeffrey P. Fultz, MSB #101058
WILLINGHAM, FULTZ & COUGILL, LLP
The Niels Esperson Building
Attorney for Kelco Sales & Engineering
Company, a division of Polley, Inc., Bob
Schmidt, Inc., and Schmidt Manufacturing, Inc.
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J. William Manuel, MSB #9891
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
Attorney for 3M Company
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Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr., MSB #7193
Matthew R. Dowd, MSB #101928
G. Austin Stewart, MSB #102570
BRUNINI LAW FIRM
Attorneys for Mine Safety Appliances Company
and Pauli & Griffin Company, Inc.
Joseph G. Baladi
Walter T. Johnson, MSB #8712
Joseph G. Baladi, MSB #100286
Corey D. Hinshaw, MSB #101520
WATKINS & EAGER PLLC
Attorneys for American Optical Corporation
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Thomas A. McHale, MSB #102394
STEVE BRYANT & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P.
Attorney for E. D. Bullard Company