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5.16.12 Notice of Substitution - Dykes Lumber Company, Inc.

5.10.12 Early & Strauss Proposed Trial Ready Cases

5.08.12 Weitz & Luxenberg Filed & Executed Stipulation of Dismissal - March 2012 FIFO Group

5.01.12 October 2012 in extremis Cluster and Discovery Schedule now available

4.26.12 Scheduling Notice from Judge Madden re: January 2011 FIFO Cluster

4.24.12 Memorandum re Adequacy and Allocation Orders

4.24.12 Judge Feinman Trial Order re Weitz September 2011 FIFO Group

4.19.12 New Special Master Appointment Order

4.17.12 Weitz & Luxenberg Letter re All Asbestos Cases - Discovery of Bankruptcy Trust Proof of Claims Materials

4.16.12 Jury Selection before Judge Gische re Weitz July 2011 FIFO Group I begins 4/30/12

4.11.12 Notice of Bankruptcy - Allwood Door Company

4.10.12 May 2013 and June 2013 FIFO Cluster and Discovery Schedules now available

4.02.12 Letter to Court attaching recent Texas jurisdiction ruling denying Defs Motion to Compel Bankruptcy Claim Materials

3.28.12 Jury Selection before Judge Judith Gische re Early & Strauss Feb 2009 Trial Case of James B. Mims

3.26.12 Reply Affirmation Objecting to Bankruptcy Trust Submissions

3.24.12 Weitz & Luxenberg Filed & Executed Stipulation of Dismissal - February 2012 FIFO Group

3.22.12 The calendar call in Judge Heitler's courtroom has been moved from Thursday, March 29 to Wednesday, March 28.

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Defense Counsel Meeting

Commencing in February 2012, the meetings will resume at Wilson Elser. Reception and the conference room we will use will be on the 23rd floor of our offices. The dates are as follows:

Sincere thanks to Mendes and Mount for allowing the group to use their conference room while Wilson Elser underwent construction.

It is requested that individuals knowledgeable about the goings on in the litigation attend in order to make the meetings more meaningful.

Mandatory E-Filing

Pursuant to Administrative Order, electronic filing will become mandatory in all asbestos cases that are commenced in New York County Supreme Court on or after February 27, 2012.

(See Notice to the Bar Regarding Mandatory E-Filing)

Justice Heitler will still be requiring working copies of all motion papers.

New Filing Requirements for NYCAL Asbestos Cases
(Initial Filing Only)

Effective 9/2/08, every NYCAL asbestos case filed must have an 8 1/2 x 11 cover sheet with the words:

THIS IS AN ASBESTOS MATTER

The Clerk's Office will be assigning a special series of index numbers to all NYCAL cases which will enable the Court to keep track of filings.

Hand deliver all subpoenas to Room 412. All NOSJMs should be brought to Room 412 Wednesdays of each week only.

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