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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS 

LIABILITY LITGATION

MDL No. 2741

Case No. 16-md-02741-VC

This document relates to: 

Hardeman v. Monsanto, 3:16-cv-00525-VC PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 146:

ORDER RE FURTHER SANCTIONS

Dkt. Nos. 2828, 3385

The Court has reviewed the materials submitted for in camera review in response to the 

order to show cause why the remaining lawyers on Mr. Hardeman’s team should not also be 

sanctioned for the misconduct committed by Aimee Wagstaff during opening statements. See 

Pretrial Order No. 91, Dkt. No. 2828. From these materials, the Court cannot determine with 

sufficient confidence that Michael Baum, Mark Burton, Kathryn Forgie, Brent Wisner, or David 

Wool intentionally committed misconduct. Therefore, the order to show cause is lifted as to them. 

However, the Court finds that Jennifer Moore intentionally joined in the bad faith 

misconduct for which Wagstaff was sanctioned. In contrast to the remaining members of the team, 

who appear not to have been meaningfully involved in finalizing the opening statement after 

Saturday, February 23, 2019, Moore was a full member of the trial team and continued to work 

with Wagstaff in preparing the opening statement through the morning it was delivered. It is clear 

from the attorney submissions – particularly Wool’s – that the issue of violating the Court’s pretrial 

rulings was very much on the team’s radar as of at least February 23rd, but that did not prevent 

Moore and Wagstaff from going forward with an opening statement that so obviously violated 

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those pretrial rulings. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in this order along with the original order 

sanctioning Wagstaff, Jennifer Moore is sanctioned $500 pursuant to the Court’s inherent 

authority. She must submit a check to the Clerk of the Court in that amount within 7 days of this 

order. 

The letters provided for in camera review will be filed under seal so that only the Court has 

access to them. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: May 21, 2019 ___________________________

Honorable Vince Chhabria

United States District Court

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