Illinois Atrazine Litigation
Illinois atrazine litigation began in July 2004. Holiday Shores Sanitary District sued Syngenta, Growmark, a farm retail concern with its principal place of business in Towanda, Illinois, and other atrazine manufacturers.
The Holiday Shores v. Syngenta and Growmark case in the Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Madison County is Cause number 2004 –L—710.
Court papers from the Illinois lawsuit can be found here.
This is updated regularly; however, we recommend journalists contact us to ensure you have the latest available information.
2012 court papers:
- 3/08/2012: Order on plaintiffs’ motion regarding email correspondence re: Nadel
- 3/08/2012: Order on plaintiffs’ motion regarding Sherry Ford deposition
2011 court papers:
- 8/01/2011: Order on Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC’s motion for Leave
- 7/29/2011: Objection to subpoenas
- 7/27/2011: Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Response of subpoena
- 7/25/2011: Objections to subpoenas
- 7/20/2011: Motion to file exhibits under seal
- 7/20/2011: Objections to subpoenas
- 7/18/2011: Objections to subpoenas-2
- 7/18/2011: Objections to subpoenas
- 7/14/2011: Motion to file exhibits under seal
- 7/14/2011: Motion for a protective order
- 7/14/2011: Objections to subpoenas-2
- 7/14/2011: Objections to subpoenas
- 7/14/2011: Response to motion for a protective order
- 7/13/2011: California State Supreme Court response and objections to subpoena for production of records
- 7/08/2011: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC’s Emergency Motion for Entry of a Protective Order
- 06/22/2011: Order
- 06/22/2011: Response to motion for protective order
- 06/21/2011: Response memorandum in support of self critical analysis
- 06/21/2011: Response memorandum in support of contents of privilege
- 06/21/2011: Response memorandum of law in support of claims-2
- 06/21/2011: Response memorandum of law in support of claims
- 06/20/2011: Response memorandum of law
- 06/20/2011: Motion for leave to submit supplemental authority in response to motion for leave to appeal
- 06/20/2011: Memorandum of law
- 06/15/2011: Supreme Court order-2
- 06/15/2011: Supreme Court order
- 06/13/2011: Application for order for file to be reopened
- 06/13/2011: Supreme Court motion for leave
- 06/13/2011: Order-3
- 06/13/2011: Order-2
- 06/13/2011: Order
- 06/10/2011: Notice of hearing
- 06/06/2011: Supreme Court order-2
- 06/06/2011: Supreme Court order
- 06/06/2011: Additional authority in response to motion for leave to appeal
- 06/06/2011: Motion for leave to cite additional authority
- 06/06/2011: Supreme Court motion for leave to cite additional authority
- 06/06/2011: Supreme Court additional authority in support of motion to leave
- 06/03/2011: Motion for leave
- 06/03/2011: Motion for leave to cite additional authority
- 05/27/2011: Response to motion for leave
- 05/27/2011: Order
- 05/24/2011: Motion for leave to file under seal-2
- 05/24/2011: Respondent’s motion for leave to file under seal-2
- 05/24/2011: Response to Supreme Court petition for motion for leave to submit supplemental authority
- 05/24/2011: Response to Supreme Court petition for motion for leave
- 05/24/2011: Response to motion for leave
- 05/23/2011: Response to motion for submit supplemental authority
- 05/20/2011: Motion for leave to submit supplemental authority
- 05/18/2011: Motion of non-party subpoena recipients
- 05/18/2011: Motion of non-party subpoena recipient/respondent
- 05/16/2011: Notice of hearing
- 05/13/2011: Supreme Court petition of non-party subpoena recipient
- 04/20/2011: Order
- 04/15/2011: Order
- 04/15/2011: Response to motion for sanctions
- 04/15/2011: Motions to file exhibits under seal
- 04/15/2011: Response to motions for sanctions regarding discovery
- 04/14/2011: Response to motions to file under seal
- 04/13/2011: Response to motions for sanctions-2
- 04/13/2011: Response to motions for sanctions
- 04/13/2011: Amended motion to compel
- 04/07/2011: Memorandum concerning in camera review
- 04/07/2011: Memorandum concerning in camera review-2
2010 court papers:
- 11/03/2010: Motion for clarification of stay order
- 11/03/2010: Notice of hearing
- 11/02/2010: Certificate of service
- 11/02/2010: Motion for Rule 308 certification
- 10/29/2010: Order
- 09/22/2010: Order
- 08/31/2010: Order
- 04/13/2010: Order
- 03/04/2010: Plaintiff’s letter to judge
- 02/22/2010: Notice of voluntary dismissal of certain allegations
2009 court papers:
- 06/22/2009: Objections and responses to requests for production
- 06/22/2009: First set of interrogetories
- 06/22/2009: First requests for admission
- 06/22/2009: First set of requests for production
- 06/22/2009: First request for production
- 05/22/2009: First interrogetories
2008 court papers:
2007 court papers:
2006 court papers:
2005 court papers:
- 07/26/2005: Motion for substitution of judge
- 07/20/2005: Reply to memorandum in opposition to combined motion to dismiss
- 07/11/2005: Memorandum in opposition to combined motion to dismiss-2
- 07/08/2005: Memorandum in opposition to combined motion to dismiss
- 06/20/2005: Combined motion to dismiss-2
- 06/20/2005: Memorandum in support of combined motion to dismiss-2
- 06/20/2005: Memorandum in support of combined motion to dismiss
- 06/20/2005: Combined motion to dismiss
- 06/20/2005: Appendix to combined motion to dismiss
- 06/01/2005: Agree order
- 05/17/2005: Motion to dismiss
- 04/15/2005: Order and assignment
- 03/28/2005: Memorandum and Order-2
- 03/28/2005: Memorandum and Order
2004 court papers:
- 12/02/2004: Motion for oral argument
- 11/23/2004: Memorandum in opposition of motion to remand-2
- 11/23/2004: Memorandum in opposition of motion to remand
- 10/28/2004: Joint motion for extension of time to respond-2
- 10/28/2004: Joint motion for extension of time to respond
- 10/25/2004: Plaintiff’s motion for remand
- 10/24/2004: Memorandum in support of plaintiff’s motion for remand
- 10/06/2004: Order granting motion for extension of time to respond
- 2004 undated: First motion for extension of time to respond
- 2004 undated: Disclosure statement form
- 09/24/2004: Certificate of filing notice to State Court
- 09/24/2004: Consent to and joinder in removal
- 2004 undated: Notice of Removal
- 08/12/2004: Alias summons
- 08/05/2004: First amended class action complaint details
- 08/05/2004: First amended class action complaint
- 07/02/2004: Illinois Holiday Shores Sanitary District complaint
