Agent Orange Collection
Manuscript Collection 313

Collection Description: legal records, research materials, and correspondence pertaining to the litigation initiated by U.S. Military Veterans against the U.S. Government, contractors, and chemical manufacturers for its usage of the defoliant and herbicide Agent Orange/Dioxin during the Vietnam War.
Date coverage: 1979-1987
Size: 33 cubic ft.

Organization: Chronological.

Processing Information: container list and processing by Joseph Cocanower (intern, spring semester 2009) with the assistance of Jason Torre, University Archivist.
Finding aid edited by and website by Kristen J. Nyitray, Head, Special Collections and University Archives, August 2009.

Container List

Series 1: Docket Sheets and Docket Memorandums
Series 2: Administrative Files
Series 3: Legal Research

Series 1: Docket Sheets and Docket Memorandums

Series Note: Docket numbers are in consecutive, numerical order.

Box 1

M-1 Overall Strategy. May 29, 1979
M-2 Propriety of Class Action. June 14, 1979 (2 Copies)
M-5 Diversity. June 16, 1979
M-6 Disparate State Common Law on Products Liability. July 5, 1979
M-9 Admissibility of Marine Questionnaire. December 13, 1979
M-10 Affirmative Defenses - I. December 16, 1979
M-11 Hearing on Class Certification. December 16, 1979
M-12 Bifurcated product liability trial. December 18, 1979
M-13 Causation. December 18, 1979
M-14 Standards of Proof of Causation - I. December 20, 1979
M-15 Affirmative Defenses - II. December 21, 1979
M-16 Hearing of December 21, 1979. December 21, 1979
M-17 Admissibility in evidence of Marine Questionnaire Part 2. December 23, 1979
M-18 Decertification; subclasses. December 24, 1979
M-19 Res. Judicata & Collateral Estoppel; decertification. December 26, 1979
M-23 Special Masters. January 2, 1980
M-26 Indemnity against United States. January 4, 1980
M-29 Permissible communications (class actions). January 23, 1980
M-30 Possibility of an Implied Private Cause of Action after Transamerica v. Lewis. January 28, 1980
M-32 Additional bases for subject matter jurisdiction. January 31, 1980
M-33 Need for uniform rule of decision as to rights, remedies or defenses in product liability cases. February 2, 1980
M-36 Does Defendants' Plea that the Defense Production Act bars plaintiffs' claims provide independent grounds for sustaining Judge Pratt's decision. February 5, 1980
M-37 Research Assignments. February 5, 1980
M-38 Comparative Survey State Law on Product Liability. February 6, 1980
M-39 Gag order letter of June 25, 1979. June 25, 1979
M-40 Class Certification letter. October 10, 1979
M-42 Memorandum from Ruddock re Disparate State Common law in products liability law; indemnity against United States. February 14, 1980.
M-43 Federal interest (jurisdictional issue; brief). February 17, 1980
M-44 Federal Common Law Class Actions. February 18, 1980
M-45 Sovereign Immunity; Federal Tort Claims Act Recovery. February 18, 1980
M-46 Strategy vs. United States. February 18, 1980
M-47 Federal Relationship (United States with members armed forces and suppliers of ordinance). February 18, 1980
M-48 United States waiver of sovereign immunity. February 19, 1980
M-49 Research memorandum assigned to Ruddock. February 20, 1980
M-50 Feres doctrine as additional basis of subject matter jurisdiction. February 20, 1980
M-51 Appellate brief on jurisdictional issues. February 20, 1980
M-52 Sovereign immunity. February 20, 1980
M-53 Jurisdictional requirements for plaintiffs claim against impleaded third party defendant. February 22, 1980
M-56 Waiver of sovereign immunity. February 27, 1980
M-57 Jurisdiction of alien's action for tort. February 22, 1980
M-58 Federal common law - contracts with the United States. February 22, 1980
M-62 Memorandum from Russo re Admissibility of Expert Testimony. January 29, 1980
M-63 Memorandum from Ruddock re legislative history of Veterans Health Program Extension and Improvement Act of 1979. February 27, 1980
M-64 Memorandum to Ruddock re acquiring compendium. March 3, 1980
M-65 Memorandum to Ruddock re research. February 27, 1980
M-67 Memorandum re Federal Interests, 50 USC War & National Defense, Welfare, Veterans benefits. February 29, 1980
M-68 Memorandum re Political question. March 1, 1980
M-69 Memorandum re third party beneficiary suits. Part 2. March 2, 1980
M-70 Memorandum re Miree v. Kalb, 433 US 25. March 2, 1980
M-72 Memorandum from Ruddock v. Non-justiciability-Political questions. March 5, 1980
M-74 Memorandum re class action (legal fees) (with slip opinion on Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert. March 11, 1980
M-75 Memorandum re Jurisdictional brief (Agent Orange government studies). March 12, 1980
M-77 Memorandum from Ruddock re jurisdictional arguments. March 16, 1980
M-78 Memorandum re Appellate Brief (Statement of facts). March 21, 1980
M-79 Memorandum re Notice Requirements. December 24, 1979
M-82 Memorandum re consolidation as opposed to class certification. December 23, 1979
M-83 Memorandum re Affirmative Defense-Part 3. December 24, 1979
M-84 United States as Third Party Defendant. December 24, 1979
M-85 Members of Class. December 24, 1979
M-86 Memorandum re Defense Production Act. April 28, 1980
M-87 Tolling of Statute of Limitations. September 25, 1980
M-88 Memorandum re Veterans organization standing to sue in Agent Orange September 27, 1980
M-89 Memorandum re Statue of Limitations problems - Chicago meeting. September 27, 1980
M-90 Memorandum re summary of legal strategy (Chicago meeting). September 25, 1980
M-91 Memorandum re evaluation and development of legal strategy (Chicago meeting). September 27, 1980
M-92 Memorandum re Suits by Veterans and their Kin v. United States. October 16, 1980
M-94 Memorandum re Agent Orange §1983 (Civil Rights Statute). October 24, 1980
M-97 Memorandum re Federal Tort Claims Act. November 10, 1980
M-98 Memorandum re Lead Counsel. November 14, 1980
M-99 Class Action v. Veterans Administration Hospital. November 14, 1980
M-100 Memorandum re Discovery. November 17, 1980

Box 1A

Original Docket List (1-1739)
Original Docket List (1-3397), F1
Original Docket List (1-3397), F2
Original Docket List (1-3397), F3
Coffey V. Dow (Kentucky), March 12, 1980, part 1
Coffey V. Dow (Kentucky), March 12, 1980, part 2

Box 2

Docket: 1 Plaintiffs' Verified Complaint (Robert Oakes, et al v. Dow Chemical et al. and United States Veterans Administration. February, 1979
Docket: 2 Plaintiffs' (Fennessey) Verified Complaint. February 17, 1979 (Attached to #2 - D185, Michael Ryan)
Docket: 3 Plaintiffs' Verified Complaint - Doeber, et al. v. Dow, et al. March 6, 1979 (1 Draft, 1 Addendum)
Docket: 3A Plaintiffs' (Robert Oakes) Verified Complaint, Order to Show Cause, Subpoena United States Government, Names of Suppliers of Herbicides, etc. March 5, 1979
Docket: 4 Judge Pratt's Minutes of Pre-hearing Conference (Kathleen Dowd, et al. v. Dow Chemical, et al). April 18, 1979 (2 copies, one is double sided)
Docket: 5 Defendant, Northwest Industries Motion to Dismiss-(Bernhard Tiranti, et al v. Northwest, et al. April 23, 1979
Docket: 6 Defendant, Dow Chemical's Memorandum in Support of its Motion to Strike and Dismiss and for a Stay (Claxton, et al v. Dow, et al). May 16, 1979 (2 copies)
Docket: 7 Defendant, Dow Chemical's Notice of Motion to Dismiss - Claxton, et al v. Dow, et al and memorandum. May 17, 1979
Docket: 8 Plaintiffs' Memorandum Pursuant to Practice and Procedure Order entered May 18, 1979. June 15, 1979 (2 copies, 1 with cover sheet)
Docket: 9 Plaintiffs' Amended Verified Complaint. June 20, 1979
Docket: 10 Plaintiffs' Notice of Cross Motion and Affirmation in Opposition to Defendant, Dow, Motions for an Order Compelling Plaintiffs to Re-plead the Complaint. June 20, 1979 (3 copies, 1 master with signature, 2 without)
Docket: 11 Defendant Dow's Memorandum to the Court re Communications to Third Parties. June 21, 1979

Box 3

Docket: 12 Judge Pratt's Minutes of Motion for Summary Judgment. June 21, 1979
Docket: 13 Defendant Monsanto's, et al Memorandum of Law. July 2, 1979
Docket: 14 Plaintiffs' Preliminary Injunction, Declaratory Relief, Class Certification (Supplemental Notice of Cross Motion with Affirmation of Attorney. July 8, 1979
Docket: 15 Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law on Federal Question Jurisdiction with Offers of Proof. July 9, 1979 (D15A - Memorandum in opposition. To plaintiff's cross)
Docket: 16 Plaintiffs' Offers of Proof on Application for Temporary Injunction. July 9, 1979
Docket: 17 Supplemental Memorandum to court in Support of Certification of Class Action Pursuant to Rule 23(b) (1) and (b) (2) (plaintiffs). 1979
Docket: 18 Plaintiffs' Order to Show Cause, Petition and Affirmation, Motion to Intervene in Environmental Protection Agency Rebuttable Presumption against Registration (RPAR). July 10, 1979
Docket: 18A Defendant Dow's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Cross Motion for Preliminary Injunction and in Reply to Plaintiffs' Papers in Opposition to Dow's Motion to Dismiss, etc. July 9, 1979
Docket: 18B Dow's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Cross Motion and in Reply to Plaintiffs July 9, 1979 Memorandum in Opposition to Dow's Motion to Dismiss. No date
Docket: 19 Plaintiffs' Procedural Suggestion for July 18, 1979 Hearing. July 15, 1979
Docket: 20 Plaintiffs' Memorandum on Issues. July 15, 1979
Docket: 20A Plaintiffs' Memorandum Supporting Plaintiffs' Amended Verified Complaint (June 20, 1979). July 15, 1979
Docket: 20B Plaintiffs' Memorandum on Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction. July 15, 1979
Docket: 21 Plaintiffs' Memorandum to the Court in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for a "Gag" Order. July, 1979
Docket: 22 Plaintiffs' Practice and Procedure Memorandum. July 18, 1979
Docket: 23 Judge Pratt's Decision. August 14, 1979 (2 copies, 1 copy is entitled "1" "Decision")
Docket: 24 Plaintiffs' Second Amended Verified Complaint. August 20, 1979
Docket: 25 Defendants' Memorandum to Dismiss Second Amended Verified Complaint. September 14, 1979 (2 copies, 1 with cover)
Docket: 26 Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law Opposing Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. September 24, 1979
Docket: 27 Plaintiffs' Notice to Produce Certain Documents or Deny the Existence thereof by Defendant North American Philips Corporation. September 24, 1979
Docket: 28 Defendants' Memorandum in Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Dow's). September 26, 1979 (2 copies)
Docket: 28A Defendant Dow's Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants' Motion under Rules 12(b) and 12(f) with respect to Second Amended Verified Complaint. October 1, 1979
Docket: 29 Defendant, Monsanto's letter to Honorable George C. Pratt asking Court to reconsider its Order and defer briefing and a hearing on class certification. October 9, 1979
Docket: 29A Plaintiffs' Third Amended Verified Complaint. October 15, 1979

Box 4

Docket: 29B Plaintiffs' Draft Class Certification Brief. October 15, 1979
Docket: 29C Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum to the Court in Support of Certification of Class Action Pursuant to Rule 23(b) (1) and (b) (2). October 17, 1979
Docket: 30 Dow Chemical's Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Certification of Plaintiffs' Action as a Class Action. October 26, 1979
Docket: 31 Transcripts of Minutes before Judge Pratt of Defendants' Motion for Certification of Interlocutory Appeal. November 2, 1979
Docket: 32 Judge Pratt's Decision of November 20, 1979. November 20, 1979
Docket: 32A Products Liability Litigation Hearing before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. November 28, 1979
Docket: 33 Defendants' Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Dow, Hercules, Monsanto and Thompson-Hayward's Petition for Permission to Appeal. November 30, 1979 (2 copies)
Docket: 35 Defendant Dow's Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants' Motion for Re-argument of their Motion to Dismiss the Third Amended Verified Complaint. December 5, 1979
Docket: 37 Defendant Hercules' Answer. December 10, 1979
Docket: 38 Defendant Monsanto's Answer. December 10, 1779
Docket: 39 Defendant Thompson-Hayward's Answer. December 10, 1979
Docket: 40 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's Answer. December, 1979
Docket: 41 Irving Like's Notes on Dow's Answers. December 15, 1979
Docket: 42 Plaintiffs' attorney, Eugene O'Brien's letter to Judge Pratt offering Discovery timetable to be added to agenda for pre-trial conference scheduled for December 21, 1979
Docket: 43 Plaintiffs' Rejoinder Memorandum Supporting Class Certification. December 21, 1979 (4 pieces, 3 unlabeled - grouped with 43 - 2 possible copies)
Docket: 44 Plaintiffs' Letter to Judge Pratt re affirmative defenses. January, 1980
Docket: 45 Judge Pratt's Decision. January 14, 1980
Docket: 46 Plaintiffs' First Notice to Take Depositions of Corporate Defendants. January 15, 1980
Docket: 48 Judge Pratt's Memorandum and Order. January 18, 1980 (2 copies)
Docket: 49 Plaintiffs' First Wave Interrogatories to Defendants. January 15, 1980
Docket: 50 Attorney John Shniper's Application to Lift Stay of Discovery with Respect to Video-tape Deposition of Plaintiff, Charles E. Hartz, II. December 27, 1979
Docket: 51 Dow Chemical's Third-party Summons. January 4, 1980
Docket: 52 Diamond Shamrock's Third-party Complaint. January 4, 1980
Docket: 53 Hercules Incorporated's Third-party Complaint. January, 1980
Docket: 53A Thompson-Hayward's Third-Party Complaints. January, 1980
Docket: 54 Monsanto's Third-party Complaint. January 4, 1980
Docket: 55 Defendants' Hercules, Monsanto & Diamond Shamrock Memorandum with respect to application of plaintiff Charles E. Hartz, II to lift stay of discovery with respect to videotape deposition of plaintiff. January 14, 1980
Docket: 56 Orders of Justices Lombard, Mansfield and Newman. January 16, 1980
Docket: 57 Minutes of Meeting before Judge Pratt. January 16, 1980
Docket: 58 Plaintiffs' Statement of Issues. January 21, 1980
Docket: 59 Minutes of Meeting before Judge Pratt. February 1, 1980
Docket: 60 Civil Appeals Scheduling Order and Notice of Pre-Argument Conference. February 4, 1980
Docket: 61 Order (re February 1, 1980 pretrial conference) (Judge Pratt). February 5, 1980
Docket: 62 Minutes of Meeting before Judge Luongo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 6, 1980 (2 copies)
Docket: 63 Defendant Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiffs. February 22, 1980
Docket: 64 Plaintiff-Respondent's Answer in Opposition to Defendants' Petition for Permission to Appeal. February, 1980
Docket: 65 Australian Complaints. February 25, 1980
Docket: 65A Memorandum and Order (Judge Pratt). March 26, 1980
Docket: 66 Memorandums in Support of United States' Motion to Dismiss.

Box 5

Docket: 67 Brief for Defendants-Appellants. March 14, 1980 (3 items, 1 original, 2 copies)
Docket: 68 Report on Government Documents: An agency by agency breakdown of locations, types and subject matter of documents which may fall with pending production request, etc. 1980
Docket: 69 Plaintiffs-Respondents Brief. April 14, 1980
Docket: 70 Defendant Thompson-Hayward Notice of Motion of Summary Judgment. April 28, 1980
Docket: 71 Defendant Monsanto Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment. April 28, 1980
Docket: 72 Defendant Dow Chemical - Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment. April 28, 1980
Docket: 74 Defendant Hercules Inc. Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment. April, 1980
Docket: 75 Dow Chemical's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Government's Motion to Dismiss. April 28, 1980
Docket: 76 Dow Chemical's Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment. April 28, 1980
Docket: 77 Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment in Accordance with this Court's Order of February 5, 1980. April 28, 1980
Docket: 78 Stenographic transcript of hearing on return of Order to Show Cause in Western District Court, Madison Wisconsin United States & Dow & Wachtendonk v. Dr. James R. Allen and John Van Miller. April 18, 1980
Docket: 79 Yannacone's Affidavit for Plaintiffs. April 23, 1980 (Added unattached page with same name "Yannacone" and date, was at bottom of the box)
Docket: 80 Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Separate Red Folder). April 23, 1980
Docket: 80A Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Separate Red Folder). April 23, 1980
Docket:  Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Separate Red Folder). April 23, 1980

Box 6

Docket: 83 Dow's Memorandum of Law to Lift the Stay of Discovery. June 20, 1980
Docket: 83A Plaintiffs' Fourth Verified Complaint. June 2, 1980 (2 copies, 1 with blue handwriting)
Docket: 84 Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion to Certify class and for serial trials. June 23, 1980
Added - US Court of Appeals July 29, 1980 "Petition"
Docket: 85 Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Application for Serial Trials. June 23, 1980
Docket: 86 Dow Chemical's Thirty-second Affirmative Defense (Australian case). June 20, 1980
Docket: 87 Memorandums of Australian Plaintiffs. June 23, 1980
Docket: 88 Plaintiffs' Motion for Serial Trials.
Docket: 89 United States' Opposition to Dow Motion for a Protective Order. August 27, 1980 (2 copies - 1 stamped)
Docket: 90 Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Dow Chemical Company's Rule 26(c) Motion. August 21, 1980
Docket: 91 Dow's Notice of Motion. August 14, 1980
Docket: 92 Dow's Memorandum to Law in Support of Dow's Motion for a Protective Order. August 14, 1980
Docket: 93 Defendant Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co.'s Notice of Motion. August 19, 1980
Docket: 94 Trial Attorney Joan M. Bernott's (Tort Branch, Civil Division) letter to Honorable George C. Pratt re: Defendants' Proposed Discovery Schedule. August 11, 1980
Docket: 95 Defendants' Hercules, Diamond, Monsanto and Thompson memorandum in support of their Motion for Summary Judgment in accordance with this Court's Order of February 5, 1980. March 28, 1980
Docket: 96 Plaintiff Veternas' memorandum opposing Dow application for protective order. September 22, 1980
Docket: 97 Defendants' service list.
Docket: 98 Defendant Dow's Attorneys' letter to Judge Pratt re decision by Judge Tenney in Crumpler v. United States October 7, 1980
Docket: 99 Defendant Dow's attorney, Rivkin's affidavit in support of Dow's motion for summary judgment and in opposition to motion to dismiss of third-party defendant United States of America. October 13, 1980
Docket: 100 Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum in opposition to defendant Dow's supplemental affidavit on defendants' motion for summary judgment. October 17, 1980
Docket: 101 Plaintiffs' attorneys' Yannacone & Associates' letter to Daniel Fusaro, Clerk United States Court of Appeals in response to appellants' letter of October 7, 1980, from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft which brought to the panel's attention, and commented upon, the decision of the eighth circuit in Boyster v. Roden, filed September 2, 1980. October 21, 1980
Docket: 102 Plaintiffs' attorney, Ed Hayes, letter to Fusaro, Clerk of United States Court of Appeals, re list of "minor errors" in the argument transcript referred to in his transmitted letter of last June. October 27, 1980
Docket: 103 Plaintiffs' Order to Show Cause. October 24, 1980
Docket: 104 Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of order to show cause. October 24, 1980
 104A "Third Party Plaintiff" - Dow Chemical
Docket: 105 United States' response to order to show cause dated October 24, 1980. October 31, 1980
Docket: 106 Plaintiffs' Fesco, et al v. Dow, et al verified complaint. United States District Court Western District, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh). October 29, 1980
Docket: 107 Daniel Baer, et al v. Dow, et al complaint United States District Court Western District, Pennsylvania (Erie). October 29, 1980
Docket: 108 Donald Brawley, et al v. Dow, et al complaint United States District Court Western District, Pennsylvania (Erie). October 29, 1980
Docket: 109 Memorandum of defendants Diamond Shamrock, etc., in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to accelerate determination of their motion for class certification. November 7, 1980
Docket: 110 Letters from Schlegel & Trafelet, Ltd. re United States v. Dr. James R. Allen, et al. November 18, 1980
Docket: 111 Decision of November 24, 1980 United States Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit. November 18, 1980
Docket: 112 Jaffee II Briefs

Box 7

Docket: 112B Jaffee II Briefs
Docket: 113 Melvin Block's letter to Judge Pratt contemplating a jury trial in 6 months provided all sides agree to a jury trial and there is a representative executive committee appointed by each side to monitor the discovery and the trial and to select trial counsel. This letter was held in abeyance until the 2nd circuit's decision. November 5, 1980 (2 copies)
Docket: 114 Diamond Shamrock Corporation's counsels' bill of costs. December, 1980
Docket: 114 Plaintiffs' motion to amend complaint to sue United States (Constitutional tort). December 1, 1980
Docket: 114A Ryan v. Cleland - Complaint. December 1, 1980
Docket: 115 Appellees' (Plaintiffs') petition for rehearing and suggestion for rehearing en banc (together with Fiorella's letter to Honorable Daniel Fusaro, setting forth the errata therein). December 8, 1980; added - News paper clipping in file unaccounted for - NY Times, 11/25/80, page A10.  "Appeals Court Upsets a Ruling for Veterans in Suit over Defoliant"
Docket: 116 United States' opposition to plaintiffs' motion to amend the complaint to name as direct defendants the United States and certain of its individual officers. December 12, 1980
Docket: 117 Need listing (2 copies, one dated 12/12/80, one dated 12/22/80)
Docket: 118 Diamond Shamrock Corporation's memorandum in response to plaintiffs' motion for leave to serve fifth amended complaint. December 15, 1980
Docket: 119 Hercules Incorporation, Monsanto Company, Thompson Hayward Chemical, Hooker Plastics and Thompson Chemicals Corporation in partial opposition to motion to amend the complaint. December 15, 1980
Docket: 120 Dow Chemical's memorandum in response to plaintiffs' motion to amend complaint. December 15, 1980
Docket: 121 Plaintiffs' reply memorandum to defendants' and United States responses to plaintiffs' motion for leave to serve fifth amended complaint. December 18, 1980
Docket: 122 Judge Pratt's decision of December 29, 1980 granting class certification - Law journal article and letter from Mokotoff commenting on the decision (December 30, 1980). December 29, 1980
Docket: 123 Plaintiffs' attorneys' notice to all Vietnam veterans, etc. (Other papers in class action red folder). January 7, 1981
Docket: 124 Transcript of hearing before Judge Pratt. July 16, 1980
Docket: 125 Transcript of hearing before Judge Pratt. November 5, 1980

Box 8

Docket: 126 Transcript of hearing before Judge Pratt. December 17, 1980
Docket: 127 United States' response to Dow Chemical Company's supplemental affidavit in support of its motion for Summary Judgment. October 29, 1980
Docket: 128 Non-class action attorneys' motion for order establishing steering committee. January 8, 1981
Docket: 129 Defendants' notice of motion for entry of final judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) and Certified pursuant to 28 USC §1292(b)
Docket: 130 Defendants' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for certification pursuant to 28 USC §1292(b)
Docket: 131 Defendants' memorandum in support of motion for entry of final judgment pursuant to rule 54(b) and certified pursuant to 28 USC §1292(b)
Docket: 132 Plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants (First wave). January, 1981
Docket: 133 Defendants' Phase I first wave interrogatories (First set). January 15, 1981
Docket: 134 Plaintiffs' supplemental class notice utilizing radio media. January 22, 1981
Docket: 135 Defendants' objections to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories. January 23, 1981
Docket: 136 Defendants' proposals concerning Phase I discovery. January 23, 1981 (3 copies)
Docket: 137 Defendants' suggested modifications, objections and comments regarding class action certification and notice. January 23, 1981
Docket: 138 Plaintiffs' response to defendants' Phase I first wave interrogatories first set. January 23, 1981
Docket: 139 Plaintiffs' memorandum concerning the government contract defense. January 23, 1981
Docket: 140 Plaintiffs' reply to defendants' objections and modifications regarding class action certification and notice. January 26, 1981
Docket: 141 Plaintiffs' memorandum requesting order denying defendants' objections to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories. January 26, 1981

Box 9

Docket: 142 Plaintiffs' memorandum opposing motion by certain non-class action attorneys for order establishing steering committee. January 26, 1981 (3 copies)
Docket: 143 Plaintiffs' memorandum setting forth text of proposed radio public service announcement. January 29, 1981
Docket: 144 Defendants' memorandum of law on statutes of limitations. January 9, 1981
Docket: 145 Plaintiff, Shirley J. Crawford v. Dow, etc., first amended complaint. January 14, 1981
Docket: 146 Defendants' memorandum of comments, objections and suggestions with respect to the proposed representative plaintiffs. January 23, 1981
Docket: 147 Defendants' memorandum of law on the government contract defense. January 23, 1981
Docket: 147A Memorandum of law "Government contract defense" (Ashcraft & Gerel). January 23, 1981
Docket: 148 Defendant Hercules attorneys' letter to Honorable George Pratt. January 27, 1981
Docket: 148A Government's letter (Joan M. Bernott) to Pratt. January 27, 1981
Docket: 149 United States' opposition to defendants' motion for reconsideration. January 29, 1981 (2 copies)
Docket: 150 New Jersey attorneys' Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, Picillo & Rosenbaum affidavit re Vads. January 29, 1981
Docket: 151 Defendants' proposed special verdicts on the government contract defense in accordance with pretrial order No. 26.
Docket: 152 Plaintiffs' memorandum setting forth text of proposed radio public service announcement. January 29, 1981
Docket: 153 Ashcraft & Gerel - Motion to have the class action notice served upon all attorneys of record on behalf of their named and unnamed clients. January 29, 1981. (2 copies)
Docket: 154 Plaintiffs' proposed special verdict instructions to the jury on the government contract defense.
Docket: 154A Statute of Limitations legal research.
Docket: 155 Australian and New Zealand Chief Counsels' memorandum on limitation acts as applicable to Australia and New Zealand. January 30, 1981
Docket: 156 Annexure and law reports referred to in memorandum of law on statute of limitations of Australia and New Zealand. (Separate folder). January 20, 1981
Docket: 156A Affidavit of Edwin R. Matthews (Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, Picillo & Rosenbaum (Veterans Administration records). January 29, 1981
Docket: 157 Plaintiffs' affidavit (Ed Hayes) in support or motion for stay fraps rule 41 and notice of motion. February 4, 1981
Docket: 158 Memorandum in support of plaintiffs' opposition to motion by certain non-class action attorneys for order establishing steering committee. February 10, 1981
Docket: 159 United States' response to defendants' Phase I first wave interrogatories (first set) and notice to all counsel. February 13, 1981
Docket: 160 Hercules Incorporated's answers to plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants (first wave). February 13, 1981
Docket: 161 Defendant Uniroyal, Inc.'s responses to plaintiffs' interrogatories. February 13, 1981
Docket: 162 Defendant Dow Chemical Company's answers to plaintiffs interrogatories to defendants (first wave). February 13, 1981
Docket: 162A Defendant Hoffman-Taff answers to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories to Diamond Shamrock. March 30, 1981
Docket: 163 Defendant Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company's answers to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories. February 13, 1981
Docket: 164 Defendant Diamond Shamrock Corporation's responses to plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants' (first wave). February 13, 1981
Docket: 165 Defendants' Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation's amended answers to plaintiffs' interrogatories - first wave. February 23, 1981
Docket: 166 Defendants' Dow Chemical Company and Uniroyal, Inc. attorneys' letter to Judge George C. Pratt re government's answers and objections to defendants' first wave interrogatories and a document entitled "Notice to all Counsel". February 25, 1981
Docket: 167 Defendants' Diamond Shamrock, Dow, Hercules, Monsanto, Thompson-Hayward, Thompson, Uniroyal and Hooker letter to Joan M. Bernott, by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft (Mr. Michael M. Gordon) re United States' answers to defendants' interrogatories. February 27, 1981
Docket: 168 Albert Fiorella's letter to Judge George C. Pratt re conducting depositions on Long Island. March 9, 1981
Docket: 169 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft (Mr. Gordon) letter to Judge George C. Pratt re his letter to Joan M. Bernott on February 17, 1981. March 20, 1981
Docket: 170 Hercules' Incorporated attorneys' letter to Judge Pratt re order establishing the place for the conduct of defendants' depositions. March 24, 1981
Docket: 171 Defendants' Diamond Shamrock, Monsanto, Thompson-Hayward, et al memorandum in response to plaintiffs' request that phase I depositions is in Nassau County. March 23, 1981

Box 10

Docket: 172 Dow Chemical's attorneys' Rivkin, Leff & Sherman, letter to Judge Pratt re opposing Fiorella's letter dated March 9, 1981 to have depositions of defendants held in Nassau County. March 25, 1981
Docket: 173 Dow Chemical's memorandum of law in opposition to the Ansul Company's motion for summary judgment. March 27, 1981
Docket: 174 Petition for Writ of Certiorari; briefs and reply brief (Separate Red Folder)
Docket: 175 Plaintiffs' memorandum supporting March 9, 1981 request for order directing defendants' depositions at Nassau County Courthouse. May 7, 1981 (2 copies, one original)
Docket: 176 Albert J. Fiorella's affirmation in opposition to Dow's memorandum in opposition to Ansul Company's motion for summary judgment. May 7, 1981
Docket: 177 Plaintiffs' memorandum of law in partial opposition to Dow's memorandum of law in support of its opposition to defendant Ansul's motion for summary judgment. May 7, 1981
Docket: 178 Fiorella's letter to Judge Pratt enclosing #175, 176 and 177 above. May 7, 1981
Docket: 179 United States notice of motion for dismissal of Plaintiffs' complaints. Undated
Docket: 180 proposed interrogatories to plaintiff. September 1981
Docket: 181 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's response joining in support of transfer. April 10, 1981
Docket: 182 Defendant Dow's affidavit in response to affidavit of Patrick T. Hall in support of plaintiffs' motion to vacate conditional transfer order. May 26, 1981
Docket: 183 Defendant Dow's memorandum in response to plaintiffs' motion to vacate conditional transfer order. May 26, 1981
Docket: 183(a) United States government motion returnable June 17, 1981 to dismiss plaintiffs' complaints asking money damages from individual Veterans Administration officials (undated)
Docket: 185 Plaintiffs' amended verified complaint. July 20, 1981
Docket: 186 Judge Pratt's pretrial order No. 27. August 25, 1981
Docket: 187 Plaintiffs' notice of motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. August 25, 1981
Docket: 188 Defendants' proposed order regulating in extremis depositions of plaintiffs. October 5, 1981
Docket: 189 Motion to transfer Aberg claim pursuant to 28 USC Section 1407 (Separate white folder). October 7, 1981Docket: 190 Petitioners' (Charles Chapman, et al) reply to the Solicitor General. (Undated)
Docket: 191 Notice of motion for order compelling discovery (Ashcraft & Gerel). November 25, 1981 (2 copies)
Docket: 192 Rivkin's affidavit opposing plaintiffs' motion to depose chief medical officer of the Veterans Administration. December 4, 1981
Docket: 193 United States' answer to plaintiffs' motion to depose Dr. Custis. December 11, 1981
Docket: 194 Rivkin letter re decertification of class. December 17, 1981.
Docket: 195 Ashcraft & Gerel's order to show cause why the federal government of the United States should not be made a class action defendant and the post-discharge tort claims of plaintiffs, who have exhausted their administrative remedies, be saved from the limitation of the six month filing period. December 28, 1981
Docket: 196 Joan M. Bernott letter re Veterans Administration data base. December 31, 1981
Docket: 197 Fiorella's letter to Pratt opposing decertification. January 20, 1982
Docket: 198 "Federal legislation enlarging federal question jurisdiction to include Agent Orange cases" February 5, 1982

Box 11

Docket: 198A Notice of dismissal of defendant Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc. and affidavit. January 8, 1982
Docket: 199 Aberg action (third party complaint). Undated
Docket: 200 Aberg action (answer to first amended complaint) (defendants Schlegel & Schlegel & Trafelet). February 5, 1982
Docket: 201 Pretrial order no. 32 (re: disposal of Dow documents). February 8, 1982
Docket: 202 Plaintiffs' statement of issues and supplemental affidavit by plaintiffs' lead counsel supporting the veterans' claims. February 8, 1982
Docket: 203 Plaintiffs' notice of cross-motion and motion for relief under rules 15(a), 42(a) and 56. February 8, 1982
Docket: 204 Dow's affidavit on motion enjoining government gagging employees. February 9, 1982
Docket: 205 Dow's letter to Yannacone Re: pretrial order no. 32 (disposal of Dow documents). February 12, 1982
Docket: 206 Pretrial order no. 33 (re: discovery of timetable) (government contract defense). February 24, 1982
Docket: 207 Plaintiffs' motion for reargument. February 26, 1982
Docket: 208 Plaintiffs'-defendants' reply to court order no. 33 on discovery timetable. March 12, 1982
Docket: 209 Plaintiffs' proposed schedule for discovery and deposition with procedural suggestions and exhibits. March 17, 1982 (2 copies)
Docket: 210 Plaintiffs' letter to Department of Justice re class notice via social security records. April 12, 1982
Docket: 211 Plaintiffs' memorandum regarding use of television news medium for transmittal of class notice. April 14, 1982
Docket: 212 Methodology of identification of persons exposed to contaminated phenoxy herbicides. Undated
Docket: 213 Documents relative to discovery of government documents. Undated Docket: 215 Proposed order (May 1982) re discovery of witnesses with schedules I and II attached
Docket: 216 United States' proposals for completion of phase I trial preparation regarding government documents and witnesses. February 1982
Docket: 217 Dow's attorney (Silberfield) affidavit in opposition to motion for summary judgment of defendant the Ansul Company. February 18, 1982
Docket: 219 United State's response to supplemental arguments on Dow's related motion for relief. February 24, 1982
Docket: 220 Ansul's consent and waiver to renewal of an action against it by present or future Agent Orange plaintiffs or class members, etc. March 11, 1982
Docket: 221 Uniroyal's affidavit by William J. Palmer, Virginia K. Smith, Vincent Clarco and notice of appearance by Arthur, Dry & Kalish on behalf of Uniroyal. March 11-15 1982
Docket: 222 Defendant Hoffman-Taff's attorney's letter to Judge Pratt in response to the Court's Order of February 24, 1982. March 17, 1982
Docket: 223 Defendant North American Philips Corporation and Thompson-Hayward Agriculture and Nutrition Company, Inc. formerly known as Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co.'s notice of motion for an order updating prior order which dismissed claims in all mdl 381 cases against North American Philips. March 19, 1982
Docket: 224 Defendant Uniroyal's notice of motion for an order pursuant to rule 56 of FRCP granting summary judgment in favor of Uniroyal, etc. and affidavit of Marilyn Neiman, Palmer, statement of defendant and proposed consent and waiver. March 22, 1982
Docket: 225 Order granting summary judgment in favor of Uniroyal and dismissing claims against it, etc. April 1982
Docket: 226 Defendants' supplemental memorandum concerning dissemination of notice to members of the class. April 19, 1982
Docket: 228 Defendant Dow's attorneys' letter to all parties re corrected copies of pages 4 and 5 to Dow's statement pursuant to pretrial order no. 33. April 26, 1982
Docket: 229 Dow's letter to Pratt re United States Government discovery proposals Dow and order appointing special master. April 26, 1982
Docket: 230 Dow's letter to Pratt re MDL discovery. April 28, 1982
Docket: 231 Monsanto's letter to all counsel re copy of corrected page 34 of Monsanto statement pursuant to pretrial order no. 33 regarding quantities of, and dates on which, herbicides supplied by Monsanto to government. April 28, 1982
Docket: 232 Defendants' memorandum in opposition to plaintiffs' proposed publication of class notice via national network news coverage. April 29, 1982 (2 copies)

Box 12

Docket: 233 Pretrial order no. 35 appointing special master. April 29, 1982
Docket: 234 Level of responsibility memorandum (Hayes-imputation of knowledge). April 29, 1982
Docket: 235 Plaintiffs' exceptions to defendants' answers and objections to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories; plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery. May 17, 1982
Docket: 236 Letter of Waga and Spinelli, certified shorthand reporters re summary of April 16, 1982 meeting, questions and answers. May 4, 1982
Docket: 237 Letter of Yannacone & Yannacone to Joan M. Bernott re depositions of government witnesses and request of documents. May 12, 1982
Docket: 238 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's notice of deposition upon oral examination of the United States Army Chemical Systems Laboratory. May 17, 1982
Docket: 239 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's deposition subpoena to testify or produce documents or things to United States Army Chemical Systems Laboratory. May 17, 1982
Docket: 240 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's letter to Joan M. Bernott re deposition subpoenas to testify and to produce documents addressed to the United States Army Chemical Systems Laboratory, etc. May 17, 1982
Docket: 241 Letter of Yannacone & Yannacone to Joan M. Bernott re oral depositions of government witnesses, specifically Reynolds; Welch; Young; official air force historian who compiled the report on the use of chemical defoliants during the war in Southeast Asia; Foster and Stone. May 18, 1982
Docket: 242 Letter of Yannacone & Yannacone to defendant Monsanto's attorneys, Townley & Updike, re depositions of Monsanto employees. May 18, 1982
Docket: 243 Proposed agenda for May 19, 1982 conference before special master Sol Schreiber. Undated
Docket: 244 Plaintiffs' suggested agenda re pre-trial conference May 19, 1982. May 19, 1982
Docket: 245A Plaintiffs' memorandum concerning the "government contract defense" phase of the "Agent Orange" product liability litigation: a management plan for the discovery process.
Docket: 245B Draft of the above. May 21, 1982
Docket: 246 Master lists of discovery documents. June 1, 1982
Docket: 246A Defendant Thompson-Hayward's response to plaintiffs' addition interrogatories in form of letter June 9, 1982. July 1982
Docket: 246B Defendant Hercules letter responding to plaintiffs' letter June 9, 1982. July 9, 1982
Docket: 247 Yannacone & Yannacone's letter to Joan M. Bernott re meeting to discuss class notice. May 12, 1982
Docket: 247A Aberg's summons and complaint (received by Irving Like June 8, 1982) correspondence, etc. May 17, 1982
Docket: 248 United States Department of Justice's letter to special master Sol Schreiber re status pending subpoena re documents with Edgewood Arsenal. May 21, 1982
Docket: 249 United States Department of Justice's letter to special master Sol Schreiber re Edgewood materials. May 25, 1982
Docket: 250 Rivkin's letter to special master Sol Schreiber re: procedure and substance of notice of the class. May 25, 1982
Docket: 251 Dow's notice of appearance. May 25, 1982
Docket: 252 United States Department of Justice Letter to special master Sol Schreiber re documents in custody of United States Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency. May 25, 1982
Docket: 253 Rivkin's letter to special master Sol Schreiber re identify all motions outstanding. May 26, 1982
Docket: 254 Monsanto letter re oral deposition of Monte Throdahl, and status of other employees. May 21, 1982
Docket: 255 Defendants' report re Environmental Protection Agency documents (Defendant Thompson's Counsel's letter to Special Master). May 25, 1982
Docket: 255A Diamond Shamrock's revisions to government contract defense. May 25, 1982
Docket: 256 Defendants' request to Pratt, and not special master, resolve class notice question. May 26, 1982
Docket: 257 Dow's report on outstanding motions. May 26, 1982
Docket: 258 Cadwalader's letter to Joan M. Bernott describing documents requested from United States Forest Service. May 27, 1982
Docket: 258A Plaintiffs' draft #] deposition briefing paper
Docket: 259 Dow's notice of deposition upon oral examination of government witnesses and request for production of documents. May 27, 1982

Box 13

Docket: 260 Memorandum from O'Brien re delegation of responsibility to members of the consortium for the prosecution of Phase I litigation re government contract defense. June 2, 1982
Docket: 261 Government's (Army) first knowledge (1970) of dioxin sample. June 4, 1982
Docket: 262 Dow's letter to special master re Edgewood document search. May 27, 1982
Docket: 263 Uniroyal motion to leave to serve third party summons and complaint v., et al. June 3, 1982
Docket: 264 Dow's letter to David Dean re: answer to Plaintiffs' interrogatories 2B (ii). June 4, 1982
Docket: 265A Dow's May 27, 1982 letter to Special Master objecting to Hoffman-Taff's dismissal. May 27, 1982
Docket: 265 Government's update on Edgewood Documents. June 4, 1982 (2 copies, both with handwriting)
Docket: 266 "Exhibit A" (Agreement concerning confidential documents subject to confidentiality order entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on February 6, 1982 (2). June 7, 1982
Docket: 267 Dow's affidavit opposing dismissal of Hoffman-Taff, Inc. June 7, 1982
Docket: 268 Dow's notice to depose United States and requests for contracts between Department of Defense, Pacific Architects & Engineers and Philco-Ford. June 8, 1982
Docket: 269 Plaintiffs' letter to defendants re compliance with discovery demands set forth in plaintiffs' proposed discovery ordered served April 29, 1982. June 9, 1982
Docket: 270 Plaintiffs' letter to special master Sol Schreiber re: plaintiffs to comment on government's claim of privilege on national security grounds. June 9, 1982
Docket: 271 United States' notice of motion for an order to protect the confidentiality of certain documents of the Environmental Protection Agency. June 9, 1982
Docket: 273 The Soldier of crime: the administrative, diplomatic legislative and litigation impact, etc. (Bruce F. Meyers). December 24, 1979
Docket: 274 Sanchez letter re unsealing of Shoecraft testimony. June 3, 1982
Docket: 275 Plaintiffs' notice of insurance disclosure (rule 26). June 4, 1982
Docket: 276 Plaintiffs' letter urging relevancy showing by defendants before dealing with national security privilege issue and plaintiffs' memorandum concerning the "Government contract defense" phase of the Agent Orange product liability litigation, etc. June 9, 1982
Docket: 277 Fiorella's letter reporting on predisposition conference June 9, 1982 before special master in Washington, DC. June 10, 1982 (2 copies)
Docket: 278 Levine's letter reporting on deposition June 9, 1982 of government witness Simmons. June 14, 1982 (2 copies, 1 original)
Docket: 279 Joan M. Bernott's (Department of Justice) notice re Military Assistance Command, Vietnam documents. June 14, 1982
Docket: 280 United States' memorandum on the conduct of open or closed depositions of federal witnesses possessing knowledge of state secrets. June 14, 1982
Docket: 281 Joan M. Bernott's (Department of Justice) notice re United States Department of Agriculture documents. June 14, 1982
Docket: 282 Gene O'Brien's letter to consortium re suggested guidelines for future chemical company depositions. June 14, 1982 (2 copies, 1 original)
Docket: 283 Plaintiffs' letter to special master enclosing Wayne Brazil article which appeared in American Bar Foundation Research Journal, volume 1981, fall, Number 4, Page 873 and was cited in Plaintiffs' discovery management brief. June 16, 1982 (2 copies)
Docket: 284 James C. Barber, Esq. letter to Twerski re Burden of Proof on government Contract defense. June 16, 1982
Docket: 285 Joan M. Bernott's letter to special master re United States' notice to all counsel regarding defendants' recent request for production of certain documents of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (demand for defendants' payment of costs). June 16, 1982
Docket: 286 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's letter and response to plaintiffs' interrogatory #3 (first wave) claiming no outstanding items remaining (June 16, 1982). June 17, 1982
Docket: 287 Joan M. Bernott's list and copies of all defendants' outstanding document requests to the United States. June 18, 1982
Docket: 288 Government's memorandum in support of order to protect the confidentiality of certain documents of the Environmental Protection Agency. June 18, 1982
Docket: 289 United States' memorandum on its informal claim of a national security-state secrets privilege apropos the Hoffman report. June 21, 1982
Docket: 290 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's statement in support of defendants' request for production of the "Hoffman Trip Report". June 21, 1982
Docket: 291 Joan M. Bernott's letter to special master re deposition dates. June 24, 1982
Docket: 292 Joan M. Bernott's letter to Cadwalader firm and plaintiffs' firm and (Yannacone) re Edgewood arsenal documents. June 24, 1982
Docket: 294 Sullivan and Associates retainer agreement for associated counsel and an affidavit of associates counsel and veterans' packet. Undated
Docket: 295 Regional retainers and related correspondence. Undated
Added 2 notes previously stapled to inside of file #D-295
Docket: 296 Joan M. Bernott's letter to all counsel re destruction herbicide storage tanks. June 29, 1982
Docket: 297 Joan M. Bernott's letter to Cadwalader firm re response to letter dated March 11, 1983 and June 18, 1982 re inquiry of Edgewood historical collection. June 29, 1982
Docket: 298 Defendants' memorandum in reply to United States memorandum disputing the relevance of the "Hoffman Trip Report". June 29, 1982
Docket: 299 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's response to plaintiffs' "Supplemental interrogatories" dated June 9, 1982 re Dioxin Conference. June 30, 1982

Box 14

Docket: 300 Defendant Hercules Corporation's subpoena re Military Assistance Command, Vietnam documents. July 2, 1982
Docket: 301 Defendant Hercules Incorporated's attorneys letter re subpoena for Military Assistance Command, Vietnam documents. July 2, 1982
Docket: 302 Defendant Dow's affidavit opposing Hoffman-Taff's application. July 4, 1982
Docket: 303 Defendant Uniroyal's answer to plaintiffs' interrogatories re Dioxin conference. July 6, 1982
Docket: 304 O'Brien's memorandum re government witness depositions - Washington, DC. July 7, 1982
Docket: 305 Dow's letter to special master re Minarik deposition. July 19, 1982
Docket: 306 Dow's letter on behalf of other defendants re "index" to the Edgewood arsenal holding record documents between 1956 and 1971 as useless. July 8, 1982
Docket: 307 Defendant Thompson's answers to plaintiffs' interrogatories re Dioxin conference. July 8, 1982
Docket: 308 Joan M. Bernott's letter and affidavit re Hoffman report. July 9, 1982
Docket: 309 Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of motion to discover insurance coverage. July 9, 1982
Docket: 310 United States' memorandum regarding the federal attorney-client relationship and the conduct of depositions. July 9, 1982
Docket: 311 Dow's response to plaintiffs' supplemental interrogatories re March 1965 Dow conference. July 9, 1982
Docket: 312 Defendant Monsanto's response to Plaintiffs' supplemental interrogatories re March 1965 Dow conference. July 9, 1982
Docket: 313 Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of motion to discover insurance coverage. July 9, 1982 (2 copies, 1 original)
Docket: 314 Defendant Dow's memorandum of law in support of motion for a protective order deferring discovery of defendants' insurance company. July 9, 1982
Docket: 315 Defendants' position concerning the government's motion for a protective order governing documents obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency. July 12, 1982
Docket: 316 Monsanto's July 12, 1982 letter to special master re Environmental Protection Agency protective order. July 12, 1982
Docket: 317 Plaintiffs' subpoena to custodian of documents, Department of Defense. July 12, 1982
Docket: 318 Dow's letter re list of government witness' depositions. July 12, 1982
Docket: 319 Dow's attorneys' letter to Department of Justice re document production from Pacific Architects, etc.
Docket: 320 Defendant Thompson-Hayward Agriculture & Nutrition Company's affidavits (executed) which was supposed to be attached to defendants' responses. July 19, 1982
Docket: 321 Dow's attorneys' letter to special master enclosing copy of first circuit's July 9, 1982 decision affirming the "Manifestation Theory" portion of the decision below in Eagle-Picher v. Liberty Mutual, as reported in the asbestos litigation reporter. July 22, 1982
Docket: 322 Plaintiffs' memorandum setting forth plan for identification of Agent Orange victim class members (separate red folder) August 31, 1982
Docket: 323 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's notice of confidentiality and index of confidentiality documents
Docket: 324 Dow's memorandum in opposition to the motion of the defendant former regents of the University of Hawaii in Fraticelli v. Dow for remand or change of venue of all claims or severable claims. July 30, 1982
Docket: 325 Dow's memorandum in response to motion of the state defendants in Fraticelli v. Dow for dismissal or for summary judgment. July 30, 1982
Docket: 326 Dow's memorandum in opposition to the motion of the defendant former regents of the University of Hawaii in Fraticelli v. Dow for remand or to vacate, modify or reconsider the transfer order. August 5, 1982

Box 15

Docket: 327 United States' response to motions brought by Hawaii attorney General on behalf of individual named defendants in Fraticelli v. Dow, et al. August 6, 1982
Docket: 328 United States' supplemental memorandum on the Hoffman report. August 17, 1982
Docket: 329 Minutes of hearing before special master (June 2, 1982 and June 4, 1982). June 2, 1982 and June 4, 1982
Docket: 330 United States' motion to protect confidentiality Department of Agriculture documents. July 27, 1982
Docket: 331 CU Insurance letter reserving rights re coverage Diamond Shamrock. August 3, 1982
Docket: 332 CBS application for access to documents (July 29, 1982 and pre-trial order #36 referring CBS motion for access to documents to special master (August 5, 1982) separate red folder
Docket: 335 Pre-trial order #37 denying Hawaii motion to remand. August 5, 1982
Docket: 336 United States' request for reversal of the special master's order compelling all future depositions of government witnesses to take place in New York. August 20, 1982
Docket: 337 Defendants' memorandum in support of order of the special master directing that depositions of government employees be held in New York. August 20, 1982
Docket: 338 Defendants' memorandum of law in opposition to CBS's demand for access to non-public materials. August 23, 1982
Docket: 339 United States' response to CBS petition for access to unprivileged party and non-party document discovery in the multidistrict litigation. August 23, 1982
Docket: 340 Number of Vietnam veterans: service lists. August 31, 1982
Docket: 342 United States' notice of motion for costs. November, 1980
Docket: 343 Government's notice for protective order (Environmental Protection Agency documents). June 9, 1982
Docket: 344 Defendants' memorandum in reply to United States' memorandum disputing the relevance of the "Hoffman Trip Report." June 29, 1982
Docket: 345 Pretrial order No. 38 re: Syntex, Hoffman-Taff & Uniroyal motions. August 11, 1982
Docket: 346 Government employees' declarations re lists of names of Vietnam veterans (Agent Orange Recovery) August 31, 1982
Docket: 347 Defendant Riverdale Chemicals' response to Plaintiffs' request for expedited answers regarding its proposed discovery order and response to Plaintiffs' notice of insurance disclosure. September 3, 1982
Docket: 348 CBS appeal from Special Master ruling denying access to document discovery. September 7, 1982
Docket: 349 United States' opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to vacate conditional transfer of Matthews v. United States. September 10, 1982
Docket: 350 Defendants' notice of request for production of documents re Dr. McNamara. September 13, 1982
Docket: 351 Dow's notice of request for admission of the genuineness of all documents. September 14, 1982
Docket: 352 Dow's memorandum in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion to vacate re: Matthews v. United States. September 15, 1982
Docket: 353 Dow's memorandum of law in support of Special Master Order which denied CBS' application for access to documents produced in this litigation. September 17, 1982
Docket: 354 United States' motion for order to protect confidentiality of certain documents of the United States Department of Defense. September 22, 1982
Docket: 355 Dow's proposed order restricting disclosure discovery documents. September 24, 1982
Docket: 356 Dow's proposed order regarding the sealing of documents and depositions in these proceedings. September 24, 1982

Box 16

Docket: 357 Defendant Diamond Shamrock Corporation's notice of confidentiality and updated index of confidential documents. September 27, 1982
Docket: 358 Defendants' request for production of documents directed to the United States of America re: United States Army Chemical Corps intelligence agency. October 4, 1982
Docket: 359 Response of Riverdale Chemical Company to notice to corporate defendants to produce documents (Schedule I). October 5, 1982
Docket: 360 Defendant Uniroyal's response to notice of insurance disclosure. October 5, 1982
Docket: 361 Defendants' memorandum and procedure for resolving government claims of State Secrets Privilege. October 12, 1982
Docket: 362 United States' memorandum of law in support of claims of governmental privilege on direction to a government witness not to answer certain deposition question, etc. October 14, 1982
Docket: 363 Order governing depositions of in extremis plaintiffs. October, 1982
Docket: 364 Defendants' memorandum in response to motions for in extremis depositions and in support of cross-motion for an order regulating the taking of such depositions. November 12, 1982
Docket: 365 Hoffman trip report. October 5, 1959
Docket: 366 Dow's supplemental answer to plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants' first wave. November 4, 1982
Docket: 367 Defendants' proposed order re "2, 4-D". November 9, 1982
Docket: 368 Defendants' law review articles on executive privilege. November 10, 1982
Docket: 369 Defendants' memorandum of law regarding the assertion and resolution of government claims of executive privilege. November 10, 1982
Docket: 370 Plaintiffs' memorandum in response to the request of Special Master for proposals defining the proper scope of discovery at the current stage of this litigation.
Docket: 371 Protective order governing documents obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency. November 12, 1982
Docket: 372 Townley & Updike's comments re governments proposed form of protective order governing documents obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency. November 16, 1982
Docket: 373 Defendants' supplemental memorandum in opposition to class certification. November 17, 1982 (2 copies, 1 original)
Docket: 374 Plaintiffs' counter order re "2, 4-D". November 18, 1982 (2 copies, 1 original)
Docket: 375 Government's updated report on status of government documents as to which tentative claims of privilege have been made. November 19, 1982
Docket: 376 Defendant Monsanto's notice of confidentiality and index of confidential documents. November 23, 1982
Docket: 377 Dow's notice of confidentiality and index of confidential documents. December 3, 1982
Docket: 378 Dow's notice of motion re resolution objections to authenticity...
Docket: 379 Dow's notices to take depositions of Dr. Herbert Stockinger & Abram Kaplan. December 10, 1982
Docket: 380 Government's memorandum in response to defendants' memorandum of law regarding the assertion and resolution of government claims of executive privilege. December, 1982

Box 17

Docket: 381 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's employee's affidavit. December, 1982
Docket: 382 Memorandum in support of Special Master's recommended protective order governing documents obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency. December 21, 1982
Docket: 383 Defendants' memorandum re imputation of knowledge within the government. December 20, 1982 (2 copies)
Docket: 384 United States' notice of motion to protect confidentiality of certain documents of United States Department of Agriculture. December, 1982
Docket: 385 Defendants' memorandum of law re United States' lack of standing to challenge prod. Of documents on relevancy grounds. December 27, 1982
Docket: 386 Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum supporting class certification. December 30, 1982
Docket: 387 Special Master's recommended protective order governing documents obtained from Environmental Protection Agency. December 21, 1982
Docket: 387A United States' memorandum in response to Diamond Shamrock' memorandum and procedure for resolving government claims of state secrets privilege. November, 1982
Docket: 388 United States' motion for a protective order concerning requests for production from the National Institutes of Health. January, 1983
Docket: 389 Defendant Monsanto's supplemental answers to plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants (first wave) second set. January 5, 1983
Docket: 390 Defendants' memorandum on appeal of the Special Master's recommended order governing depositions of in extremis plaintiffs. January, 1983
Docket: 391 United States' opposition to plaintiffs' motion to vacate conditional transfer of Plavner, et al. v. United States. January 4, 1983
Docket: 392 Plaintiffs' errata to supplemental memorandum supporting class certification dated December 30, 1982. January 4, 1983
Docket: 393 United States' proposed notice concerning Environmental Protection Agency protective order that Environmental Protection Agency proposes to publish in Federal Register. January 5, 1983
Docket: 394 Defendants' memorandum on procedures to be followed should class certification be denied. January 11, 1983
Docket: 395 Dow's notice to take deposition of Norman Byers. January 13, 1983
Docket: 396 Hercules' notice to take deposition of Riley Dee Housewright. January 17, 1983
Docket: 397 Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum on procedures to be followed should class certification be denied. January 25, 1983
Docket: 398 United States' notice to all counsel to non-party data submitters and its January 27, 1983 Federal Register notice of Environmental Protection Agency protective order. February 7, 1983
Docket: 399 Defendants' supplemental memorandum on procedures to be followed should class certification be denied. February 10, 1983
Docket: 400 United States' notices to all counsel re two batches of microfilm, etc. February 10, 1983
Docket: 401 United States' letter to Dow re list of "Agent Orange" manufacturers. February 10, 1983
Docket: 402 Special master's recommended procedures for assertion of executive privilege. February 11, 1983

Box 18

Docket: 403 Special master's recommended order to protect the confidentiality of documents contained within the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam collection of documents. February 11, 1983
Docket: 403A Ashcraft & Gerel's class notice memorandum. November 22, 1982
Docket: 403B2 United States' letter to special master re government identifies two depositions where government says witnesses, in effect, were called and it was a waste of time. December 29, 1982
Docket: 406 United States' notice to all counsel re defendants' request for discovery of documents in possession of Dr. K. Diane Courtney which relate to 2,4,5-T, Agent Orange and TCDD. January 7, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 407 Plaintiffs' letter to special master re questions raised as to possible impact of decertification on members of the presently certified class. January 7, 1983 (3 copies)
Docket: 408 Defendants' notice of motion for order compelling production of documents by us. January 10, 1983
Docket: 412 Defendants' notice of motion for order compelling production of documents. January 10, 1983
Docket: 416 Order to protect the confidentiality of documents contained within the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam collection of documents. January 10, 1983
Docket: 417 Order to protect the confidentiality of documents contained within the military assistance command, Vietnam collection of documents. January 14, 1983
Docket: 418 Defendants' reply memorandum in opposition to class certification. January 14, 1983
Docket: 419 United States' notice to all counsel re availability of certain documents submitted to Environmental Protection Agency by parties to this action. January 18, 1983
Docket: 420 United States' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion to compel production of food and drug administration documents and in support of United States' motion for protective order. January 24, 1983
Docket: 421 United States' motion for a protective order concerning requests for production from the Food and Drug Administration. January 24, 1983
Docket: 422 Environmental Protection Agency's release of information claimed to be trade secret or confidential; judicial review.
Docket: 423 Dow's supplementation of July 9, 1982 letter in response to item No. 3 of Irving Like June 9, 1982 letter for additional documents. January 25, 1983
Docket: 424 United States' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion to compel production of National Cancer Institute and Bionetics Research Laboratories, Inc. documents and in support of the United States' motion for protective order and appendix. January 28, 1983
Docket: 425 United States ‘memorandum in opposition to defendants' memorandums in support of a request that the Special Master order the United States to produce or formally assert claims of National, etc. February 15, 1983
Docket: 426 Dow's notice of motion for non-jury trial of the government contract defense, or, alternatively, for adoption of procedures relating to jury selection and deliberations in an attempt to reduce the likelihood of a tainted jury verdict. February 24, 1983
Docket: 427 Dow's memorandum of law in support of a motion for a non-jury trial, etc. February 24, 1983
Docket: 428 United States' memorandum in support of adoption of the special master's recommended procedures for assertion of executive privileges with limited exceptions. March 1, 1983
Docket: 429 Defendants' appeal from special master's February 11, 1983 recommended procedures re assertion of executive privileges. March 2, 1983
Docket: 430 Defendants exhibits re above. March 2, 1983

Box 19

Docket: 432 Dow's notice to take deposition of Midwest Research Institute. March 7, 1983
Docket: 433 Dow's notice to take deposition of Rand Corporation. March 7, 1983
Docket: 434 Dow's notice to take deposition of Institute for Defense Analysis. March 7, 1983
Docket: 435 Dow's notice to take deposition of Vincent V. McRae. March 7, 1983
Docket: 436 Dow's memorandum of law in opposition to the motion by Plaintiff in the nitro, West Virginia litigation pending against Monsanto to intervene for the purpose of modifying the protective orders in Agent Orange litigation. March 11, 1983
Docket: 437 Defendant Hercules' memorandum in opposition to the motion by plaintiffs (same as above (436). March 14, 1983
Docket: 438 Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum on class definition and deferred class notice. March 14, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 439 Defendant Diamond Shamrock's notice to take deposition of William H. Summerson. March 17, 1983
Docket: 440 Memorandum concerning defendants Hoffman-Taff, Inc., Riverdale Chemical Company, Thompson Chemicals Corporation, and Uniroyal, Inc. March, 1983
Docket: 441 Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for an adjournment of the date for trial of the government contract defense. March, 1983
Docket: 444 Defendants' memorandum in support of motion to compel production of public health service documents. March, 1983
Docket: 446 Letter from Thompson Chemicals Corporation re opposition to motion by plaintiffs in Nitro v. West Virginia case to modify protective order. March 14, 1983
Docket: 447 Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum on class definition and deferred class notice. March 14, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 447A Plaintiffs' response to Dow's memorandum opposing special master's recommendation class certification notice is deferred.
Docket: 448 Letter from Rivkin, Leff, Sherman re Dow's readiness to proceed. March 16, 1983
Docket: 449 Letter from Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, re Thompson Chemical Joining motion filed by Dow. March 17, 1983
Docket: 450 Memorandum in support of undersigned defendants' motion for an adjournment of the date for trial of the government contract defense & exhibits. March 16, 1983

Box 20

Docket: 452 Memorandum of applicants for intervention in support of motion for intervention and in response to memoranda of Monsanto and Dow in opposition to applicants' motion for intervention. March 17, 1983
Docket: 453 Letter from Cadwalader to Schreiber re trial adjournment. March 18, 1983
Docket: 454 Statement of Diamond Shamrock Corporation in response to motion of Dow Chemical for a non-jury trial of government contract defense. March 18, 1983
Docket: 455 Letter re statement of Diamond Shamrock. March 18, 1983
Docket: 456 Declarations of Thomas W. Ainsworth and Exhibits. March 18, 1983
Docket: 457 Defendant Dow Chemical request for production of documents directed to the United States: National Security Agency. March 23, 1983
Docket: 458 United States Response to select defendants' motion for a one year trial adjournment. March 25, 1983
Docket: 459 Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for a non-jury trial and alternative jury selection procedures. March 27, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 460 Order compelling production of documents. March 28, 1983
Docket: 461 Notice of motion for order compelling production of documents. March 28, 1983
Docket: 462 Letter from Ashcraft & Gerel re documents to be used at depositions. March 28, 1983
Docket: 463 Letter from Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross Picillo & Rosenbaum re files of advisory Center on Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences. March 28, 1983
Docket: 464 Letter from special master Schreiber re extension of trial date. March 29, 1983
Docket: 465 Letter from Ashcraft & Gerel re Monsanto's confidential documents. March 30, 1983
Docket: 466 Letter from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft re special Master's rulings on motion for adjournment, deferral of class certification. March 30, 1983
Docket: 467 Notice to take deposition Rand Corporation from Rivkin, Leff, etc. March 31, 1983
Docket: 468 Affidavit of Stanley Pierce re Dow opposition to motion by United States for costs of producing documents from records depository at Hawaii. March 31, 1983
Docket: 470 Motion for summary judgment of Riverdale Chemical. March 31, 1983
Docket: 471 Notice to take deposition re Wayland Jackson Hayes. April, 1983
Docket: 472 Defendants' reply to United States' response to motion to compel production of National Cancer Institute and Bionetics Research Labs documents and response to United States' motion for protective order. April, 1983
Docket: 473 Memorandum concerning Hoffman-Taff, Riverdale, Thompson & Uniroyal. April, 1983
Docket: 474 Memorandum of Hoffman-Taff, Riverdale, Thompson & Uniroyal re dismissal. April 4, 1983
Docket: 475 Memorandum of law of defendant Dow Chemical concerning the discoverability of Dr. Benjamin Holder. April 4, 1983
Docket: 476 Defendants' memorandum in opposition to special master's recommendation that class certification and notice be deferred. April 4, 1983
Docket: 477 Plaintiffs' response to defendants' memorandum in opposition to special master's recommendation that class notice be deferred. April 4, 1983
Docket: 478 Ashcraft & Gerel plaintiffs' opposition to Dow's motion for severance. April 4, 1983

Box 21

Docket: 479 Memorandum of Monsanto & Thompson-Hayward in support of motion for non-jury trial on government Contract defense. March 21, 1983
Docket: 480 Supplemental memorandums in support of defendants' motion for adjournment of date for trial of government contract defense. April 4, 1983
Docket: 480A Defendants' memorandum in support of motion to compel production of interdepartmental committee documents. April, 1983
Docket: 481 Notes re oral argument. April 6, 1983
Docket: 482 Notice of motion and memorandum in support of Uniroyal, Monsanto, Hercules, Thompson Chemical, Dow and Diamond Shamrock for order compelling production of documents of United States Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense. April 8, 1983
Docket: 483 Letter from Kelley, Drye & Warren re defendants' intention to appeal special master's ruling of April 6. April 11, 1983
Docket: 484 Plaintiffs' second 26(b) (2) request for insurance. April 15, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 485 Letter from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft with notice of motion and memorandum in support of defendants' motion for amendment of court's April 6, 1983 order to permit appeal 28 USC.5.1292 (b). April 18, 1983
Docket: 486 Ashcraft & Gerel notice of motion to permit an in extremis deposition. April 18, 1983
Docket: 487 Letter from Ashcraft & Gerel re Dow's confidential documents. April 18, 1983
Docket: 488 Notice of motion and motion by Rand Corporation to quash or modify subpoena duces tecum. April 18, 1983
Docket: 489 Letter from Monsanto attorneys re depositions with exhibits. April 19, 1983
Docket: 490 Memorandum of points and authorities in support of Rand motion to quash or modify subpoena duces tecum. April 19, 1983
Docket: 491 Letter and supplemental index of Diamond Shamrock's index of documents responding to plaintiffs' interrogatories. April 19, 1983
Docket: 492 Ashcraft & Gerel's motion and memorandum in support of order compelling Dow to produce un-redacted copies and German translations of documents. April 19, 1983
Docket: 493 Defendant Thompson Chemical's motion for summary judgment and appendices. April 20, 1983

Box 22

Docket: 494 Plaintiffs' first 26 (b) (1) and (2) request for particularly referenced and disclosed insurance agreements and underwriting material of the Dow Chemical Company. April 21, 1983
Docket: 499A Plaintiffs' memoranda in opposition to defendants' motions for summary judgment on the government contract defense (separate red folder). May 2, 1983, F1

Box 23

Docket: 499A Plaintiffs' memoranda in opposition to defendants' motions for summary judgment on the government contract defense (separate red folder). May 2, 1983, F2
Docket: 500 Memorandum of defendant Uniroyal in support of its motion for summary judgment. April 20, 1983
Docket: 501 United States motion for protective order concerning requests for production of documents from Public Health Service. April 21, 1983
Docket: 502 Letter from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft re technical reports and special purpose publications Defense Logistics Agency. April 19, 1983
Docket: 503 Letter from Townley & Updike enclosing chapter listing of footnotes re operation ranch hand. April 19, 1983
Docket: 504 Order compelling production of documents in possession of department of agriculture. April 13, 1983
Docket: 505 Defendants memorandum in support of motion to compel production of department of agriculture documents. April 13, 1983
Docket: 506 Defendants memorandum on appeal from denial of their request for production by government of 119 TWIX documents. April 15, 1983
Docket: 506A Memorandum of defendant Dow in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. April 20, 1983
Docket: 507 Declaration of Marilyn Fingerhut, Ph.D. for inclusion as exhibit C to United States memorandum. April 26, 1983
Docket: 508 Memorandum of law of Diamond Shamrock in opposition to defendants' motions for summary judgment and counter statement. April 28, 1983
Docket: 510 United States memorandums in opposition to defendants' motion to compel production of Department of Defense documents and in support of United States motion for protective order. April 27, 1983
Docket: 511 Petition for a writ of mandamus. April 29, 1983 (2 copies)

Box 24

Docket: 511A Letter to all members of the consortium from Eugene J. O'Brien. April 29, 1983
Docket: 512 Dow Chemical motion for transfer Cotner claim and memorandum in support 28USC 1407. May 4, 1983
Docket: 513 Intervention of veteran's claims (list of all veterans, wives and children (District of Massachusetts) and other states May 4, 1983, F1
Docket: 513 Intervention of veteran's claims (list of all veterans, wives and children (District of Massachusetts) and other states May 4, 1983, F2
Docket: 513 Intervention of veteran's claims (list of all veterans, wives and children (District of Massachusetts) and other states May 4, 1983, F3
Docket: 513 Intervention of veteran's claims (list of all veterans, wives and children (District of Massachusetts) and other states May 4, 1983, F4

Box 25

Docket: 514 United States' opposition to Dow request for transfer of Robert E. Cotner v. Oklahoma National Guard, et al. May 17, 1983
Docket: 515 Defendant Oklahoma National Guard's objection to motion for transfer pursuant to 28 USC Section 1407. May 19, 1983
Docket: 516 Transcript of May 12, 1983 hearing on Judge Pratt's pretrial order No. 51 denying defendants' motion for summary judgment. May 20, 1983
Docket: 517 Plaintiffs' second 26(b) (2) request for insurance. April 15, 1983
Docket: 518 Notice of motion to permit an in extremis deposition (Sweet). April 18, 1983
Docket: 519 Memorandum of defendant The Dow Chemical Company in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. April 19, 1983
Docket: 520 Letter to Sol Schreiber from Mintzer re Dow's response to request that Dow provide the names and addresses of employees who have made claims against Dow. April 21, 1983
Docket: 520 Dow's April 21, 1983 letter opposing plaintiffs' request Workmen's Compensation records (3 copies of same letter in file). April 21, 1983
Docket: 520A Dow's August 17, 1983 letter opposing plaintiffs' request for Workmen's Compensation records.
Docket: 521 Memorandum of defendant Hercules Incorporated in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. April 21, 1983
Docket: 522 Notice of motion re Hercules request for summary judgment. April 21, 1983
Docket: 523 Plaintiffs' opposition to defendant the Dow Chemical Company's motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. April 24, 1983
Docket: 524 Defendant Thompson Chemical errata to Motion for Summary Judgment. April 28, 1983
Docket: 525 Plaintiffs memorandum to M. Silberman setting forth concept overall framework settlement. April 28, 1983
Docket: 526 Affidavit of Rae W. Archibald re Rand documents. April 28, 1983
Docket: 527 Corrected pages of Dow's memorandum of law in support of Dow's motion for summary judgment. April 29, 1983
Docket: 528 Plaintiffs May 2, 1983 letter request Dow produce Workmen's Compensation receivable. May 2, 1983 (3 copies)
Docket: 528A Supplemental counter statement of Diamond Shamrock pursuant to general rule 9(g). May 3, 1983
Docket: 528B Reply memorandum of defendant Dow in support of its motion for summary judgment on government contract defense. May 2, 1983
Docket: 528C Exhibits to defendant Dow's reply memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment on government contract defense. May 2, 1983

Box 26

Docket: 529 Thompson Chemical May 2, 1983 supplemental submission for a petition for a writ of mandamus and certification. May 2, 1983
Docket: 529a Memorandum of defendant Uniroyal in further support of its motion for summary judgment and in reply to papers of plaintiffs and Diamond Shamrock. May 2, 1983
Docket: 529b Reply memorandum of Uniroyal in further support of its motion for summary judgment. May 2, 1983
Docket: 530 Reply memorandum of Hercules in support of its motion for summary judgment on government Contract defense. May 3, 1983
Docket: 530a Reply memorandum in support of Thompson Chemical's motion for summary judgment. May 3, 1983
Docket: 530b Supplemental memorandum in support of Thompson's motion for summary judgment. May 3, 1983 (4 copies)
Docket: 531 Affidavits of John P. Frawley, Charles L. Dunn and Robert B. Scott (Hercules) responding to plaintiffs' memorandum opposing.... May 3, 1983
Docket: 531b Reply memorandum in support of defendant Thompson Chemical Corporation's motion for summary judgment. May 3, 1983
Docket: 531c Reply memorandum of defendant the Dow Chemical Company in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. May 3, 1983
Docket: 531d Reply memorandum of Riverdale Chemical Company in support of its motion for summary judgment. May 3, 1983
Docket: 531e Uniroyal reply affidavit (Gorman). May 3, 1983
Docket: 531f Exhibits to defendant the Dow Chemical Company's reply memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. May 3, 1983
Docket: (Hercules) responding to plaintiffs' memo, opposing motion and motion for summary judgment.
Docket: 532 United States memorandums in opposition to defendants' motion to compel production of Department of Agriculture documents and in support of United States' motion for a protective order. May 4, 1983
Docket: 533 Notice of confidentiality and second updated index of confidential documents of defendant Diamond Shamrock Corporation. May 6, 1983, F1

Box 27

Docket: 533 Notice of confidentiality and second updated index of confidential documents of defendant Diamond Shamrock Corporation. May 6, 1983, F2
Docket: 534 Rand's response to Dow's subpoena duces tecum. May 6, 1983
Docket: 535 "Transcript of Judge Pratt May 12, 1983 decision" on Motion for Summary Judgment. May 12, 1983
Docket: 536 Uniroyal June 3, 1983 motion to implead certain third-party defendants. May 17, 1983
Docket: 537 Defendants May 17, 1983 and May 19, 1983 letters requesting withdrawal of mandamus petition on class certify issue. May 17, 1983
Docket: 538 Monsanto letter to Schreiber re issues to be tried under the heading "General Causation". May 19, 1983
Docket: 539 Affidavit of Harry E. Soehner and Hugh A. Thomson (Uniroyal) in support of motion reargue denial Motion for Summary Judgment. May 26, 1983
Docket: 540 Memorandum of law of the Dow Chemical Company in support of its motion for reargument denial Motion for Summary Judgment. May 26, 1983
Docket: 541 Response to defendant Oklahoma's objection to motion to transfer memorandum Dow in further support of motion to transfer pursuant to 28 USC S.1407. May 31, 1983
Docket: 542 Shea Gould letter to Pratt re errata in Uniroyal motion for reargument. May 27, 1983
Docket: 543 Plaintiffs memorandum on generic causation. June 6, 1983
Docket: 544 Plaintiffs memorandum on generic causation. June 6, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 545 MacDonald depositions (President's Science Advisory Council witness). June 6, 1983
Docket: 546 Special masters order re claims of attorney-client privilege in discovery pursuant to pretrial (re Diamond Shamrock document destruction). June 8, 1983
Docket: 548 Diamond Shamrock Corporation, the Dow Chemical Company, Monsanto Company, Hercules Incorporated, Thompson-Hayward Agriculture & Nutrition Company, Inc., Thompson Chemical Corporation, and Uniroyal, Inc. June 8, 1983
Docket: 549 Signed copy of affidavit of Hugh A. Thomson. June 8, 1983
Docket: 550 Plaintiffs' opposition to defendant Thompson-Hayward Agriculture & Nutrition Co., Inc.'s motion for renewal and reargument of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. June 9, 1983, F1

Box 28

Docket: 550 Plaintiffs' opposition to defendant Thompson-Hayward Agriculture & Nutrition Co., Inc.'s motion for renewal and reargument of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense. June 9, 1983, F2
Docket: 551 Plaintiffs' memorandum on relation of class certification to liability and damage issues. June 15, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 551A Dow June 10, 1983 letter opposition to lifting restriction on public disclosure of evidence. June 13, 1983
Docket: 552 Reply memorandum of the Dow Chemical Company in support of its motion for reargument denial motion Summary Judgment. June 13, 1983
Docket: 553 Defendants' memorandum of the jurisdictional and venue implications of intervention should class certification be denied and cover letter. June 24, 1983
Docket: 553A Memorandum of law of undersigned defendants in opposition to class certification for punitive damages claims. June 24, 1983
Docket: 554 Letter enclosing United States opposition to defendants' appeal of special master's recommendations. June 24, 1983
Docket: 555 Dow's memorandum on the scope of the issues to be tried at a phase I trial. June 24, 1983
Docket: 556 Memorandum of law of defendant Diamond Shamrock in opposition to the inclusion of general causation and liability issues in the phase I trial. June 24, 1983
Docket: 557 Memorandum of defendant Monsanto as to the general causation issues to be included in the first trial. June 24, 1983
Docket: 557A Memorandum of law of Monsanto & Diamond Shamrock re opposing class certification of punitive damages claims and commenting on other phase I issues. June 24, 1983

Box 29

Docket: 558 Thompson-Hayward letter June 27, 1983 endorsing Diamond Shamrock memorandum opposing inclusion of general causation and liability issues in phase I of trial. June 27, 1983
Docket: 559 Ashcraft and Gerel plaintiffs' opposition to Dow's motion to reargue. June 7, 1983
Docket: 560 Ashcraft and Gerel plaintiffs' memorandum on transfer and intervention. June 29, 1983 (2 copies)
Docket: 561 Dow memorandum of law in opposition to special master's recommendation that October 14, 1982 protective order be lifted. June 28, 1983
Docket: 562 Defendants' memorandum in support of appeal from special master's recommendations: relevancy of documents. June 27, 1983
Docket: 562A Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum concerning class action status. July 8, 1983
Docket: 563 Memorandum of defendant Diamond Shamrock supporting appeal from special master's ruling re discovery. July 8, 1983
Docket: 564 Thompson-Hayward letter July 13, 1983 re trial of causation issue. July 13, 1983
Docket: 565 Uniroyal July 15, 1983 letter stating position re general causation and liability issues, phase I. July 15, 1983
Docket: 566 Ashcraft and Gerel analysis of defendants' memorandum on intervention and transfer. July 29, 1983
Docket: 567 Diamond Shamrock August 1, 1983 letter re memorandum on intervention. August 1, 1983
Docket: 568 Diamond Shamrock letter re response to plaintiffs' request for documents dated July 25, 1983. August 1, 1983
Docket: 569 Ashcraft & Gerel letter re response to Dow letters of April 21 and April 25 re plaintiffs' request for production. August 2, 1983
Docket: 570 Diamond Shamrock's letter of August 1, 1983 opposing request for document production on issue of destruction of documents (see 568). August 1, 1983
Docket: 571 Non-parties EM Industries et al. joint order of preclusion. August 17, 1983
Docket: 572 United States intention to appeal issue I of special master's recommendation re re-examination of prior rulings and additional discovery disputes. August 19, 1983
Docket: 573 Special master's recommendations re re-examination of prior rulings and additional discovery disputes. August 17, 1983
Docket: 574 Plaintiffs' interrogatories on general causation - first set prepared by Tom Henderson. August 19, 1983

Box 30

Docket: 575 Notice of confidentiality and third updated index of confidential documents of defendant Diamond Shamrock. August 29, 1983
Docket: 575A Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of inclusion of strict products liability and punitive damages in generic trial. August 30, 1983
Docket: 575B Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of inclusion of strict products liability and punitive damages in the generic trial (draft). August 31, 1983
Docket: 576 Dow and Thompson-Hayward memorandum on inclusion of punitive damages issues in phase I trial. September 1, 1983
Docket: 577 Memorandum of law of Dow concerning application of strict liability principles to this litigation. September 1, 1983
Docket: 578 Notice of confidentiality and updated index of confidential documents of Dow Chemical. September 2, 1983
Docket: 579 Defendants memorandum in support of appeal from special master's recommendations re reexamination of prior rulings and additional discovery disputes. September 2, 1983
Docket: 580 Defendants' memorandum concerning the applicability of strict liability principles to this case. September 2, 1983
Docket: 581 The United State's memorandum in support of its appeal of part I of the special master's recommendation dated August 17, 1983. September 2, 1983.
Docket: 582 Plaintiffs' second supplemental memorandum on class definition and supplemental memorandum on generic causation. September 12, 1983
Docket: 583 Defendants' memorandum in support of application for review of special master's recommended discovery program. September 14, 1983
Docket: 584 Pretrial Order #59 re deposition discovery. September 15, 1983
Docket: 585 Defendants' memorandum of law regarding the law applicable to the government contract defense. September 15, 1983
Docket: 585A Memorandum of Dow Chemical Co. on application of physician-patient privilege to plaintiffs' discovery request. September 15, 1983
Docket: 586 Notice of withdrawal of Ashcraft & Gerel. September 20, 1983
Docket: 587 Yannacone & Associates motion for leave to withdraw as lead counsel. September 20, 1983
Docket: 588 Motion for an order granting defendants reconsideration of defendant Thompson Chemical Company's motion for summary judgment based upon newly discovered evidence. September 22, 1983
Docket: 589 Memorandum of defendant Diamond Shamrock in support of motion for reconsideration of Thompson Chemical's summary judgment motion. September 23, 1983

Box 31 

Docket: 590 Defendants memorandum of law in support of motion based on newly discovered evidence for reconsideration of defendant Thompson Chemical's summary judgment motion and for ample time to conduct further discovery of Weldon Springs witnesses. September 23, 1983
Docket: 590A "Dow memorandum on support of equal apportionment of special master's fees. September 26, 1983
Docket: 590B Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of inclusion of strict liability and punitive damages in generic trial. August 30, 1983
Docket: 592 Pretrial order #61 referring defendants' motion to reconsider Thompson Chemical's Motion for Summary Judgment. September 29, 1983
Docket: 592A Plaintiffs' supplemental memorandum on inapplicability of the physician patient privilege. September 30, 1983
Docket: 592A Memorandum of defendant Diamond Shamrock Corporation in support of motion for equal apportionment of special master's fees. September 29, 1983
Docket: 592B Memorandum of Diamond in support of equal apportionment of Special Master Fees. September 29, 1983
Docket: 592C Plaintiffs' memorandum in favor of the application of federal law to the government contract defense. September 30, 1983
Docket: 593 Memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion to reconsider the court's opinion granting summary judgment to Thompson Chemical Corporation and Appendix. October 3, 1983
Docket: 594 Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for equal apportionment of special master's fees. October 6, 1983
Docket: 594A Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for equal apportionment of special master's fees. October 6, 1983
Docket: 595 Mills & London's objections to Pretrial Order 60 appointing management committee. October 14, 1983
Docket: 596 Defendants' memorandum of law in opposition to plaintiffs' motion to permit an in extremis deposition. October 20, 1983
Docket: 596A Defendants general objection to plaintiffs' interrogatories relative to general causation (first set). October 21, 1983
Docket: 596AA Defendants' interrogatories to plaintiffs. October 31, 1983
Docket: 597 Monsanto's objections to plaintiffs' interrogatories. October 25, 1983

Box 32

Docket: 598 Defendants intention to appeal special master's ruling of October 26, 1983.
Docket: 599 Plaintiffs memorandum in support of motion to reconsider motion for summary judgment by Hercules. October 28, 1983
Docket: 600 Notice to plaintiffs to produce documents re causation. October 31, 1983
Docket: 600A Defendants interrogatories to plaintiffs on causation. October 31, 1983
Docket: 601 United States memorandums in support of master's October 26 ruling precluding interrogatories against United States November 2, 1983
Docket: 602 Memorandum of law in support of defendants' appeal of master's ruling striking defendants' interrogatories to government. November 3, 1983
Docket: 603 Defendants' memorandum in opposition to United States motion for protective order terminating all government contract defense discovery. November 3, 1983
Docket: 603A Plaintiffs response to pretrial order #65 on choice of law and applicable rules of liability and damages. November 17, 1983
Docket: 604 Reply memorandum of Plaintiffs' in further support of their motion for reconsideration of Hercules motion for S.J. November 18, 1983
Docket: 605 Motion for order dismissing claims against Monsanto, Thompson-Hayward and Dow. November 18, 1983
Docket: 606 Monsanto Rule 23(b) (1) (b) class certification hearing documents (also Thompson Chemical and Thompson-Hayward documents. November 17, 1983
Docket: 607 Defendants memorandum in support of motion for reconsideration and denial of government's motion to dismiss defendants' Third party. November 18, 1983
Docket: 607A Defendants' memorandum in support of motion for reconsideration and denial of government's motion to dismiss defendants' Third party complaints. November 18, 1983
Docket: 607B Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to Dow's motion to dismiss all claims against defendants based on strict liability and negligence. November 18, 1983
Docket: 608 Memorandum in support of Thompson Chemical notice of opposition to special master's recommendation re defendants' motion for reconsideration. November 17, 1983
Docket: 608A Defendants' memorandum of law in opposition to the application of federal common law. November 17, 1983
Docket: 609 Memorandum of law of Uniroyal, Dow, Thompson-Hayward and Diamond in opposition to class certification under FRCP23 (b) (1) (b). November 18, 1983
Docket: 609A Defendant motion for reconsideration in light of Lockheed Aircraft v. United States and denial of government's motion to dismiss third party complaints. November 17, 1983
Docket: 609B Notice to plaintiffs to produce documents re causation issues. November 22, 1983
Docket: 609C Defendants' interrogatories to plaintiffs (modified in accordance with special masters rulings on November 22, 1983). November 22, 1983
Docket: 610 United States memorandum in support of appeal of special master's ruling. November 19, 1983
Docket: 610A Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. motion for an amendment. December 5, 1983
Docket: 610B Plaintiffs' motion November 23, 1983 to include 2-4-D as an issue. November 23, 1983

Box 33

Docket: 611 Special master's recommendations on class order and notice which was delivered to Judge Weinstein. November 29, 1983
Docket: 611A Plaintiffs memorandum on the applicability of legal theories of failure to warn, concerted action, enterprise liability and alternative liability. December 1, 1983
Docket: 611B Defendants (December 1, 1983) notice to produce documents re causation issues. December 1, 1983
Docket: 611C Monsanto's memorandum concerning Plaintiffs' burden of proving responsibility of a particular defendant for injury. December 1, 1983
Docket: 612 Defendants' memorandum on appeal from master's report re applicability of rule 23(b) (1) (b). December 2, 1983
Docket: 612A Addendum to Plaintiffs' memorandum re applicability of legal theories. December 1, 1983
Docket: 612B Addendum to Plaintiffs' memorandum re applicability of legal theories. December 5, 1983
Docket: 613 Memorandum of law of Monsanto re attorney-client communications. December 6, 1983
Docket: 614 United States memorandum in response to plaintiffs' motion to include 2, 4-D as issue. December 8, 1983
Docket: 614A United States memorandum concerning participation as amicus curiae. December 9, 1983

Box 34

Docket: 614C Plaintiffs' memorandum on applicability of legal theories of failure to warn, etc. December 9, 1983
Docket: 615 List of representative plaintiffs. December 12, 1983
Docket: 615A Monsanto's supplemental memorandum in support of defendants' motion for reconsideration. December 13, 1983
Docket: 615B United States memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion for reconsideration of the order granting the United States motion to dismiss defendants' third party complains. December 19, 1983
Docket: 616 Plaintiffs memorandum on court's power to hear and try on merits of Plaintiffs' claims. December 15, 1983
Docket: 616A Submission of Lockheed, Ionian Glow and McKay cases re defendants' motion for reconsideration and denial of government's motion to dismiss defendants' Third party claims. December 16, 1983
Docket: 617 United States response to defendant Monsanto Company's supplemental memorandum in support of defendants' motion for reconsideration. December 16, 1983
Docket: 617A Order granting Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. December, 1983
Docket: 617B Plaintiffs' December 15, 1983 letter re supplementary "legal notice to class members". December 15, 1983
Docket: 617C Dow's interrogatories (modified in accordance with Judge Weinstein's rulings on December 12, 1983. December 23, 1983
Docket: 617D Plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants. December 22, 1983
Docket: 617E Special master's 2nd amended recommendation re scheduling order for completion of discovery. December 29, 1983
Docket: 617F Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to Hercules motion for reargument and reconsideration of court's granting reconsideration and reargument of original decision granting Hercules summary judgment. December 29, 1983
Docket: 617H Memorandum Thompson Chemical on jurisdiction and venue. ... Of transfer pursuant to 28 USC S.1404. December 19, 1983
Docket: 618 Plaintiffs' memorandum on the courts power to hear and try on the merits all plaintiffs' claims. December 19, 1983
Docket: 619 Plaintiffs (fifth amended verified complaint) Final. December 19, 1983

Box 35

Docket: 620 Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company, The Dow Chemical Company, Monsanto Company, Hercules Incorporated, and Thompson-Hayward Agriculture and nutrition company, Inc. Petition for mandamus on class certification issue. December 23, 1983
Docket: 621 sixth amended verified complaint filed with the court on December 22, 1983. December 27, 1983
Docket: 622 Answer Thompson Chemical to petition for mandamus
Docket: 623 Dow's motion for stay of mandate pending application for certiorari. January 10, 1984
Docket: 624 Dow's memorandum in support of petition for rehearing in Banc and motion for stay. January 10, 1984
Docket: 625 Preliminary memorandum on conflicts of law (Pretrial order #87). January 16, 1984
Docket: 626 Letter Fiorella re Agent Orange microfilm. January 16, 1984
Docket: 627 Excerpts from Seymour Melman's "Pentagon Capitalism: the Political Economy of War" published by McGraw Hill describing defense procurement process. January 18, 1984

Box 36

Docket: 628 Petition defendants to Supreme Court for writ of certiorari class certification issue. January 18, 1984
Docket: 628A Same as 626C.
Docket: 629 Defendants' memorandum in support of 12 person jury and voir dire of jurors by attorneys for the parties. January 30, 1984
Docket: 629A Defendant Monsanto Company's reply memorandum in support of defendant, motion reconsideration and denial of government's motion to dismiss third party complaints.
Docket: 629B United States reply to defendants' memo, requesting reversal of Judge Pratt's grant of United States motion to dismiss.
Docket: 630 Letter Townley Updike with Indexes of medical training manuals used by the Air Force during 1960-1970. January 30, 1984
Docket: 631 Choice of law briefs, F1
Docket: 631 Choice of law briefs, F2

Box 37

Docket: 632A Letter from Benton Musslewhite re full management committee meeting on January 17, 1984 at 10 am in Washington and trial plan proposal preliminary. January 12, 1984
Docket: 633 Second circuit opinions January 18, 1984 denying mandamus on class certification. January 18, 1984
Docket: 634 Answers of defendant Hercules Incorporated to plaintiffs' interrogatories to defendants, dated December 22, 1983. January 16, 1984
Docket: 635 Hercules motion to dismiss plaintiffs' sixth amended complaint. January 16, 1984
Docket: 636 Hercules motion to dismiss plaintiffs' sixth amended complaint. January 16, 1984
Docket: 636A Memorandum of defendant Hercules Incorporated in support of its motion to dismiss the sixth amended complaint or for summary judgment. January 16, 1984
Docket: 637 Memorandum of law of defendant the Dow Chemical Company in further opposition to Uniroyal, Inc.'s motion to implead dated January 17, 1984.
Docket: 638 Declaration of Phillip E. Brown in opposition to Hercules' motion to dismiss or for summary judgment and in support of motion for order allowing further discovery pursuant to Rule 56 (f). January 19, 1984
Docket: 639b Pretrial Order file

Box 38

Docket: 640 Exhibits in support of the Dow Chemical Company's motion to dismiss exhibits 20-127. January 20, 1984
Docket: 640A Memorandum of law of defendant The Dow Chemical Company in support of its motion to dismiss in light of plaintiffs' inability to establish that any particular plaintiff was exposed to any Agent Orange manufactured by Dow. January 20, 1984
Docket: 640B Letter to Schlegel for Irving Like re 132 page memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss "in light of plaintiffs' inability to establish that any particular plaintiff was exposed to any particular Agent Orange manufactured by Dow" January 20, 1984
Docket: 641 Plaintiffs response to the court concerning expert witnesses. January 21, 1984
Docket: 642A Further draft of our response to Dow's memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss in light of plaintiffs' inability to establish that any particular plaintiff was exposed to any Agent Orange manufactured by Dow. January 24, 1984
Docket: 642B Schlegel January 23, 1984 memorandum re Dow memorandum on burden of identification. January 23, 1984
Docket: 642C letter from Susan E. Olney to Mr. Heinemann re notice of motion, memorandum and appendix in support of defendant, Thompson Chemical Corporation motion to dismiss or, alternatively, for summary judgment, memorandum in support of defendant, Thompson Chemical Corporation's motion for dismissal on the basis of failure of service, lack of jurisdiction and improper venue, or, in the alternative, dismissal of the class action claim for failure to prosecute, defendant Thompson Chemical Corporation's statement of material facts as to which there is no genuine issue to be tried. January 26, 1984
Docket: 642D Memorandum of law of defendant Uniroyal, Inc. in support of its motion to dismiss the complaint or, alternatively, for summary judgment. January 26, 1984
Docket: 642E Memorandum to Irving Like from Schlegel re Stephen J. Schlegel's continuing draft of our response to Dow's motion to dismiss.
Docket: 642F Letter from Ferraro to Judge Weinstein re copy of memorandum of law of defendant Uniroyal Inc. regarding the status of its cross claim against defendants Hooker Chemicals and Plastic Corporation and Occidental Petroleum Corporation. January 26, 1984

Box 39

Docket: 643 Plaintiffs' reply memorandum to defendants' motions to dismiss of for summary judgment based on the problem of identifying which particular defendants' product caused individual plaintiffs' injuries. January 30, 1984, F1
Docket: 643 Plaintiffs' reply memorandum to defendants' motions to dismiss of for summary judgment based on the problem of identifying which particular defendants' product caused individual plaintiffs' injuries. January 30, 1984, F2
Docket: 643 Plaintiffs' reply memorandum to defendants' motions to dismiss of for summary judgment based on the problem of identifying which particular defendants' product caused individual plaintiffs' injuries. January 30, 1984, F3
Docket: 643 Plaintiffs' reply memorandum to defendants' motions to dismiss of for summary judgment based on the problem of identifying which particular defendants' product caused individual plaintiffs' injuries. January 30, 1984, F4

Box 43

Docket: 660 Index of government medical training manuals. No date.
Docket: 661 Notice to produce documents re causation issues (revised in accordance with special master's rulings of December 20, 1983). January 6, 1984
Docket: 662 Sixth amended verified complaint (retyped first 5 pages). January 6, 1984
Docket: 663 Letter from Maskin-Witt to Schreiber re objections to defendants revised requests for documents. January 11, 1984
Docket: 664 Thompson-Hayward answers to plaintiff's interrogatories of December 22, 1983 (Thompson-Hayward agriculture). January 16, 1984
Docket: 665 Proposed order re protection from disclosure of Veterans Administration Agent Orange Registry. January 16, 1984
Docket: 666 Second circuit opinions filed January 18, 1984 on class certification. January 18, 1984
Docket: 667 Answers to plaintiffs interrogatories to defendants (Thompson Chemical). January 18, 1984
Docket: 668 Exhibit A to defendant Monsanto reply memorandum in support of defendants' motion for reconsideration and denial of government's motion to dismiss defendants Third party complaints. January 20, 1984
Docket: 669 Public Law 97-72, Veterans Health Care, Training and Small Business Loan Act of 1981. January 23, 1983
Docket: 670 Notice of motion, Monsanto motion to dismiss sixth amended complaint. January 23, 1984
Docket: 671 Answers of Monsanto to plaintiff's interrogatories to defendants dated January 16, 1984. January 24, 1984
Docket: 672 Plaintiffs answers to Dow's interrogatories dated December 22, 1983. January 24, 1984
Docket: 673 Affidavit of Nolan Draney on behalf of Thompson Chemical in support of its notice of motion. January 26, 1984
Docket: 674 Special master's recommendations re defendants request for information concerning damage claims. January 30, 1984
Docket: 675 Copies of causation expert witnesses' summaries (From Henderson) January 31, 1984
Docket: 676 Memorandum of law of defendant Uniroyal in support of its motion to dismiss the complaint or for summary judgment. January 26, 1984
Docket: 677 Plaintiffs responses to defendants' interrogatories. February 11, 1984
Docket: 678 Memorandum from Benton Musslewhite to Dean, Schlegel, Russo, etc. re litigation trial plan. February 13, 1984

Box 44

Docket: 679 Plaintiffs response to paragraph No. 7 of magistrate's pretrial order No. 1. February 15, 1984
Docket: 680 Letter to Arvin Maskin from Christopher Marothy (Clark, Gagliardi and Miller) re Jeffries deposition. February 17, 1984
Docket: 681A Special master's recommendation re applicability of physician patient privilege to Dow Medical records. February 3, 1984
Docket: 681B United States motion for Rule 26(c) protective order re Agent Orange task force. February 9, 1984
Docket: 682 Letter from Maskin to Honorable Scheindlin re objections to depositions requested by plaintiffs and defendants. February 14, 1984
Docket: 683 Defendants list of physical examinations and tests which they intend to conduct on plaintiffs. February 20, 1984
Docket: 684 Letter from Clerk, United States Supreme Court re justice Marshall denial stay re class certification. February 14, 1984
Docket: 685 Plaintiffs motion for clarification of Court's order of January 10, 1984 or for reconsideration thereof re filing statements of physicians. February 13, 1984
Docket: 686 Plaintiffs memorandum re Dow's appeal from recommendations of special master Schreiber re production of Dow employee medical records. February 9, 1984
Docket: 687 Letter February 21, 1984 attorney for Thompson Chemical challenging service of process. February 21, 1984
Docket: 688 Motion for leave to file seventh amended v. complaint. February 14, 1984
Docket: 689 Description of Agent Orange registry. February 10, 1984
Docket: 690 Notice of motion for vacatur of stay pending petition for writ of certiorari. February 14, 1984
Docket: 691 Amended answers of Hercules to interrogatories 3 and 7 of plaintiffs' interrogatories. February 17, 1984
Docket: 692 Supplemental responses of Uniroyal to plaintiff's interrogatories. February 17, 1984
Docket: 694 Memorandum in support of plaintiff's appeal of magistrate's order that plaintiffs submit expanded summaries of witness testimony. February 15, 1984
Docket: 695 Reply affidavits on Motion to Vacate stay re class certification. February 15, 1984
Docket: 697 Supplemental answers of Monsanto to Plaintiffs' interrogatories. February 17, 1984
Docket: 698 Amended answer of Thompson Chemical to interrogatory #7. February 23, 1984
Docket: 699 Dow's notice of conditional cross motion to amend pretrial order #91 and memorandum in support. February 27, 1984
Docket: 700 Dow's objections to Plaintiffs' supplemental answers to Dow's interrogatories. February 28, 1984
Docket: 701 Memorandum from Allen Kamp re potential disqualification of Neil Peterson & Greitzer & Locks. December 28, 1983
Docket: 702 Pre trial order # 87. January 12, 1984
Docket: 703 Affidavit of Philip Witorsch re medical examination procedure. February, 1984
Docket: 704 Answer of Hercules to interrogatory 5 of plaintiffs interrogatories. February 15, 1984
Docket: 705 Memorandum of Hercules in opposition to plaintiffs' request that they be permitted to have a legal observer present while they are being examined pursuant to Rule 35. February 27, 1984
Docket: 706 Pre trial order #93 re TV record of testimony. February 29, 1984

Box 45

Docket: 707 Notice to take deposition (Michael Ryan) schools attended. March 6, 1984
Docket: 708 Plaintiffs memorandum in support of (1) plaintiffs supplemental reformulation of government contract defense; and (2) inclusion of strict liability claims. February 7, 1984
Docket: 709 Motion to amend the order of February 16, 1984 for certification pursuant to 28 USC S.1292 (b). February 27, 1984
Docket: 710 Letter from Supreme Court Clerk re order in Diamond Shamrock v. Ryan (petition for writ of certiorari denied). February 27, 1984
Docket: 711 Order of dismissal re Rivkin v. Central Intelligence Agency. February 27, 1984
Docket: 712 Defendants' preliminary list of defects in plaintiffs amended rule 26(b) (4) (A) (i) statements for Drs. Barsotti, Levin, Schneiderman, Hay & Kaye. February 28, 1984
Docket: 713 First list of Monsanto fact witnesses identified pursuant to order of court dated January 10, 1984. February 29, 1984
Docket: 714 Initial list of fact witnesses of Hercules. February 29, 1984
Docket: 715 Uniroyal's preliminary witness list. February 29, 1984
Docket: 716 Thompson-Hayward Agriculture preliminary list of witnesses. March 5, 1984
Docket: 717 Amended answer of Hercules to interrogatory #3 of plaintiff's interrogatories dated December 22, 1983. March 6, 1984
Docket: 718 Plaintiffs initial list of witnesses in support of claims. March 6, 1984
Docket: 719 Defendant Thompson-Hayward notice to take deposition of Drs. Salter, Lambiotte, Warren, Cooke, Mewborn, etc. March 8, 1984
Docket: 720 Plaintiffs brief in opposition (on petition for writ of certiorari) (2 copies - orange bound printed vol.)
Docket: 721 Report to the Congress (Veterans Administration's Agent Orange examination program: actions needed to more effectively address vet's health concerns. November 15, 1982
Docket: 722 United States memorandum in reply to Dow Chemical Company's memorandum in support of the validity of its third party claims against the United States based upon post-discharge negligence. February 23, 1984
Docket: 723 United States motion to amend the order of February 16, 1984 for certification pursuant to 28USC 1292(b) and order denying motion. February 27, 1984
Docket: 724 Defendants list of fact witnesses submitted pursuant to the scheduling order for completion of discovery. February 29, 1984
Docket: 725 Dow's notices to take depositions of various employees of plaintiffs Ewalt & Ryan. February 29, 1984
Docket: 726 Clerk's notice re jury panel drawing. March 2, 1984
Docket: 727 Memorandum in further support of Thompson Chemical motion to dismiss. March 2, 1984
Docket: 728 Second supplemental answer of Monsanto to plaintiffs interrogatory No. 3 to defendants. March 2, 1984
Docket: 729 Defendants memorandum on issue of production of medical records of non-representative class members upon which plaintiffs experts rely. March 5, 1984
Docket: 730 Uniroyal's amended preliminary witness list. March 5, 1984
Docket: 731 United States memorandum in support of Schreiber's 2nd review of government documents. March 5, 1984

Box 46

Docket: 732 Affidavit of James O. Hall re records of centers for disease control. March 5, 1984
Docket: 733 Dow's supplemental reply memorandum on issue of production of underlying data which will be relied upon by plaintiff's experts at trial
Docket: 733A Notices to take deposition of Daniel Ford employees. March 8, 1984
Docket: 734 Dow's memorandum in support of Judge Pratt's findings that the government established the specifications for Agent Orange and that the Agent Orange manufactured by the defendants' met the government's specifications in all respects. March 8, 1984
Docket: 735 United States motion for reconsideration of preliminary pretrial order No. 91 (preliminary memorandum on government liability) March 12, 1984
Docket: 736 Defendant Hercules notice to take deposition of several hospitals re Ryan medical records. March 12, 1984
Docket: 738 Plaintiffs' information sign up package for new plaintiffs. March 16, 1984
Docket: 739 Plaintiffs' motion for defendants to answer certain interrogatories. March 16, 1984
Docket: 751 Brief on Mandamus and papers
Docket: 753 Motions in limne
Docket: 755 Diamond Shamrock folder
Docket: 757 Matthews December 20, 1083 letter to Schlegel enclosing Thompson Chemical answers to plaintiffs' 1st wave interrogatories. December 20, 1983
Docket: 758 Order of Judge Weinstein reaffirming decision that government remains in case. March 7, 1984

Box 47

Docket: 760 United States motion for reconsideration of preliminary pretrial order #91 and order granting motion. March 12, 1984
Docket: 761 Clarification of strict liability and government contract defense (Plaintiffs') (Draft) March 13, 1984
Docket: 762 Defendant Thompson Chemicals Corporation's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. March 23, 1984
Docket: 763 Defendant Thompson-Hayward agriculture initial listing of fact witnesses. March 24, 1984
Docket: 764 Monsanto's response to Plaintiffs' motion for defendants to answer certain interrogatories. March 26, 1984
Docket: 765 Townley Updike memorandum re the magistrate's ruling of March 22, 1984 permitting ex parte interviews. March 27, 1984
Docket: 766 Supplemental list of fact witnesses of defendant Hercules. March 27, 1984
Docket: 767 Memorandum re admissibility into evidence of ranch hand study. March 26, 1984
Docket: 768 Second supplemental responses of Uniroyal. March 26, 1984
Docket: 769 Supplemental memorandum in further support of Thompson-Hayward Chemicals motion to dismiss on grounds of personal jurisdiction and venue. July 26, 1984
Docket: 770 Second list of Monsanto fact witnesses. March 26, 1984
Docket: 771 Schlegel March 28, 1984 status report to all associated counsel re class certification and trial status. March 28, 1984
Docket: 772 Plaintiffs' response to petition of United States for mandamus. March 28, 1984
Docket: 773 Magistrate's pretrial order #20 on expertise. March 30, 1984
Docket: 774 Initial list of fact witnesses of Thompson Chemical. March 27, 1984
Docket: 775 Defendant Uniroyal's witness list (supplemental). March 30, 1984
Docket: 776 Dow's Monsanto's memorandum in opposition to United States motion for a stay of discovery. March 30, 1984
Docket: 777 Notices to take deposition of various doctors on behalf of Jordans & Lambiotte. March 30, 1984
Docket: 778 Dow's notice to take deposition of Doctor. Joan M. Bernott & Graham (re Ryan) March 30, 1984
Docket: 779 United States objections to Dow's requests for admissions. March 31, 1984
Docket: 780 Plaintiffs proposed Agent Orange jury questionnaire. April 2, 1984
Docket: 781 Third amended answer of Defendant Hercules to Interrogatory.
Docket: 782 Defendant Thompson Chemical's answers to Plaintiffs' interrogatories and request for product to Defendant re insurance.
Docket: 783 Plaintiffs' class notice to media. April 3, 1984
Docket: 784 Dow's jury questionnaire. April 3, 1984
Docket: 785 Supplementary list of witnesses for Thompson. April 3, 1984
Docket: 786 Supplemental responses of Uniroyal to Plaintiffs' interrogatories. April 3, 1984
Docket: 787 Defendant. Uniroyal 2nd supplemental witness list. April 3, 1984
Docket: 788 Memorandum re payment of fees and costs incurred in conjunction with discovery of expert witnesses. April 4, 1984
Docket: 789 Rifkin letter April 4 supporting Dow memorandum opposing government mandamus petition. April 4, 1984
Docket: 790 Memorandum re payment of fees and costs incurred with discovery of expert witnesses and R.26b4

Box 48

Docket: 791 Cover letter re #790. April 4, 1984
Docket: 792 Defendants' objections to Plaintiffs' fact witnesses. April 5, 1984
Docket: 793 Shea Gould letter supporting Dow's motion to strike jury demand. April 5, 1984
Docket: 794 Pakula letter supporting motion by Dow re propriety of jury trial. April 6, 1984
Docket: 795 Dow Chemical Co's second amended answers to Plaintiffs' interrogatory April 9, 1984
Docket: 796 Letter enclosing Thompson's answers to Plaintiffs' interrogatories. April 9, 1984. See separate red folder "Jury Questionnaire"
Docket: 797 Hercules answers to insurance interrogatories and response to request for production. April 9, 1984
Docket: 798 Plaintiffs' objections to proposed voir dire questions. April 9, 1984
Docket: 799 Response of Uniroyal to Plaintiffs' request for insurance disclosure. April 9, 1984
Docket: 800 Answers of Monsanto to Plaintiffs' interrogatories and request for prod. of insurance. April 9, 1984
Docket: 801 2nd amended response of Diamond to Plaintiffs' interrogatories #8. April 10, 1984
Docket: 803 Dow and Thompson-Hayward's notice to take deposition of Dr. Sternfeld. April 10, 1984
Docket: 804 Responses of Diamond re Plaintiffs' interrogatories re insurance coverage. April 13, 1984
Docket: 805 Notice to take deposition of O'Connor re Ryan. April 17, 1984
Docket: 806 Thompson-Hayward answers to insurance interrogatories. April 17, 1984
Docket: 807 (In 780) Cadwalader letter re Defendants' proposed jury questionnaire. April 12, 1984
Docket: 808A Haft v. Lone Palm Hotel. April 20, 1984
Docket: 809 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of defendant Thompson Chemicals motion for Summary Judgment based on defense production act. March 26, 1984
Docket: 810 Dow's notice to take deposition of Dr. Schwartz, et al. April 16, 1984
Docket: 810A Defendants motion to preclude use of certain misleading and prejudicial phrases. April 30, 1984
Docket: 811 Tyrrell April 11 letter re master lists of Bureau of State Services records re pesticides. April 11, 1984
Docket: 812 Plaintiffs' objection to Dow's rule 26(b) (4) (A) (i) summaries. April 13, 1984
Docket: 813 Second Circuit opinion April 13, 1984 denying government petition for mandamus re Third party claims. April 13, 1984
Docket: 814 Dow Chemical answers to insurance interrogatories and request for production. April 17, 1984
Docket: 815 Plaintiffs' legal research, correspondence and memoranda on causation

Box 49

Docket: 817 Federal Register notices (Causation Evidence) separate red folder.
Docket: 818 Plaintiffs' evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order (fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents) separate red folder
Docket: 819 Dow's evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents, F1
Docket: 819 Dow's evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents, F2

Box 50

Docket: 819 Dow's evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents, F3
Docket: 819 Dow's evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents, F4
Docket: 819 Dow's evidentiary submissions pursuant to pretrial order fact witnesses and documents; causation witnesses and documents, F5

Box 51

Docket: 820 United States memorandum on issue of court's authority to compel attendance of witnesses at trial. April 2, 1984
Docket: 822 Response of plaintiffs to motion for summary judgment of Thompson Chemical. April 12, 1984
Docket: 823 Monsanto memorandum re order of proof at trial. April 19, 1984
Docket: 825 Defendants memorandum in support of court's allowing each defendant individual preemptory challenges. April 23, 1984
Docket: 828 Dow's preliminary pretrial order (evidentiary submissions) Vols. I & II & III. April 26, 1984

Box 52

Docket: 829 Amended notice to take deposition of Cordario, Mayerson & McDonald. April 30, 1984
Docket: 830 Memorandum of Monsanto in opposition to Plaintiffs' designation of Speziale as witness. April 30, 1984
Docket: 831 Affidavit of Sabetta in opposition to Plaintiffs' designation of A. John Speziale as trial witness. May 2, 1984
Docket: 832 Affidavit of Blitstein (Director, Monsanto Company Compensation and Benefits). May 2, 1984
Docket: 833 Monsanto amended preliminary objections to authenticity of certain exhibits and depositions. May 1, 1984
Docket: 834 Defendant Uniroyal issues to be proved. May 1, 1984
Docket: 835 Memorandum of Monsanto in support of its motion for continuance of trial. May 1, 1984
Docket: 836 Letter from Marc Richman re petition for rehearing (Department of Justice). May 2, 1984
Docket: 837 Notices to take deposition and subpoenas re medical records of Ford. May 1, 1984 (4 copies)
Docket: 839 Motion of Diamond Shamrock to reconsider Government liability. May 2, 1984
Docket: 840 Monsanto's preliminary objections to authenticity or admissibility of certain exhibits and depositions. May 2, 1984
Docket: 841 Memorandum in support of Diamond's motion to reconsider government liability. May 2, 1984
Docket: 858 Government letter March 27, 1984 objecting to release ranch hand data. April 2, 1984
Docket: 859 Defendants notice of motion dated March 30, 1984 to strike jury demand. April 2, 1984
Docket: 860 Notice to take deposition of Suffolk County College and Yorktown High School. April 3, 1984
Docket: 861 Dow notice of motion to file oversize answer to petition for writ of mandamus. April 5, 1984
Docket: 862 Plaintiffs' objections to defendants' request for an additional day to depose plaintiffs' experts. April 5, 1984
Docket: 863 Diamond Shamrock Motion for summary judgment based on defense production act. April 6, 1984
Docket: 864 Memorandum of law in support of Diamond Shamrock Chemical motion for summary judgment based on defense production act. April 6, 1984

Box 53

Docket: 865 Dow notice of motion, affidavit of Rivkin, Statement pursuant to general rule 9(g) and motion for summary judgment based on defense production act. April 5, 1984
Docket: 866 Defendants objections to magistrate's pretrial order No. 21 re jury questionnaire. April 9, 1984
Docket: 867 Defendants notices of requests for admissions service on United States. April 12, 1984
Docket: 868 Pretrial order #33 (February 24, 1982 re government contract defense). April 19, 1984
Docket: 869 Fiorella outline for the conduct of the trial in terms of personnel and flow of evidence. April 24, 1984

Box 54

Docket: 870 Reviewed final revised jury questionnaire. April 23, 1984
Docket: 871 Government's motion for a separate trial of all issues raised in the third party complaints. April 24, 1984
Docket: 872 Notices to take deposition of Doctor Fritz. April 24, 1984
Docket: 873 Defendant Monsanto's preliminary pretrial order (evidentiary submissions). April 24, 1984
Docket: 874 United States motion for rule 26(c) protective order re defendants' requests to admit. April 18, 1984
Docket: 875 United States motion for rule 26(c) protective order. April 24, 1984
Docket: 876 Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) notice of motion to intervene. April 26, 1984
Docket: 877 Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) memorandum of law in support of motion for intervention. April 26, 1984
Docket: 878 United States motion to strike submissions of Federal tort claims. April 26, 1984
Docket: 879 Notice to take deposition of Dr. Gaines. April 23, 1984
Docket: 880 Uniroyal motion for summary judgment. April 11, 1984
Docket: 881 Hercules preliminary pretrial order evidentiary submission. April 26, 1984

Box 55

Docket: 882 Thompson's preliminary pretrial order evidentiary submission. April 24, 1984
Docket: 883 Thompson's answer. April 24, 1984
Docket: 884 United States District Court random ordering of questionnaires for voir dire. April 25, 1984
Docket: 885 Thompson's R.9 (g) statement re motion for summary judgment. April 27, 1983
Docket: 886 Memorandum of law of Dow re portions of defendants requests to admit which seek admissions. April 30, 1984
Docket: 887 Monsanto's preliminary statement of issues. May 4, 1984
Docket: 888 Affidavit of Rivkin in opposition to United States petitioner's motion for extension of time to consider whether to petition for rehearing. May 3, 1984
Docket: 889 Memorandum of law of Dow in opposition to motion to intervene by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). May 3, 1984
Docket: 890 Memorandum of Monsanto on issue of court's authority to compel the attendance of witnesses. May 4, 1984
Docket: 891 Affidavit of Rivkin in opposition to Government petitioner's motion for stay of third party claims. May 4, 1984
Docket: 892 Defendants brief on making a videotape record of trial and affidavit of service. May 7, 1984
Docket: 893 Notice of motion re adjourning trial date. May 3, 1984
Docket: 894 Memorandum of Diamond Shamrock and Monsanto in support of their motion for an adjournment of trial date. May 4, 1984
Docket: 895 Appeal from magistrate's ruling precluding defendants from taking depositions of certain witnesses. May 8, 1984
Docket: 896 Designation of contents joint appendix government mandamus re Dow's third party claims. March 14, 1984

Box 56

Docket: 897 Separate red folder: Memorandum opinion Allen v. United States. May 1, 1984
Docket: 898 Notice of motion of Uniroyal re Third party summons. May 24, 1983
Docket: 899 Joint appendix of defendants government appeal re Third party claims. May 25, 1984, F1
Docket: 899 Joint appendix of defendants government appeal re Third party claims. May 25, 1984, F2

Box 57

Docket: 900 United States memorandum of law in opposition to Diamond Shamrock motion for reconsideration. May 29, 1984
Docket: 901 Order to show because dismissing cases. June, 1984
Docket: 902 United States motion for en bank reconsideration of denial of extension of time from United States Department of Justice. May 2, 1984
Docket: 903 United States motion for leave to file for rehearing out of time and recall the mandate. May 2, 1984
Docket: 904 United States motion for stay pending appeal. May 1, 1984
Docket: 905 Notice of defendants' motion to preclude certain fact and opinion testimony by plaintiffs' lay witnesses at trial. May 2, 1984
Docket: 906 Petition of United States for rehearing with suggestion for rehearing en banc re third party claims. May 2, 1984
Docket: 907 Monsanto motion for continuance of trial date. April 30, 1984
Docket: 908 Dow affidavit in opposition to petitioner's motion for extension of time to consider whether to petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc. May 1, 1984
Docket: 909 Irving Like letter to Schlegel & Peterson enclosing Federal Tort Claims Act claims papers and memoranda. May 29, 1984
Docket: 910 Application of Waga & Spinelli to intervene (lien for costs for reporter's services). Order to show cause re lien for costs of court reporter's services. May 23, 1984
Docket: 911 Letter from Rivkin to Clerk United States Court of Appeals and order of June 14 re denial of petition for rehearing. June 19, 1984
Docket: 912 Plaintiffs' preliminary proposed jury instructions prepared by Phil Allen. April 19, 1984
Docket: 913 Amendment of Rule 26b statement sent by Rivkin. Letter from Rivkin re Dr. Pearn technical materials relied on. April 24, 1984
Docket: 914 Plaintiffs notice of motion to intervene on Government's petition for mandamus re third party claims. June 1, 1984
Docket: 915 United States motion for leave to file oversize brief in support of motion for continued stay pending appeal re Dow's third party claims. June 4, 1984
Docket: 916 Pretrial order No. 97(a) re appointment of settlement masters. June 8, 1984
Docket: 917 Clerk's notice concerning appellee's brief. June 22, 1984
Docket: 918 Magistrate's pretrial order No. 30 re discovery schedule and third party claims. June 8, 1984
Docket: 919 Order re scheduling fairness hearings. June 8, 1984
Docket: 920 Order and Judgment of dismissal (Ryan complaint). June 8, 1984
Docket: 921 Brief (June 6, 1984) of plaintiffs-interveners' opposing government's appeal re third party claims. June 8, 1984
Docket: 922 Letter from Rivkin re proposed settlement agreement re documents. May 31, 1984
Docket: 923 Notice of motion of appellee-defendant Thompson Chemical for leave to file separate appendix re third party claims. June 7, 1984
Docket: 924 Dow notice of motion for leave to file supplemental appendix. June 8, 1984
Docket: 925 Appendix to brief for Thompson re third party claims. June 11, 1984

Box 58

Docket: 926 Dow affidavit in response to Court's request for status report and in opposition to petitioners' motion for continuation. June 11, 1984
Docket: 927 Dow motion for leave to file oversized brief re third party claims. June 7, 1984
Docket: 928 Order of June 8, 1984 sealing documents of Thompson Chemical. June 14, 1984
Docket: 929 Judgment order dismissing complaint Lester v. Hooker Chemical. June 14, 1984
Docket: 930 Thompson Chemicals order to show cause. June 14, 1984
Docket: 931 Dow notice of motion for leave to file supplemental appendix. June 18, 1984
Docket: 932 Dow memorandum of law in response to plaintiffs' opposition. June 21, 1984
Docket: 933 Dow memorandum of law in response to plaintiffs' opposition to transfer pursuant to 28 USC S.1407. June 25, 1984
Docket: 934 Response to order to show cause (multiple). June 27, 1984
Docket: 935 Correspondence from Wieslander to Schlegel. June 21, 1984
Docket: 936 Motion from Diamond Shamrock to reconsider government liability. May 2, 1984
Docket: 937 Dow's memorandum in support of motion to preclude certain fact and opinion testimony by plaintiffs' lay witnesses. May 7, 1984
Docket: 938 Petition and exhibits to petition for rehearing of stay denial. May 2, 1984
Docket: 939 Amended complaint (Ryan v. Public Health); Order to Show Cause to dismiss. May 29, 1984
Docket: 940 Diamond Shamrock' objections to plaintiffs' first wave interrogatories. December 29, 1983
Docket: 941 Supplemental Appendix of Dow on United States appeal from Pretrial order #91 filed February 16 allowing Diamond Shamrock' Third party claims against United States. June 8, 1984
Docket: 942 Dow memorandum in opposition to United States motion for continuation. June 11, 1984
Docket: 943 Reply brief for United States. June 21, 1984
Docket: 944 Notice of appeal in Ryan v. Health Service. July 6, 1984
Docket: 945 Notice of proposed settlement of class action. July 16, 1984
Docket: 946 Memorandum of Dow in opposition to motion to certify a subclass of objectors to proposed settlement. July 23, 1984
Docket: 947 Memorandum of Dow in opposition to plaintiffs' motion to sever and remand. July 23, 1984

Box 59

Docket: 948 Dow notice of cross-motion for order certifying class for award of alternate liability damages. July 18, 1984
Docket: 949 Dow memorandum of law in support of cross motion to certify a class. July 18, 1984
Docket: 950 Thompson's brief in opposition to motion to certify a subclass whose members object to the terms of settlement. July 24, 1984
Docket: 951 Defendants memorandum in support of their motion to dismiss or for summary judgment. July 25, 1984
Docket: 952 Notice of motion of Dow, etc. re motion for summary judgment. July 25, 1984
Docket: 953 Exhibits to memorandum in support of motion to dismiss. July 25, 1984
Docket: 954 Memorandum of Dow in opposition to motions to vacate conditional transfer order in Wright v. Dow. August 13, 1984
Docket: 955 Plaintiffs brief for fairness hearing decision with respect to government contract. defense and defense production act (Musslewhite). August 16, 1984

Box 60

Docket: 956 Plaintiffs' motion for class certification and related relief. September 21, 1984
Docket: 957 Letter: Response in Support of Motion for Order Reinstating Cases, September 14, 1984
Docket: N/A Letter: judge Weinstein's Preliminary charge to the jury in Hydrolevel case, April 27, 1984
Docket 958: Motion of Certain Objecting Class Members for the right to cross examine proponents of the class settlement.
Docket 959: Response of The Dow Chemical Company to plaintiffs' motion to vacate conditional transfer order, dated September 25, 1984
Docket 960: Memorandum of law of defendant The Dow Chemical Company in opposition to motion to vacate the conditional transfer order in Eddlemon V. Dow.
Docket 961: Notice of Motion, Michael F. Ryan V. Dow Chemical Company V. United States of America, stamped October 1, 1984
Docket 967: Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum of the inapplicability of the Physician-Patient Privilege to the discovery of Dow's occupational record files, dated September 30, 1983
Docket 971: Notice of Motion (Exhibits), stamped April 21, 1983
Docket 976: Defendant T.H. Agriculture  & Nutrition Company, Inc.'s reply memorandum of law in support of its motion for summary judgment on the government contract defense, stamped May 1983Docket 977: Memorandum in support of Defendant's Thompson Chemical Corporation's Motion for summary Judgment, date April 22, 1983
Docket 982: Re-examination of October 14, 1982 Protective Order
Docket 983: Defendant's Memorandum on opposition to ‘United States' Motion for a protective order terminating all government contract defense discovery of the united States with limited, specific exceptions.
Docket 985: Memorandum on All Members of the Plaintiffs' Management Committee, regarding Deposition of Albert E. Hayward, October 19, 1982
Docket 986: Summary of deposition Summary of General William M. Creasy, July 27, 1983
Docket 987: Summary of Deposition of Dr. Douglas Lindsay, July 1983
Docket 1057: Plaintiffs' memorandum on the relation of class certification to liability and damage issues, June 15, 1983
Docket 1290: Plaintiffs' Memorandum on Causation, stamped December 19, 1984
Docket 1507: Plaintiffs' Response to court's questions in pre-trial order no. 64 on class certification and notice, November 2, 1983
Docket 1582: Draft of causation section of shifting brief, October 4, 1984

Box 61

Docket 1610: Memorandum and Pretrial Order No. 72
Docket 1885: Dan ford and his wife, Christina Ford, individually and as members and representatives of a class, plaintiffs v. United States of America
Docket 1839: Affidavit in opposition to motion for enlargement of time in which to file brief
Docket 1867: Plaintiffs' Memo Opposing Summary Judgment
Docket 2743: Defendants'' memorandum of law in support of motion to preclude the use of certain misleading and unfairly prejudicial phrases at trial, stamped April 30, 1984
Docket 2509: Notice of taking deposition Duces Tecum, stamped April 30, 1984
Docket 2651: Defendant Thompson Chemicals Corporation's objections to the authenticity of admissibility of certain of plaintiffs' exhibits and deposition designations, stamped April 30, 1984
Docket 2652: Defendant Uniroyal, Inc.'s Objections to the Authenticity of admissibility of certain plaintiffs' exhibits and deposition designations, stamped April 30, 1984
Docket 2728: Plaintiffs' Preliminary instructions to the jury with respect to the issues, April 24, 1984
Docket 2742: Kathleen Dowd, et. Al. Appellants V. The Dow Chemical Company, et. Al1. Defendants Motion to Appellant Class and class members individually represented…file brief of appellants
Docket 2895: Waga & Spinelli… Motion for summary judgment and other relief, stamped February 22, 1985

Box 62

Docket 3588: Defendants' Fairness Brief, stamped July 15, 1985
Docket 2631: Defendant The Dow Chemical Company's Preliminary Objections to certain of plaintiffs' Exhibits, Deposition Designations and Live Witnesses, stamped April 30 ,1984
Docket 3571: Affirmation in support of petition to fix class action counsel fee, stamped August 13,1984
Docket 3588: Plaintiffs' Fairness Brief, stamped July 12, 1985
Docket 4606: Letter regarding Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation dated November 6, 1984
Docket 4637: Final revised draft of the causation sections of shifting brief, dated October 4, 1984
Docket 4932: Motion by Greitzer and Locks for relief from the Court's Judgment or its order of January 7, 1985
Docket 3904: Preliminary Memorandum and order on Settlement, dated September 25, 1984

Box 63

Docket 4421: Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation Appeal of Baskin and Steingut, dated September 6, 1985
Docket 4695: Memorandum concerning plaintiffs' lawyers' applications for attorney fees and for reimbursement of expenses, stamped December 12, 1984
Docket 4730: Memorandum of law in Opposition to motion to lift the protective orders entered in these proceedings, stamped October 10, 1984
Docket 4808: Letters analyzing the plaintiffs' attorney fee petitions, dated December 28, 1984
Docket 4856: Letter regarding MDL 381 Appeal of Stephen J. Schlegel, dated January 11, 1986
Docket [?]: Motion of Benton Mussletwhite and the Plaintiffs he represents…with respect to attorney fees of Benton Musslewhite, dated January 22, 1985
Docket 4919: First Supplement to, and brief in support of, motion filled under Rule 59 and 60 of FRCP concerning the courts final judgment, dated January 7, 1985
Docket 4920: United States of America's reply memorandum of law in support of its motion to dismiss all actions against the United States and regarding the court's orders to chow cause why cases against the united States should not be dismissed
Docket 4961: Memorandum of The Dow Chemical company in opposition to the motion for recusal from further involvement in the cases of certain plaintiffs who have opted-out of the class action
Docket 5063: Motion of the United States of American and its agencies to dismiss the above action, or , in the alternative, for summary judgment, dated January 25, 1985
 
Box 64

Docket 5064: Defendants' Reply Memorandum in further support of their motion to dismiss or in the alternative, for summary judgment, stamped January 30, 1985
Docket 5100: Defendants' Memorandum in support of motion for reargue of motion to dismiss and/or for summary judgment, stamped January 2, 1985
Docket 5173: defendants' Memorandum in support of their motion to disqualify Achcraft & Gerel, stamped March 15, 1985
Docket 5186: Defendants' Memorandum of law in support of their appeal from Magistrate's pretrial order no. 33, dated January 15, 1985
Docket 5212A: United States of America's memorandum of law in opposition to plaintiffs' petition for extension of time to answer the United States' motion for summary judgment
Docket 5233: Report of the Special Master Pertaining to the disposition of the settlement fund, stamped March 19, 1985 (bound)

Box 65

Docket 5425: Letter regarding the defendants' notice of appeal from Court's February 13 1985 order, dated March 14, 1985
Docket 5436: Motion to file late claim form, stamped March 18, 1985
Docket 5494: Thompson Chemicals Company's Memorandum in partial opposition to Dow Chemical Company's Motion for an order requesting the transfer of all MDL-381 actions to the eastern district of NY pursuant to 28 USC S1404(a), stamped March 15, 1985
Docket 5496: Letter regarding Lilley, et. Al. V. Dow Chemical Company, et. Al., dated March 15, 1985
Docket 5527: defendant's Memorandum of law in support of their motion for partial summary judgment on their third-party claims against the United States and in opposition to the United States' motion to dismiss or form summary judgment, exhibits,
Docket 5598: Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59, dated January 16, 1985
Docket 5646: Letter to Judge Weinstein stamped April 5, 1985
Docket 6547: Order filed April 5, 1985
Docket 5770: Letter to Magistrate Scheindlin dated April 4, 1985
Docket 5822: Letter to Nancy Petrilla regarding expenses, dated March 29, 1985
Docket 5868: Supplemental Memorandum of Law of the Dow Chemical Company further support of defendants' motion to dismiss or alternatively, for summary judgment with respect to Fraticelli V. Dow, stamped April 15, 1985
Docket 5881: Defendants' Second Supplemental Memorandum in support of motion to dismiss and/or for summary judgment, stamped April 15, 1985
Docket 5881C: Letter to Dennis Majewski, dated April 17, 1985
Docket 5894: Memorandum of law of The Dow Chemical Company in opposition to motion to vacate the conditional transfer order in Miffitt V. Dow, dated April 12, 1985
Docket 6009: Clara Fraticelli, et. Al. V. The Dow Chemical Company, et. Al., affidavit stamped, May 8, 1985
Docket 6021: Appearances filling, stamped April 23, 1985
Docket 6023: Michael Ensminger, et. Al V. Dow Chemical Company, et. Al., stamped April 25, 1985

Box 66

Docket 6038: Clara Fraticelli, et. Al. V. The Dow Chemical Company, et. Al., Exhibits and supplemental requests, stamped April 15, 1985, F1
Docket 6038: Clara Fraticelli, et. Al. V. The Dow Chemical Company, et. Al., Exhibits and supplemental requests, stamped April 15, 1985, F2
Docket [?]: Letter to Judge Weinstein regarding James Edward Greenhill, dated April 11, 1985
Docket 6041: Meeting transcript dated April 15, 1985
Docket 6085: Plaintiffs' supplemental opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative , for summary judgment and plaintiff's supplemental memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment, stamped May 2,1985
Docket 6179: Letter to Judge Weinstein regarding Allen Peteet, dated May 17, 1985
Docket 6230: Brief of Defendants-Cross-Appellants the Dow Chemical Company…stamped March 17, 1986
Docket 6247: Letter to Judge Weinstein regarding Agent Orange Plaintiffs' Management Committee, dated May 29, 1985
Docket 6259: Defendant's Memorandum in opposition to certain unnamed plaintiffs' motion "concerning the court's ‘Final Judgment' with respect to the settlement of the class claims against the defendant chemical companies, stamped February 1, 1985
Docket 6310: Letter to Judge Weinstein regarding Liquori Associates request for a computer tapes, dated April 23, 1985
Docket 6328: Supplemental Affidavit of John C. Comeaux, Sr., stamped June 17, 1985
Docket 6383: Appearances notice, stamped June 25, 1985
Docket 6410: Transfer Order, dated May 29, 1985
Docket 6474: Letter to Clerk of US Eastern District regarding Notice of Appeal, dated July 15, 1985
Docket 6596: Letter to Ms. Petrillo regarding Notice of appeal by Benton Musslewhite and associates, dated September 4, 1985
Docket 6645: Civil Appeal Scheduling order, stamped August 12, 1985
Docket 6973: Appearance notice, stamped October 15, 1985
Docket 7169: Memorandum of The Dow Chemical Company in support of the United States' motion to transfer an "Agent Orange" Tag-Along Action
Docket 7267: Appearances notice, stamped January 6, 1986
Docket 7286: Brief of Appellants Benton Musselwhite and the law offices…with respect to attorney fees and expenses, stamped January 18, 1986
Docket 7290: Brief of Appellant Henderson and Goldberg, stamped January 18, 1986

Box 67

Docket 7869: Appearances notice, stamped September 2, 1986
Docket 8071: Copy of Court Order, dated April 25, 1985
Docket 8102: Appearances notice, stamped April 27, 1987
Appeals Docket (unassigned/undated), January – February, 1986, F1
Appeals Docket (unassigned/undated), March, 1986, F2
Appeals Docket (unassigned/undated), April – September, 1986, F3
Appeals Docket (unassigned/undated), 1987

Series 2 – Administrative Files

Box 68

Correspondence, 1982 – 1985
Correspondence, January – June, 1985
Correspondence, August – December, 1985
Correspondence, 1986
Drafts: Burden of proof
Drafts: FTCA Procedural
Drafts: Introduction
Fees/Agent Orange Plaintiffs' Management Committee's Supplemental memorandum in support of an award of fees, N.D.
Fees/lawyers: October 3rd 1983 - July 12, 1984

Box 69

Fees/lawyers: Jan. 2, 1985 - Jan. 8, 1985
Fees/lawyer: Jan 25, 1985 - June 8, 1987
Ford, Dan, 1984 (Xerox copy)
Memorandum and order on attorney fees as modified and final judgment
Index Notes

Box 70

Joint Appendix, Volume 1, 80-7079
Joint Appendix, Volume 2, 80-7079
Joint Appendix, Volume 3, 80-7079

Box 71

Joint Appendix, Volume 4, 80-7079
Report of the Special Master, F1, 1985
Report of the Special Master, F2, 1985
Settlement Fund: March 5, 1986 - July 13, 1987
Settlement Fund: March 18, 1985 - September 18, 1987

Series 3 - Legal Research

Series Note: Original Order - Research Material

Box 72

Agent Orange Database Project, June 17, 1985
Research Administrative Exhaustion Under The Federal Tort Claims Act: The Impact On Class Actions
Research. San Antonio Air Logistics Center Directorate of Energy Management Kelly      Air Force Base, Texas (Dated 1 August 1975, Dorothy A. Craig Lt Col, USAFR)
Research. First Amendment Complaint And Demand For Jury Trial (1983?) (Carella, Byrne, Bain & Gilfillan)
Hand Written Note.  "65 Virgina L. Review 153"
Hand Written Note. "U of Penn L.R. 1439"
Hand Written Note. To Warren from Stan concerning Decision
Attached Decision - "Among the New Decisions"
Research. Mass Tort Cases 1783/Rule 23 - Dated 1966
Research. Representative Admissions
New Paper Article. "Supreme Court Finds No Bar To Cameras in Courtrooms" By Ruth   H.
Article/News Paper. "Agent Orange: Red Alert" The National Law Journal, Vol.3-No. 5, 1980
New Letter. "A Guide To Estimating Damages For Lost Earnings And Proving Them In Court" Dated 30 April 1980.  
Research. Court Cases pertaining to Defense Department. "Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations" Cases 797 - 799
Article/Publication. "Court Notes" By Arthur M. Cromarty
Article/News Paper. "Radiation Suit Allowed" Date Unknown
Advertisement. From Callaghan & Company
Article/Magazine. "Proximate Cause Fog Spreads" American Bar Association, PP. 1041-1046. August, 1983
Article/Publication. "Federal tort claims: Class action" Lunsford v United States
Research Court Cases. "Commentary.  Applicability of State Law; Element of Claim or Defense" 302[01]
Article/News Paper. "Product Liability-Oral Contraceptives" Lindsay v. Ortho Pharm. 481 F.Supp. 314
Research/Book.  "Judicial Activism" By Martin Shapiro
Article/Publication. "Court Awarded Attorney Fees"
Article/Magazine. "Experts' Day In Court-In an age of litigation, the proper role of the paid specialist provokes increasing debate" New York Times Magazine. By John A. Jenkins. 
Article/Publication. "Civil Jury Workbook: Suggestions for the trial Lawyer" By Paul C. Gouldin.  NYS Bar Journal, October 1969
Article/Publication.  "Chemical and Biological Warfare" America First: CBW Policy Today.
Research Court Cases. Federal Tort Claims Act. PP 23-58
Research Court Cases. Product Liability.  ATLA L. Rep. 340.  October, 1982.
Article/News Paper.  "‘Voir Dire'-A view from The Bench" By Harold Baer Jr. (State Sup. Court Justice. NY County) New York Law Journal
Article/Publication. "The Criminal Appeal: Writing to Win" By Johnathan M. Purver and Lawrence E. Taylor. Dated Sep.-Oct. 1982
Article/News Paper. "Nationwide Class Actions In New York State Courts?" By Charles Platto and David M. Snyder.  New York Law Journal.
Article/News Paper. "Seeds of Technology Sprout into Complex Litigation" By Larry Lempert. Legal Times, June 13, 1983.
Article/News Paper. "Courts Attempt to Expedite Complex Tort Litigation" Legal Times. June 13, 1983
Article/Journal. New York University Law Review. By Aaron D. Twerski. Vol. 57 Num. 3, June 1982
Article/Journal. "Product Liability: An Interaction of Law and Technology" Vol. 12 Num. 3, Spring 1974
Research/Court Case.  In re Master Key Antitrust Litigation.  No. 378, Docket 75-7386. 1975
Article. Court Appeals Decision. "No Claims Recognized For Infant Born Defect Because Of Tortuous Injury To Mother's Uterus Before Conception" Albala v NYC. 1981
Article/Magazine.  "Juries: Prescription and the Decision-Making Process" By Donald E. Vinson.  TRIAL Magazine.  March 1982
Article/Magazine. "The Shadow Jury" By Donald E. Vinson. American Bar Association Journal. Oct. 1982
Article/Magazine. "Psychological Anchors Influencing the Jury" By Donald E. Vinson.
Article/News Paper. "Firms Seek Insights Into Jury Panels" By Edwin Chen. Los Angeles Times.  Monday, November 2, 1981
Research/Court Case.  Representative Admissions.
Research/Court Case. "Contempt Of Court By Commissions And Boards. Royal Commissions & Boards of Inquiry
Article/Journal. New York State Jury Verdict Review and Analysis. Vol. 1 No.1 October, 1983
Research/Court Case. "The Variousness Of "Federal Law": Competence and Discretion In The Choice Of National And State Rules For Decision" By Paul J. Mishkin. U of Penn Law Review 797 (1957)
Research/Court Case. "Restatement Conflict of Laws"
Research/Court Case. "Relation Bet. American Choice of Law and Fed. Common Law" By Donald T. Trautman. Law and Contemporary Problems, Spring 1977
Research/Court Case.  "The Competence Of Federal Courts To Formulate Rules Of Decision" U. Of Chicago Law Review 823, 1976
File - "Numbered Memoranda" 

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Article. "Operation Ranch Hand" By William A. Buckingham, Jr. 1982
Letter. Of Irving Like to Judge Perry dated June 29, 1989, in re of Frank Carroll.
Research/Court Case.  S.C., U.S.  H.J. Inc. Et al v Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Et al.  1989
File - "Agent Orange - Asbestos Litigation Legal Research"
File - "Typewritten Memoranda"
File - "Agent Orange"
Note Cards - Various handwritten note cards pertaining to the case

Box 74

File - "Sindell v. Abbot Laboratories," "Rogers v. Rexall Drug Co."
File - "Enterprise Liability and the Actuarial Process"
Note Cards -
File - "Legal Research"
Research - "Reeves v. American Broadcasting Co, Roone Arledge, Everet Erlick v. Giaimo"
Research - "Abrams v. Interco Inc."
Research - "Jaffee v. US"
Research - "Statement of Dr. Samuel S. Epstein"
File - "Seminar on Fed. Courts Practice"
File - Article of Special Interest"
File - "Breach of Warranty & Strict Liability"
File - "Agent Orange - Litigation Support"
File - "Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the FBI"
File - "Bell v. Hood"
File - "Burke v. Mathiasens Tanker"
File - "Carlson v. Green"
File - "Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust"
File - "Harrison v. US"
File - "Supreme Court Practices"
File - "Legal Malpractice: The Standard of Care by Mallen & Levit"
File - "Let's Learn to Instruct the Jury"
File - "Trial Lawyers Quarterly"
File - "Voir Dire & Jury Psychology"
File - "US Court Allows Depositions of State Jurors in DES Case"
File - "Fordham Urban Law J."
File - "Scientists are not Prophets"
File - "Torts-Expanding the Right of Recovery"
File - "Use of Computer Evidence in US Courts"
File - "The Subsequent Repair Doctrine and Product"
File - "A Litigation Settling Experiment"
File - "Some Thoughts on Risk Distribution"
File - "Agent Orange - The Mer/29 Story"

Box 75

File - "Product Liability: An interaction of Law and Technology"
Research - "Rule 34"
Research - "Courts of Appeals"
Research - "Production of Documents and Entry..."
Research - "Product Liability after Woodill v. Parke Davis"
Research - "Fordham Law Review" 
Research - "Products Liability - Art Defense Inapplicable..."
Research - "Beshada v. Johns-Manville Products"
Research - "The Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial...."
Research - "Strict Liability in Maryland"
Research - "The Military and State Secrets Privilege"
File - "Correspondence"
File/Research - Various Court cases, F1
File/Research - Various Court cases, F2
File - "Brief of Petitioners in response to Solicitor General's Brief"
File - "Petitioners' Supplemental Brief"
File - "Petition for Writ of Certiorari"
File - "Cases and Materials on Class"

Box 76

File - "Bibliographical references on Dioxins"  
File - "Proctor & Gamble v. City of Chicago"
File - "Reserve Mining Co. V. EPA"
File - "Scheuer v. Rhodes"
File - "Stream Pollution Control Bd. V. US Steel"
File - "Swann v. Charlotte-Meclenburg Bd. Of Ed."
File - "Tarbel's Case"
File - "Texas v. Pankey"
File - "Thornwell v. US"
File - "Township of Long Beach v. New York"
File - "US v. Ira s. Bushey"
File - "US v. US Steel"
File - "Weeks et al v. Bareco Oil"
File - "Zahn v. International Paper"
Newspaper clipping - "Aviation Law"
File - "Misc. Cases Jurisdiction"
File - "Smith v. Cessna Aircraft Corp."
File - "Byram River v. Vil of Port Chester"
File - "Chemetron Corp. V. HEW"
File - "Chicago v. GM"
File - "Comm. For Consideration..."
File - "Dow Chemical v. Consumer Product Safety Com."
File - "EDF v. Hoerner"
File - "EDF v. EPA"
File - "EDF v. EPA (No. 74-1924)"
File - "Ethyl Corp. V. EPA"
File - "Farmers Co-Op Co. V. Socony Vacume Oil"
File - "Heart Disease Research v. General Motors"
File - "Inglewood v. Los Angeles"
File - "Izzak Walton League v. Macchia"
File - "J.l. Case Co. V. Borak"
File - "Kurtz v. Moffit"
File - "Mass. V. U.S.V.A."
File - "Malton v. Borg Warner"
File - "Mobay Chemical v. Train"

Box 77

File - "Nolop v. Volpe"
File - "People for Environmental Progress v. Butz"
File - "Reconstruction Finance Corp. V. Beaver County"
File - "Misc. Cases Jurisdiction"
File - "Day & Zimmerman, Inc. V. Challoner"
File - "Foster v. Day & Zimmerman, Inc."
Research - "City of Evansville Indiana v. Kentucky Liquid Recycling"
Research - "This action arises out of a fire which occurred..." Dated July 26, 1984
Research - "The Government Contract Defense in Strict Liability Suits for Defective Design"
Pamphlet - "Class Action Litigation" Dated 1982
File - "Seymore Hersh "Chemical and Biological Warfare""
File - Article on Government Contracting"
File - "The Law-Making Power of the Federal Courts"
Newspaper Article - "New Criteria for Jurisdiction over Nonresidents"
Newspaper Article - "Aviation Law," New York Law Journal
File - "The Uniform Commercial Code as Federal Law"
Research - "Introduction"
Research - "The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Ltd. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd."
Research - "New York State Law Digest"
Research - "Abolishing Diversity Jurisdiction"
Research - "Cogitations on Appellate Decision-Making"
Research - "The Supreme Court's Workload"
Research - "The Brethren: Focusing on the Wrong Secrecy"
Research - "Some Thoughts On Records And Briefs In The Second Department"
File - "Implied Private Rights of Action Under Fed. Law"
File - "In Praise of Erie"
File - "Defense Product Act of 1950"
File - "Fed. Common Law Remedies for Abatement of Water Pollution"
File - "Federal Jurisdiction-3d Party"
File - "(Notes) - From to Stencel"
File - "South Dakota Law Review"

Box 78

File - "Stencel Aero Eng. Corp. V. US"
File - "(Notes)-Jurisdiction Requirements for Plantiffs'..."
File - "Text of US Application to World Court"
File - "Text of Sup. Ct. Ruling on 2nd Jurisdiction Issue"
File - "(Notes) - Torts, Fed. Tort Claims"
File - "Two Circuits Scuttle Expansion"
File - "Agent Orange - Choice of Law IN Fed. Bail"
Note cards - Questions/Answers for oral argument
File - "The Verdict on Juries"
Note card - "State Choice of Law Theory"
Research - "Gonzalez v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company"
Research - "Kohr v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc."
Research - "Erie R. Co. V. Tompkins"
Research - From W. Keith Kavenagh, "Fed. Jurisdiction Tensions in the Allocation of Judicial Power"
Note card - "Since CT may have to Consider..."
File - "Legislative History Fed. Pesticide Laws"
File - "American Pipe & Steel Corp. V. Firestone Tire Co."
File - "Baker v. Carr"
File - "Bank of America v. Parnel"
File - "Coburn v. 4-R Corp"
File - "Cort v. Ash"
File - "D'Oench, Duhme & Co. V. FDIC"
File - "Dutton v. Sikorsky Aircraft"
File - "Erie RR v. Tompkins"
File - "First Southern Fed. Sav. V. First Southern Savings"
File - "Georgia Power Co. V. 54.20"
File - "Gonzalez v. Virginia Carolina Chem."
File - "Hinderlinder, State Engineer v. La Plata River..."
File - "Illinois v. City of Milwaukee"
File - "Ivy Broadcasting Co. V. AT&T"
File - "US v. Kimbell Foods, Inc."
File - "Kohr v. Allegheny Airlines"
File - "McDonnell Douglas Corp. V. US Dist. Court"
File - "Murphy v. Colonial Fed. Savings and Loan"
File - "North Am. Phillips Corp. V. Emery Air Freight"
File - "New York v. MRC"
File - "Anne M. O'Keef v. The Boeing Co."
File - "Owen v. City of Independence"
File - "Owens V. Haas"
File - "Parklane Hosery Co. V. Leo M. Shore"

Box 79

File - "Parsell v. Shell Oil"
File - "Sola Electric Co. V. Jefferson Co."
File - "Miree v. US"
File - "Southern Pacific v. US"
File - "Tarbert v. Ingrahm"
File - "T.B. Harms Co. V. Elisu"
File - "Tokio Marine & Fire Ins. V. McDonnell Douglas"
File - "US v. Little Lake Misere"
File - "US v. View Crest Apts"
File - "Wilson v. Omaha Indian Tribe"
File - "Watson v. Blumanthal"
File - "Overcoming the Identification Burden in Des Litigation"
File - "Charles Wesley James, Plaintiff"
File - "The Use and Abuse of Warnings..."
File - "Beyond Sindell"
File - "Des and a Proposed Theory of Enterprise Liability"
File - "The Limits of the Preponderance of Evidence Standards"
File - "Uncompensated Victims of Low Level Radiation"
File - "Multiple Causation in Tort Law"
File - "Presumptions, Inferences, and Burden of Proof"
File - "Statuary Reform Of "Toxic Torts""
File - "Presumptions in Civil Actions"
File - "Burdens of Proof by Fleming James"
File - "Trial by Mathematics"
File - "Proof of Causation in Multiparty Drug Litigation"
File - "Market Share Liability an Answer to the Des Causation Problem"

Box 80

File - "Jury Representativeness"
File - "Ohio Northern University Law Preview"
File - "Representation Challenges and the Meaning of Jury Representation"
File - "Juror Bias a Practical Screening Device and the Case for Permitting"
File - "Forward to Systematic Jury Selection"
File - "Jury Compensation Challenges by: Millard C. Farmer"
File - "The Case for Expansive Vior Dire"
File - "Kerr" et al V. United States District for the Northwestern District of California"
File - "Trial Tactics, Techniques"
File - "Securities-Class Actions (Legislative Revision of Class Procedures), NYLJ, 12/26/79"
File - "(Annotation) Maintainability in state ct. Of class action for relief..."
File - "(Annotation) Consumer Class Actions Based in Fraud or Misrepresentation"
File - "Class actions in NY"
File - "Syracuse L/ Rev. 27, 1257"
File - "Role of Fed. Court in Expansion of Ambit of Liability of Manufacturers"
File - "Deposit Guaranty Case"
File - "Agent Orange - Harvard Law Review"
File - "Fed. Common Law: Protecting State"
File - "Choice of Law Under Federal Statutes"
File - "DES & a Proposed Theory of Enterprise Liability"
File - "Tort Remedies for Serviceman Injured by Military Equipment"
File - "A.O. Punitive Damages in Mass-Marketed Product Litigation"
File - "In re Plywood Antitrust Litigation"
File - "Class Actions: The Right to Solicit"
File - "A.O. Punitive Damages in Strict Products Liability (William &         Mary    L. Rev. 1981) Vol. 23:333
File - "A.O. Class Actions for Punitive Damages"
File - "A.O. Willful and Wanton Misconduct and Punitive Damages (John E. Norton)"
File - "(Comment) Products-Liability Class Suits for Injunctive" Relief Under Fed. Rule   23"
File - "Agent Orange - Harvard Law Review"
File - "Securities-Class Actions (Class Issues from Engine Switch), NYLJ, 12/26/79"
File - "Securities - Class Action (Bernstein, Paul), NYLJ, 01/23/80"
File - "Some Reflections on the "Abusiveness" of Class Actions (Symposium Before Judicial Conf. 5th Jud. Cir.)"
File - "(Comments) The Use of Class Actions for Mass Accident Litigation, 23 Loyola"
Research - "Green v. Wolf Corporation"
Research - "Class Certification in Mass Accident Cases Under Rule 12() b (1)"
Research - "In re Intern, Business Machines Corp."
Research - Docket file for the Beverly Hills Supper Club Litigation
Research - Motion of Defendants for Reconsideration of Order #215 and for Partial Summary Judgment
File - "Plaintiffs Memorandum on Punitive Damages - May, 1984"

Box 81

File - "Clearfield Trust v. US - 318 363, 1968"
File - "Outer Limits "Arising Under""
File - "Tort Actions for Cancer: Deterrence, Compensation, and Environmental Carcinogenesis"
File - "Stencel Aero Engineering Corporation v. US, 431 US 666, 52 L ed. 2d 665, S Ct. 2054 (No. 76-321)"
File - "International Union v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp."
File - "Johnson v. Railway express Agency"
File - "US v. Standard Oil, 322 US, Oct. Term, 1946"
File - "Bernice B. Feres, as Exrx. etc. V. USA, Arthur K. Jefferson v. UAS, USA v. Edith            Griggs, as Exrx., etc. (340 US 3135-146)"
File - "Miree v. DeKalb, 433 US 12 (1977), p. 8."
File - "Walls v. Pan American Pet. Corp., et al Cert. US CA 5th Cir. 384(1966)"
File - "IL's Plan of Reorganization 05/16/83"
Research - "Mechanical and Constitutional Problems in the Certification of Mandatory Multi-state Certification of Mandatory"
Research - "The Choice Law Revolution: a Critique"
Research - Legal arguments pertaining to Dow Chemical's misrepresentation of facts
Research - "Problems of Giving Notice in Class Actions"
Research - "Agent Orange: The Factual Background"
Research - "Mass Tort Actions: Going Going Gone?"
Research - "Persons Acting in Concert"
Research - "Immediate Appeal Under Mandamus Jurisdiction"
Research - "The Choice of Law Revolution"
Research - "Notes: Federal Common Law and Water Pollution: Statutory Preemption        or Preservation?"
Research - "Dolgow v. Anderson"
Research - "In re Franklin National Bank Securities Litigation, Judgment"
Research - "In re Franklin National Bank Securities Litigation, Fed Civil Procedure"
Research - "Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin"
Research - "Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. Et el v. Sanders et al"

Box 82

File - Research (various court cases)
File - "Hall v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co."
File - "Rutgers Law Review - Causation"
Research - "Hitt v. Nissan Motor Corp."
Research - "Berland v. Mack"
Research - "Weiner v. Bank of King of Prussia"
Research - "Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co."
Research - "Zahn v. International Paper Company"
Research - "Dave v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
Research - Syllabus "Phillips Petroleum Co. V. Shutts et al"
Research - "Products Liability"
MDL No. 381 Plaintiffs' Appendix A. Volume I.  Statutes of Limitations for Alabama – Minnesota, N.D.

Box 83

MDL No. 381 Plaintiffs' Appendix A. Volume II.  Statutes of Limitations for Alabama – Minnesota, N.D.