District Court for the District of Columbia

Plaintiffs' First Amended Class Action Complaint

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and to Strike Class Action Allegations; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support

Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification: Memorandum of Points and Authorities

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Class Certification

Defendant's Motion to File a Surreply to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Surreply

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a Surreply to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification

Defendant's Notice of Recent Decisions

Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Notice of Recent Decisions

Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift the Stay on Discovery, to Adopt a Discovery Plan and to Require Defendant to Preserve All Conceivably Relevant Documents and Tangible Things During the Pendency of This Case

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motions to Lift the Stay on Discovery and For an Order to Preserve Documents

Memorandum Opinion and Order by Judge James Robertson denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to December 2, 2002 Pending Resolution of Plaintiffs' Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f)

Order by Judge James Robertson granting Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Proceedings

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Modify December 9, 2002 Order Staying Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to December 2, 2002 for Purposes of Tolling the Statute of Limitations

Order by Judge James Robertson granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Modify December 9, 2002 Order Staying Proceedings

01/13/03

Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift the Stay on Discovery, to Adopt a Discovery Plan and to Require Defendant to Preserve All Conceivably Relevant Documents and Tangible Things During the Pendency of This Case

Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration or, in the Alternative, Clarification of Certain Issues

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (Frederick D. Isler)

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (Tony Califa)

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (USDA) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6)

Plaintiffs' First Set of Requests for Production of Documents

Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests

Exhibits A, B, C, D

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Defendant's Memorandum Regarding the Deliberative Process Privilege

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Proposed Protective Order

Protective Order by Judge James Robertson

Defendant's Motion for a Brief Extension of Time in Which to Further Respond to Plaintiffs' Pending Discovery Requests

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to Further Respond to Plaintiffs' Pending Discovery Requests

Order by Judge James Robertson granting motion to extend time to June 5, 2003 to respond to plaintiffs' pending discovery requests

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' First Set of Requests for Production of Documents

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Status Report on the Progress of Discovery

Exhibits A-B, C, D, E-F, G-L

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Certain Allegedly Privileged Documents and For In Camera inspection of Other Allegedly Privileged Documents

Appendices 1-9, Exhibits 1, 2-8

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Exhibits A-B

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Exhibit 1

Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Response to the Court's July 15, 2003 Order With Respect to Commonality

Exhibits 1-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-19

Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Exhibits 1, 2 (Third Amended  Class Action Complaint)

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion For Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint

Defendant's Opposition to Class Certification and Response to Plaintiffs' December 5, 2003 Memorandum Regarding Commonality

Order by Judge James Robertson granting plaintiffs' motion to compel

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Motion For Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Class Certification and Response to Plaintiffs' December 5, 2003 Memorandum Regarding Commonality

Exhibits 1-4

Plaintiffs' Corrected Motion for Expenses with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Exhibits 1, 2, 3

Notice of Filing of Supplemental Declaration in Support of Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Order by Judge James Robertson regarding February 6, 2004 in camera inspection

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expenses

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expenses

Memorandum Order granting plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees

Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration of Pending Matters with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration

Notice to Counsel:  September 1, 2004 trial date is off the calendar and notice that decision on class certification will be issued within the next two weeks

Submission of Plaintiffs Concerning the Nature of the Injunctive Relief Sought by Plaintiffs' Proposed Third Amended Complaint

Defendant's Motion to Strike Submission of Plaintiffs Concerning the Nature of the Injunctive Relief Sought by Plaintiffs' Proposed Third Amended Complaint

Memorandum Order Denying Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification or Order for Interlocutory Review Under 28 U.S.C. 1292(b) with Memorandum in Support Thereof

Order by Judge James Robertson granting plaintiffs' motion for certification of order for interlocutory review.  This Court's memorandum order of March 20, 2002 is certified for interlocutory review

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Exhibits 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction