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In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL

15-MD-2672-CRB (JSC)

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Docket NumberFiling Date
PSC Presentation: Preliminary Approval of Settlement (.pdf, 1 MB)
Transfer Order from Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (.pdf, 105 KB) 112/08/2015
Pretrial Order (.pdf, 283 KB) 212/09/2015
Pretrial Order No. 2: Applications for Appointment of Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel & Steering Committee Members (.pdf, 583 KB) 33612/22/2015
Pretrial Order No. 3 Deadline for Motions for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff in the Securities Actions (.pdf, 149 KB) 35512/23/2015
Pretrial Order No. 4: Order Appointing Lead Plaintiff in Securities Action (.pdf, 59 KB) 54501/05/2016
Pretrial Order No. 5: Notice of Intent to Appoint Robert S. Mueller III as Settlement Master (.pdf, 111 KB) 79701/11/2016
Pretrial Order No. 6: Order Appointing Robert S. Mueller III as Settlement Master (.pdf, 42 KB) 97301/19/2016
Pretrial Order No. 7: Order Appointing Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, and Government Coordinating Counsel (.pdf, 59 KB) 108401/21/2016
Pretrial Order No. 8: Initial Case Management (.pdf, 50 KB) 108701/22/2016
Consolidated Amended Competitor Dealership Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 1 MB) 123202/22/2016
Consolidated Amended Reseller Dealership Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 1 MB) 123102/22/2016
Consolidated Consumer Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 6 MB) 123002/22/2016
Pretrial Order No. 9: Discovery Schedule (.pdf, 75 KB) 125202/25/2016
Pretrial Order No. 10: Order Regarding Motions to Remand (.pdf, 38 KB) 125302/25/2016
Pretrial Order No. 11: Protocol for Common Benefit Work and Expenses (.pdf, 127 KB) 125402/25/2016
Pretrial Order No. 12: Stipulated Protective Order (.pdf, 135 KB) 125502/25/2016
Pretrial Order No. 13: Coordination Order (.pdf, 53 KB) 125602/25/2016
Transcript of the February 25, 2016 Initial Case Management Conference (.pdf, 145 KB) 127002/25/2016
Pretrial Order No. 14: Order Regarding Protected Counsel Communications (.pdf, 40 KB) 132603/04/2016
Order Regarding the Production of Transcripts (.pdf, 37 KB) 133303/07/2016
Pretrial Order No. 15: Order Regarding the Preservation of Documents and Electronically Stored Information (.pdf, 58 KB) 137903/24/2016
Transcript of the March 24, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 78 KB) 138403/24/2016
Pretrial Order No. 16: Stipulation Relating to Non-Waiver of Privileges and Production of Privilege Logs (.pdf, 54 KB) 138703/29/2016
Pretrial Order No. 17: Order Regarding Motions to Remand (.pdf, 37 KB) 139004/04/2016
Transcript of the April 21, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 85 KB) 143904/21/2016
Stipulation and Order Regarding Confidentiality of Settlement Documents and Discussions (.pdf, 58 KB) 144404/22/2016
Order Rescheduling the May 19, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 39 KB) 151705/17/2016
Transcript of the May 24, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 77 KB) 153505/24/2016
Order Extending Deadline to File Settlement Agreements and Consent Decrees (.pdf, 34 KB) 157206/15/2016
Transcript of the June 30, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 100 KB) 162907/05/2016
Pretrial Order No. 22: Order Regarding Motions to Remand (.pdf, 48 KB) 164307/07/2016
Transcript of the July 26, 2016 Hearing on Preliminary Approval (.pdf, 217 KB) 169207/28/2016
Amended Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement (.pdf, 184 KB) 169807/29/2016
Settlement Class Counsel’s Statement Regarding Prospective Request for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (.pdf, 33 KB) 173008/10/2016
Transcript of the August 25, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 75 KB) 177508/25/2016
Amended Consolidated Consumer Class Action Complaint (Redacted) (.pdf, 3 MB) 180409/02/2016
Second Amended Consolidated Competitor Dealership Class Action Complaint (Redacted) (.pdf, 1 MB) 180609/02/2016
Second Amended Consolidated Reseller Dealership Class Action Complaint (Redacted) (.pdf, 2 MB) 180509/02/2016
Volkswagen-Branded Franchise Dealer Amended and Consolidated Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 3 MB) 196909/30/2016
Order Regarding Requests to Appear at the October 18, 2016 Fairness Hearing (.pdf, 41 KB) 202410/11/2016
Transcript of the October 18, 2016 Final Fairness Hearing (.pdf, 307 KB) 207910/18/2016
Order Entering the Federal Trade Commission’s Partial Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (Doc. No. 2104) (.pdf, 5 MB) 210410/25/2016
Order Granting Final Approval of Amended Consumer Class Action Settlement (Doc. No. 2102) (.pdf, 512 KB) 210210/25/2016
Order Granting the United States’ Motion for Entry of Partial Consent Decree (Doc. No. 2103) (.pdf, 2 MB) 210310/25/2016
Transcript of the November 3, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 83 KB) 216611/07/2016
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (.pdf, 241 KB) 217511/08/2016
Franchise Dealer Settlement Class Counsel’s Statement of Additional Information Regarding Prospective Request for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (.pdf, 35 KB) 217711/09/2016
Order Re: Attorneys’ Liens (.pdf, 48 KB) 224711/22/2016
First Report of Independent Claims Supervisor (.pdf, 792 KB) 230711/29/2016
Order re: Attorneys’ Fees (.pdf, 49 KB) 242812/05/2016
Transcript of the December 16, 2016 Status Conference and Hearing on Securities Motions to Dismiss (.pdf, 210 KB) 12/16/2016
Transcript of the December 19, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 85 KB) 251612/19/2016
Transcript of the December 20, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 80 KB) 12/20/2016
Order re: Motions to Dismiss the Consolidated Securities Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 323 KB) 263601/04/2017
Transcript of the December 22, 2016 Status Conference (.pdf, 113 KB) (.pdf, 113 KB) 275701/10/2017
Transcript of the January 18, 2017 Final Fairness Hearing and Status Conference (.pdf, 138 KB) 01/19/2017
Order Granting Final Approval of Franchise Dealer Settlement (.pdf, 133 KB) 280701/23/2017
Motion for Preliminary Approval of 3.0-Liter Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 352 KB) 284001/31/2017
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Bosch Settlement (.pdf, 426 KB) 283801/31/2017
Amended 3.0-Liter Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release (.pdf, 2 MB) 289402/10/2017
Amended 3.0-Liter Class Action Settlement Long Form Notice (.pdf, 246 KB) 291502/14/2017
PSC Presentation: Preliminary Approval of 3.0-Liter Settlement (.pdf, 1,012 KB) 02/14/2017
Transcript of the February 14, 2017 Preliminary Approval Hearing (.pdf, 214 KB) 02/14/2017
Amended Bosch Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release (.pdf, 649 KB) 291802/16/2017
Order Granting Preliminary Approval of 3.0-Liter Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 143 KB) 291902/16/2017
Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Bosch Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 100 KB) 292002/16/2017
PSC Statement Regarding Prospective Request for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs for 3.0-Liter Settlement (.pdf, 36 KB) 297002/24/2017
Second Report of Independent Claims Supervisor (.pdf, 970 KB) 297902/28/2017
Revised Notice of 3.0-Liter TDI Class Action Settlement Agreement (.pdf, 785 KB) 303703/15/2017
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Relating to 2.0-Liter Settlement (.pdf, 58 KB) 305303/17/2017
Order Granting in Part Dealer Class Counsel’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees (.pdf, 65 KB) 314804/12/2017
Order Granting the United States’ Motion for Entry of Third Partial Consent Decree (.pdf, 575 KB) 315504/13/2017
Order Denying Non-Class Counsel’s Motions for Attorneys’ Fees (.pdf, 67 KB) 317804/24/2017
Transcript of the May 11, 2017 Final Fairness Hearing for 3.0-Liter and Bosch Settlements (.pdf, 205 KB) 321205/11/2017
Order Entering the Federal Trade Commission’s Amended Second Partial Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (.pdf, 974 KB) 322705/17/2017
Order Granting California’s Motion for Entry of Second Partial Consent Decree (.pdf, 866 KB) 322605/17/2017
Order Granting Final Approval of the Bosch Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 231 KB) 323005/17/2017
Order Granting Final Approval of the Consumer and Reseller Dealership 3.0-Liter Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 292 KB) 322905/17/2017
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Relating to the Bosch Class Action Settlement (.pdf, 57 KB) 323105/17/2017
Order Granting the United States’ Motion for Entry of Second Partial Consent Decree (.pdf, 3 MB) 322805/17/2017
Order Granting Motions to Remand of State Attorneys General (.pdf, 114 KB) 325905/23/2017
Joint Status Report on Implementation of 2.0-Liter, 3.0-Liter, and Bosch Settlements (.pdf, 550 KB) 337006/23/2017
Order Granting in Part Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the First Amended Consolidated Securities Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 94 KB) 339206/28/2017
Transcript of the June 27, 2017 Status Conference and Hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the First Amended Consolidated Securities Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 225 KB) 339506/28/2017
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Relating to the 3.0-Liter Consumer and Reseller Dealer Settlement (.pdf, 4 MB) 339606/30/2017
Transcript of July 7, 2017 Motion to Dismiss Volkswagen Bondholders’ Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 195 KB) 341407/07/2017
Order Granting in Part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Bondholders’ Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 201 KB) 347007/19/2017
Pretrial Order No. 23: Order Regarding Motions to Remand (.pdf, 36 KB) 348107/20/2017
Order Entering Third California Partial Consent Decree (.pdf, 2 MB) 348707/21/2017
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Relating to the 3.0-Liter Consumer and Reseller Dealer Settlement (.pdf, 56 KB) 348907/21/2017
Transcript of August 1, 2017 Hearing on Volkswagen’s Motion to Dismiss Wyoming’s Complaint (.pdf, 169 KB) 358208/01/2017
Order Granting Volkswagen’s Motion to Dismiss Wyoming’s Complaint (.pdf, 177 KB) 374708/31/2017
Stipulation and Order Permitting Certain Individuals to Revoke Their Opt-Outs and Participate in the 2.0-Liter and 3.0-Liter Consumer Class Action Settlements (.pdf, 234 KB) 388509/22/2017
Transcript of October 17, 2017 Hearing on Bosch’s Motion to Dismiss the Volkswagen-branded Franchise Dealers’ Second Amended Complaint (transcript amended on 10/19/2017) (.pdf, 195 KB) 10/17/2017
Supplemental Stipulation and Order Permitting Certain Individuals to Revoke Their Opt-Outs and Participate in the 2.0-Liter and 3.0-Liter Consumer Class Action Settlements (.pdf, 61 KB) 416910/25/2017
Order Denying Bosch’s Motion to Dismiss the Volkswagen-branded Franchise Dealers’ Second Amended and Consolidated Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 145 KB) 418510/30/2017
Order Re: ADR Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (.pdf, 152 KB) 452112/06/2017
Second Supplemental Stipulation and Order Permitting Certain Individuals to Revoke Their Opt-Outs and Participate in the 2.0-Liter and 3.0-Liter Consumer Class Action Settlements (.pdf, 123 KB) 464501/09/2018
Order Establishing Schedule for Intensive Settlement Process for Opt-Out Cases (.pdf, 85 KB) 468501/24/2018
Transcript of February 1, 2018 Hearing on Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss (1) Hillsborough and Salt Lake Counties’ Operative Complaints; and (2) the VWGoAF Bondholders’ Amended Complaint (.pdf, 374 KB) 02/05/2018
Order No. 2 Regarding Schedule for Intensive Settlement Process (.pdf, 157 KB) 486303/01/2018
Order Granting Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the Bondholders’ First Amended Class Action Complaint (.pdf, 333 KB) 486603/02/2018
Order Staying Certain Trustee Obligations under the Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement for Indian Tribe Beneficiaries (.pdf, 176 KB) 486703/02/2018
Transcript of the March 21, 2018 Informal Settlement Conference Hearing (.pdf, 266 KB) 03/21/2018
Order Re: Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Hillsborough and Salt Lake Counties’ Amended Complaints (.pdf, 460 KB) 497904/16/2018
Order Re: (1) Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the VW Bondholders’ Second Amended Complaint; (2) Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend the Complaint (.pdf, 156 KB) 533909/07/2018
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motions to Dismiss Nemet Complaint (.pdf, 216 KB) 537410/03/2018
Order Approving Material Modifications to the Indian Tribe Trust Agreement (.pdf, 72 KB) 555911/16/2018
Order Granting ADR Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement (.pdf, 84 KB) 559311/28/2018
Amended Order Scheduling Case Management Conference in the Remaining Consumer Actions (.pdf, 72 KB) 611304/05/2019
Pretrial Order No. 24: Opt-Out Plaintiff Fact Sheets (.pdf, 232 KB) 630005/14/2019
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the Nemet First Amended Complaint (.pdf, 133 KB) 686411/04/2019
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