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CASE NUMBER  941429  FILE NO. 0049701 TYPE 
DOCKET TYPE   DOCKET BOOK    PAGE   
COURT IDENTIFIER    Chancery      
COURT CODE    CH      
DATE ADDED   / /0000 DATE CHANGED   8/18/2010   
STYLED PLAINTIFF MIKE MOORE/STATE OF MS TOBACCO LITIG.  
STYLED DEFENDANT   
CASE DESCRIPTION Statutes/Rules  
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY Matthew G. Mestayer  
DEFENDANT ATTORNEY H. Benjamin Mullen  
JUDGE NAME    Jaye A. Bradley
NATURE OF ACTION   1  4D Breach of Contract  
NATURE OF ACTION   2  6B Injunction/TRO  
DATE FILED   5/23/1994 DATE ANSWERED    
TRIAL BEGAN    TRIAL ENDED    
TRIAL TYPE   2  (1=Jury, 2=Non Jury)  
STATUS DATE   2/22/2010 R  Re-Opened
  7/ 6/2007 X  Case Closed
FINAL DISP.       
REFERRED FROM CASE     
EVENTS
DATE  DESCRIPTION   
8/17/2010 Brown & Williamson's Motion For Additional Time To File Its   
 Resposnes To The State's Discovery Requests   
7/23/2010 Notice of Service of Pleadings (1st Set of Post-Settlement   
 Interrogatories Propounded to Def. Philip Morris Inc. & 1st   
 Set of Post-Settlement Requests for Production of Documents   
 Propounded to Def. Philip Morris Inc.)   
7/20/2010 Plaintiff's Notice Of Service(plaint)Plaint. Objections and   
 Responses to R.J. Reynolds first set of document requests   
  and first set of Interrogatories   
6/29/2010 Agreed Order(Brown & Williamson shall file its responses to   
 the State's Discovery Requests on or before August 23, 2010)  
 (JB)   
  (A/C mailed to 11 attys 6/30/2010)   
6/28/2010 Notice of Service of Discovery Papers And Retention of   
 Originals   
6/22/2010 Brown & Williamson's Motion For Additional Time To File   
 Its Responses To The State's Discovery Requests   
6/16/2010 Order Granting Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice (JB)   
6/16/2010 Amended Motion for Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice   
 (Lee Young, Esq.)   
6/ 9/2010 Notice of Service of Pleadings (1st Set of Post-Settlement   
 Interrogatories Propounded to Def. Lorillard Tobacco Co. &   
 1st Set of Post-Settlement Requests for Production of Docu-   
 ments Propounded to Def. Lorillard Tobacco Company)   
6/ 2/2010 Copy of letter from Margaret P. Ellis (Office of Jim Hood,   
 Atty. Gen.) to H. Benjamin Mullen dated 5/10/10 regarding   
 case   
5/28/2010 Agreed Order(Def agreed additional 60 days for Plt. to file   
 its responses to R.J. Reynolds First Set of Interrogatories   
 & First Set of Document Requests,Plt shall file responses   
 to R.J. Reynolds Discovery Req. 7/19/2010)(JB)   
5/25/2010 Notice of Service of Pleadings (2nd Set of Post-Settlement   
 Requests for Production of Documents Propounded to Def.   
 Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Brown &  
 Williamson Tobacco Corporation)   
5/12/2010 Three Supreme Court of Mississippi copies of Clerk's   
 Pro Hac Vice statement for Kristopher Scott Ritter, Elli   
 Leibenstein, and Stephen R. Patton   
5/12/2010 Order Pro Hac Vice (Stephen R. Patton, is hereby admitted   
 Pro Hac Vice)(JB)   
5/12/2010 Order Pro Hac Vice (Elli Leibenstein, is hereby admitted   
 Pro Hac Vice)(JB)   
5/12/2010 Order Pro Hac Vice (Kristopher Ritter, is hereby admitted   
 Pro Hac Vice)(JB)   
5/12/2010 Agreed Order (R.J. Reynolds for additional time to file its   
 response to: (Plaint. 1st Set of Post-Settlement Interro-   
 gatories Propounded to Def., Def. shall be allowed 60 days   
 to Respond (R. J. Reynolds)(JB)   
5/ 7/2010 Order (Motions For Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice on the   
 behalf of Mark E. Greenwood and Gary D. Wilson, the court   
 will not enter an Order Admitting until said motions and   
 Attachments are correctly drafted per MS Rules) JB   
4/21/2010 Amended Motion For Admission of counsel Pro Hac Vice   
4/21/2010 R.J. Reynold's Agreed Motion For Additional Time To File   
 Its Responses To the State's Discovery Requests   
 
PARTIES
PARTY NAME  PARTY TYPE   PHONE NUMBER  
Mike Moore, MS Atty. General  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-281-1212 
American Tobacco Company B&W  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
James M. Hood, III  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 601-359-3680 
Michael T Lewis Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-627-9647 
Brown & Williamson  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY 228-762-6631 
Charles M. Merkel, Jr.  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6626279641  
H. Benjamin Mullen  D ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-762-6631 
Richard F Scruggs Et Al  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-281-1212 
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
David R. Hunt  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6275251  
Pete Johnson Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Philip Morris Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Fincher G. (Jack) Bobo  P ATTYS  PRIMARY   
David Nutt Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-283-2132 
Lorillard Tobacco Company  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Richard F Scruggs Et Al  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Corr-Williams Tobacco Co  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
P H Pete Johnson Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Laurel Cigar And Tobacco Co  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Ralph Edwin Chapman  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6274105  
Ronald L Motley Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Wigley & Culp Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Gerald H. Jacks  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 8436171  
Richard F Scruggs Et Al  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Long Wholesle Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Amy Whitten Esquire  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 662-236-2356 
Michael T Lewis Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Lewis Bear Company  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
David O Mccormick Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Charles Victor Mcteer Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Margaret P. Ellis  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 601-359-7600 
Paul S Minor Esquire  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
P H Pete Johnson  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Dana J. Swan  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6274105  
The Langston Law Firm P A  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-728-3138 
Joseph C. Langston  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6627283138  
David Nutt  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 662-283-2132 
Council For Tobacco Research  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
William Liston  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 6622832132  
National Broadcasting Co  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Generic Products Corp  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
American Broadcasting Co  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
The Tobacco Institute Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Cable News Network  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Columbia Broadcasting System  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 202-659-4310 
Liggett Group Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Gannett Co Inc Intervenor  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Ms Manufacturers Association  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Jeffrey Wigand Witness  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
John F Banzhaf III Esq  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
New York Times Intervenor  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Office Of The Governor Ms  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Newsday Inc  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Gov Haley Barbour Intervenor  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Hill And Knowlton Inc  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
James H. Heidelberg  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-762-8021 
Watkins Ludlam & Stennis  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Robert M. Frey  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 9494524  
Gulf Publishing Inc  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Henry F. Laird, Jr.  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-864-3094 
Mike Moore A G State Of Ms  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 202-659-4310 
Richard F. Scruggs  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 662-281-1212 
Partnership For A Healthy Ms  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
James W. Craig  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 3522300  
Ms Health Care Trust Fund Int  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Bradley S. Clanton  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 601-351-8953 
Partnership For A Healthy Ms  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Jim Hood Atty General  DEFENDANT  PRIMARY   
Gov Haley Barbour Intervenor  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Virginia T. Munford  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 9486470  
Gov Haley Barbour Intervenor  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 202-659-4310 
John G. Corlew  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 601-366-1106 
Partnership For A Healthy Ms  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY 202-659-4310 
David O. McCormick  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-762-5422 
Lee Young Special Asst Ag  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Lee E. Young  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-769-8840 
Matthew Mestayer  PLAINTIFF  PRIMARY   
Matthew G. Mestayer  P ATTYS  PRIMARY 228-374-5151 
ADDENDUM
CLERK PAPERS SHOULD BE READY BY 10/18, BRIEF WITH 14 DAYS, THE APPELLANTS  
REPLY WITHIN 7 DAYS APPELLEES SHALL PROVIDE TO THIS COURT SIX ADDITIONAL  
COPIES GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR, THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID, & MS HEALTH CARE  
TRUST FUND'S MOTION FOR STAY OF PENDING APPEAL WITH EXHIBITS THOES  
ADDITIONAL COPIES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THIS COURT NO LATER THAN 
5:00 PM 10/6/06  
     

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