ALLEN v. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.

Case No. 5:09-cv-230.

ALICE H. ALLEN, LAURANCE E. ALLEN, d/b/a Al-lens Farm, GARRET SITTS, RALPH SITTS, JONATHAN HAAR, CLAUDIA HAAR, RICHARD SWANTAK, PETER SOUTHWAY, MARILYN SOUTHWAY, REYNARD HUNT, ROBERT FULPER, STEPHEN H. TAYLOR, and DARREL J. AUBERTINE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. and DAIRY MARKETING SERVICES, LLC, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Vermont.

February 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice H. Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Danyll W. Foix, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Emily J. Joselson, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Gregory J. Commins, Jr. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Lisa B. Shelkrot, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP & Robert G. Abrams, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Alice H. Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Brookhiser, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP & Terry L. Sullivan, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Laurance E. Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Danyll W. Foix, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Emily J. Joselson, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Gregory J. Commins, Jr. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Lisa B. Shelkrot, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP & Robert G. Abrams, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Laurance E. Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Brookhiser, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP & Terry L. Sullivan, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Garret Sitts, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Danyll W. Foix, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Emily J. Joselson, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Gregory J. Commins, Jr. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Lisa B. Shelkrot, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP & Robert G. Abrams, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Garret Sitts, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Brookhiser, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP & Terry L. Sullivan, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Ralph Sitts, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Danyll W. Foix, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Emily J. Joselson, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Gregory J. Commins, Jr. , Baker & Hostetler LLP, Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Lisa B. Shelkrot, Esq. , Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP & Robert G. Abrams, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Ralph Sitts, Plaintiff, represented by Robert J. Brookhiser, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP & Terry L. Sullivan, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Jonathan Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Jonathan Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Jonathan Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Claudia Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Claudia Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Claudia Haar, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Claudia Haar, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Richard Swantak, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Danyll W. Foix, Esq. , Baker & Hostetler LLP & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Richard Swantak, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Peter Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Peter Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Peter Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Marilyn Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Marilyn Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Marilyn Southway, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Reynard Hunt, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Reynard Hunt, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Reynard Hunt, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Robert Fulper, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Benjamin D. Brown, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Robert Fulper, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & David A. Balto, Esq. , The Law Offices of David A. Balto.

Robert Fulper, Plaintiff, represented by Emmy L. Levens, Esq., Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, George F. Farah, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kit A. Pierson , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Stephen H. Taylor, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Daniel J. Smith , Northeast Dairy Compact Commission & Richard T. Cassidy, Esq. , Hoff Curtis.

Darrel J. Aubertine, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Brent W. Johnson, Esq. , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Daniel J. Smith , Northeast Dairy Compact Commission & Richard T. Cassidy, Esq. , Hoff Curtis.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Amber L. McDonald, Esq, Baker & Miller PLLC.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Carl R. Metz, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Ian P. Carleton, Esq. , Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., Jonathan B. Pitt, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Kevin Hardy, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Lauren Collogan, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, R. Jeffrey Behm, Esq. , Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., Steven R. Kuney, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP & W. Todd Miller, Esq. , Baker & Miller PLLC.

Dairy Marketing Services, LLC, Defendant, represented by Amber L. McDonald, Esq, Baker & Miller PLLC.

Dairy Marketing Services, LLC, Defendant, represented by Carl R. Metz, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Ian P. Carleton, Esq. , Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., Jonathan B. Pitt, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Kevin Hardy, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, Lauren Collogan, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP, R. Jeffrey Behm, Esq. , Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., Steven R. Kuney, Esq. , Williams & Connolly LLP & W. Todd Miller, Esq. , Baker & Miller PLLC.

Vermont Attorney General's Office, represented by Robert F. McDougall , Vermont Office of the Attorney General.


ORDER GRANTING DAIRY FARMER SUBCLASSES' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 2015 SETTLEMENT WITH DEFENDANTS DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. AND DAIRY MARKETING SERVICES, LLC

(Doc. 712)

Pending before the court is Dairy Farmer Subclasses' Motion for Preliminary Approval of December...

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