In Re: Prempro Products et al

Filing 1955

CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-155) from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that the nine actions (see image for complete listing) listed in this Order, now pending in E/D of California (1); S/D of Iowa (1); District of Minnesota (3); District of North Dakota (3); and S/D of Ohio (1), are transferred to the Eastern District of Arkansas as part of MDL 1507.. Signed by Clerk of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on 2/3/09 (Attachments: #1 Transferee Letter)(mkf)

UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CHAIRMAN:
Judge John G. Heyburn II United States District Court Western District of Kentucky

MEMBERS:

Judge J. Frederick Motz United States District Court District of Maryland Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. United States District Court Northern District of Indiana Judge Kathryn H. Vratil United States District Court District of Kansas

Judge David R. Hansen United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Judge W. Royal Furgeson, Jr. United States District Court Western District of Texas Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr. United States District Court Eastern District of California

DIRECT REPLY TO:
Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel One Columbus Circle, NE Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building Room G-255, North Lobby Washington, D.C. 20002 Telephone: [202] 502-2800 Fax: [202] 502-2888 http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov

February 3, 2009 James W. McCormack, Clerk 402 U.S. Courthouse 600 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 77201-3325 Re: MDL No. 1507 -- IN RE: Prempro Products Liability Litigation (See Attached CTO-155) Dear Mr. McCormack: Attached as a PDF document is a certified copy of a conditional transfer order filed by the Panel in the above-captioned matter on January 16, 2009. As stipulated in Rule 7.4(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 199 F.R.D. 425, 435-36 (2001), transmittal of the order has been stayed 15 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 15-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to you for filing. The Panel's governing statute, 28 U.S.C. §1407, requires that the transferee clerk "...transmit a certified copy of the Panel's order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred." A list of involved counsel, judges, and clerks are attached. Very truly, Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel

By Jakeia Mells Deputy Clerk Attachments (Conditional Transfer Order is a Separate Document) cc: Transferee Judge: Judge William R. Wilson, Jr. JPML Form 36A

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INVOLVED COUNSEL LIST (CTO-155)

Rainey C. Booth LITTLEPAGE BOOTH 2043 A W. Main Street Houston, TX 77098 John P. Borger FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 Chad R. Fears SNELL & WILMER LLP 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway Suite 1100 Las Vegas, NV 89169-5958 David P. Graham OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP 45 South Seventh Street Suite 3300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 F. Lane Heard, III WILLIAMS & CONNELLY LLP Edward Bennett Williams Building 725 12th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-5901 Larry D. Helvey LARRY HELVEY LAW FIRM 2735 First Avenue, N.E. Suite 101 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Lisa Wong Lackland LEWIS & ROCA LLP 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway 6th Floor Las Vegas, NV 89169

Gerald S. Leeseberg LEESEBERG & VALENTINE Penthouse One 175 South Third Street Columbus, OH 43215 Patrick Lysaught BAKER STERCHI COWDEN & RICE LLC 2400 Pershing Road Suite 500 Kansas City, MO 64108-2504 Russell Marlin GARY EUBANKS & ASSOCIATES P.O. Box 3887 Little Rock, AR 72203 Ted G. Meadows BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & MILES PC P.O. Box 4160 234 Commerce Street Montgomery, AL 36103-4160 Mike J. Miller SOLBERG STEWART MILLER & TJON LTD 1129 5th Avenue South P.O. Box 1897 Fargo, ND 58107-1897 Lyn Peeples Pruitt MITCHELL WILLIAMS SELIG GATES & WOODYARD PLLC 425 West Capitol Avenue Suite 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 Michael Powers Pulliam DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2235

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E. Leif Reid LEWIS & ROCA LLP 5355 Kietzke Lane Suite 200 Reno, NV 89511 Kent A. Reierson CROWLEY HAUGHEY HANSON TOOLE & DIETRICH 111 East Broadway P.O. Box 1206 Williston, ND 58802-1206 Alan E. Rothman KAYE SCHOLER LLP 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022-3598 Gina M. Saelinger ULMER & BERNE LLP 600 Vine Street Suite 2800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Kathryn A. Stebner STEBNER & ASSOCIATES 870 Market Street Suite 1212 San Francisco, CA 94102 Peter C. Wetherall WHITE & WETHERALL LLP 9345 West Sunset Road Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89148 Eric Witkoski Attorney General's Office Bureau of Consumer Protection 555 E. Washington Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101

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INVOLVED JUDGES LIST (CTO-155)

Hon. Ralph R. Erickson U.S. District Judge 410 Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse 655 First Avenue North Fargo, ND 58102 Hon. Daniel L. Hovland Chief Judge, U.S. District Court United States District Court P.O. Box 670 Bismarck, ND 58502-0670 Hon. Roger L. Hunt Chief Judge, U.S. District Court 6018 Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, South Las Vegas, NV 89101-7065 Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton Senior U.S. District Judge 15-200 U.S. Courthouse 501 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Hon. Ronald E. Longstaff Senior U.S. District Judge 115 U.S. Courthouse 123 East Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 Hon. Paul A. Magnuson Senior U.S. District Judge 734 Warren E. Burger Federal Building 316 North Robert Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Hon. Ann D. Montgomery U.S. District Judge 13W U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415

Hon. James M. Rosenbaum U.S. District Judge 15E U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Hon. Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. U.S. District Judge 301 Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse 85 Marconi Boulevard Columbus, OH 43215 Hon. Rodney S. Webb Senior U.S. District Judge 410 Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse 655 1st Ave., North Fargo, ND 58102

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INVOLVED CLERKS LIST (CTO-155)

Jack L. Wagner, Clerk 4-200 U.S. Courthouse 501 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 Marge Krahn, Clerk P.O. Box 9344 Des Moines, IA 50306-9344 Richard Sletten, Clerk 202 U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Rob Ansley, Clerk P.O. Box 1193 Bismarck, ND 58502-1193 Edward J. Klecker, Clerk 130 Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse 655 First Avenue North Fargo, ND 58107 Lance S. Wilson, Clerk Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse 333 Las Vegas Boulevard, South Las Vegas, NV 89101 James Bonini, Clerk 260 Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse 85 Marconi Boulevard Columbus, OH 43215