In Re: Prempro Products et al

Filing 2036

CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-162) from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that the five actions (see image for complete listing) in this Order, now pending in the District of Idaho (1); S/D of Illinois (1); District of Minnesota (1); District of North Dakota (1) and District of Oregon (1), are transferred to the Eastern District of Arkansas as part of MDL 1507. Signed by Clerk of Panel on 4/17/09. (Attachments: #1 Transfer Letter/Service List)(mkf)

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

MEMBERS:

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

David R. Hansen United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit W. Royal Furgeson, Jr. United States District Court Northern District of Texas 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

April 17, 2009 James W. McCormack, Clerk 402 U.S. Courthouse 600 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-3325 Re: MDL No. 1507 -- IN RE: Prempro Products Liability Litigation (See Attached CTO-162) Dear Mr. McCormack: Attached as a PDF document is a certified copy a conditional transfer order filed by the Panel in the above-captioned matter on April 1, 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." The Panel has ordered that its Rule 1.6(a), pertaining to transfer of files, be suspended for purposes of this litigation. Accordingly, the transferee district clerk shall request, and the transferor district clerk shall forward, only those files deemed necessary by the transferee district court. A list of involved counsel, judges and clerks are attached.

Very truly, Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel

By Darion Payne Deputy Clerk Attachments cc: Transferee Judge: Judge William R. Wilson, Jr. JPML Form 36C

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INVOLVED COUNSEL LIST (CTO-162)

John P. Borger FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 John J. Carey CAREY & DANIS LLC 8235 Forsyth Boulevard Suite 1100 St. Louis, MO 63105-1623 F. Lane Heard, III WILLIAMS & CONNELLY LLP Edward Bennett Williams Building 725 12th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-5901 Christopher M. Hohn THOMPSON & COBURN LLP One US Bank Plaza Suite 26 St. Louis, MO 63101-1693 William G. Holt GARY EUBANKS & ASSOCIATES P.O. Box 3887 Little Rock, AR 72203-3887 Kurt D. Holzer HOLZER EDWARD CHTD 1516 West Hays Boise, ID 83702 Patrick Lysaught BAKER STERCHI COWDEN & RICE LLC 2400 Pershing Road Suite 500 Kansas City, MO 64108-2504

Mike J. Miller SOLBERG STEWART MILLER & TJON LTD 1129 5th Avenue South P.O. Box 1897 Fargo, ND 58107-1897 Bill Murray WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY 725 12th St N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Leslie W. O'Leary WILLIAMS LOVE O'LEARY & POWERS PC 9755 S.W. Barnes Rd. Suite 450 Portland, OR 97225-6681 Lyn Peeples Pruitt MITCHELL WILLIAMS SELIG GATES & WOODYARD PLLC 425 West Capitol Avenue Suite 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 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 Anne W. Schiavone HOMAN SCHIAVONE LLC 4600 Madison Avenue Suite 810 Kansas City, MO 64112

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Angela M. Seaton SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64108-2613 Lucy H. Unger WILLIAMS VENKER & SANDERS LLC 100 North Broadway 21st Floor St. Louis, MO 63102 Alan R. Vickery SEDGWICK DETERT MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 1717 Main Street Suite 5400 Dallas, TX 75201-7367

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INVOLVED JUDGES LIST (CTO-162)

Hon. Ralph R. Erickson U.S. District Judge 410 Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse 655 First Avenue North Fargo, ND 58102 Hon. Michael R. Hogan U.S. District Judge Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse 405 East Eight Avenue, Suite 5700 Eugene, OR 97401 Hon. G. Patrick Murphy U.S. District Judge 255 Melvin Price Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse 750 Missouri Avenue E. St. Louis, IL 62201 Hon. James M. Rosenbaum U.S. District Judge 15E U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Hon. Howard F. Sachs Senior U.S. District Judge Charles E. Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 7th Floor 400 E. 9th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Hon. B. Lynn Winmill Chief Judge, U.S. District Court James A. McClure Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse 550 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83724

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INVOLVED CLERKS LIST (CTO-162)

Cameron S. Burke, Clerk Fed. Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse MSC 039 550 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83724 Norbert G. Jaworski, Clerk U.S. District Court P.O. Box 249 E. St. Louis, IL 62202 Richard Sletten, Clerk 202 U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Ann Thompson, Clerk 2710 Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 400 E. Ninth Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Edward J. Klecker, Clerk 130 Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse 655 First Avenue North Fargo, ND 58107 Sheryl S. McConnell, Clerk 100 Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse 211 East 7th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401