In Re: Prempro Products et al

Filing 2040

CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-163) from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that the ten actions (see image for complete listing) in this Order, now pending in the Southern District of Illinois (1); District of Minnesota (3); Eastern District of Missouri (4); District of North Dakota (1); and Southern District of New York (1), are transferred to the Eastern District of Arkansas as part of MDL 1507. Signed by Clerk of Panel on 5/11/09. (Attachments: #1 Transfer Letter w/Service Lists)(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

May 11, 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-163) 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 23, 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 is 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-163)

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 Stacey L. Drentlaw OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP 3300 Plaza VLL Buidling 45 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Eric M. Falkenberry DLA PIPER US LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 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

Patrick Lysaught BAKER STERCHI COWDEN & RICE LLC 2400 Pershing Road Suite 500 Kansas City, MO 64108-2504 Ronald H. McLean SERKLAND LUNDBERG ERICKSON MARCIL & MCLEAN, LTD. 10 Roberts Street P.O. Box 6017 Fargo, ND 58108-6017 Ted G. Meadows BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & MILES PC 234 Commerce Street P.O. Box 4160 Montgomery, AL 36103-4160 Mike Miller SOLBERG STEWART MILLER & TJON P.O. Box 1897 Fargo, ND 52707-1897 Lyn Peeples Pruitt MITCHELL WILLIAMS SELIG GATES & WOODYARD PLLC 425 West Capitol Avenue Suite 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 Kent A. Reierson CROWLEY FLECK, PLLP 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

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Gina M. Saelinger ULMER & BERNE LLP 600 Vine Street Suite 2800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Julie Reinke Somora SHOOK HARDY & BACON, LLP 2555 Grand Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108-2613 Nicholas I. Timko KAHN GORDON TIMKO & RODRIQUES PC 20 Vesey Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10007

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INVOLVED JUDGES LIST (CTO-163)

Hon. Donovan W. Frank U.S. District Judge 724 Warren E. Burger Federal Bldg. 316 North Robert Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Hon. David S. Doty Senior U.S. District Judge 14W U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Hon. David R. Herndon Chief Judge, U.S. District Court 104 Melvin Price Federal Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse 750 Missouri Avenue E. St. Louis, IL 62201 Hon. Daniel L. Hovland Chief Judge, U.S. District Court United States District Court P.O. Box 670 Bismarck, ND 58502-0670 Hon. Richard H. Kyle Senior U.S. District Judge 772 Warren E. Burger Federal Bldg. 316 N. 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. Rodney W. Sippel U.S. District Judge 10S Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 South Tenth Street St. Louis, MO 63102-1116

Hon. Sidney H. Stein U.S. District Judge 1010 Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007-1312 Hon. Donald J. Stohr Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse 111 South Tenth Street St. Louis, MO 63102-9958 Hon. E. Richard Webber U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 South Tenth St. 12th Floor St. Louis, MO 63102-1116

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INVOLVED CLERKS LIST (CTO-163)

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 James G. Woodward, Clerk 3300 Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 South Tenth Street St. Louis, MO 63102-1116 Rob Ansley, Clerk P.O. Box 1193 Bismarck, ND 58502-1193 J. Michael McMahon, Clerk Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007-1312