Patterson v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Filing 29

ORDER SETTING FURTHER SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; ORDER DIRECTING Counsel to Apply for Pro Hac Vice Membership, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/29/2015. Further Scheduling Conference set for 9/9/2015 at 09:00 AM in Bakersfield at 510 19th Street (JLT) before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KAREAMA PATTERSON,
Plaintiff,

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v.
BAYER HEALTHCARE
PHARMACEUTICALS INC., et al.,

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01087 LJO JLT
ORDER SETTING FURTHER SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE; ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL
TO APPLY FOR PRO HAC VICE MEMBERSHIP

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On April 29, 2015, the Court held a scheduling conference in this matter. However, in light of

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the fact that two foreign defendants were added to the matter in the First Amended Complaint and they

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have not yet been served, the Court will set a further scheduling conference. Moreover, after the

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hearing, the Court discovered that Ms. Stackhouse, counsel for Plaintiff, is not a member of this Court

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and she has she not applied for pro hac vice membership. Therefore, the Court ORDERS:

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The Court sets a further scheduling conference on September 9, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Telephonic appearances via the CourtCall service are authorized;
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No later than August 26, 2015, the parties SHALL file a joint statement addressing

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whether the foreign defendants have been served and, if they have not, the efforts made thusfar and

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those acts remaining to complete service and when services is expected to be accomplished. In the

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event service has not been completed, Plaintiff will be required to provide a status report every 21

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days thereafter until service is complete;
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In the event the foreign defendants have been served, the parties SHALL file a joint

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amended scheduling report rather than the joint statement, and SHALL address the topics required by

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the Court’s order setting the scheduling conference (Doc. 3);

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Plantiff’s counsel SHALL take all reasonable steps to effectuate service on the foreign

defendants as expeditiously as possible;
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Because it appears that Ms. Stackhouse is not a member of this Court or a member of

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the State Bar of California, and she has not been admitted pro hac vice, she is not permitted to practice

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in this Court. She SHALL file a request to appear pro hac vice within 21 days or be prohibited from

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further appearances in this Court.

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Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions and could
include dismissal of the unserved defendants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 29, 2015

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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