Vickers, et al. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, et al.

Filing 20

ORDER GRANTING Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Stay Pending Decision by the Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation 16 , signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 7/29/16.(Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRENDA SEARS; AND ROBERT SEARS,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY,
ET AL.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:16-CV-00065-LJO-BAM
CASE NO. 1:16-CV-00357-LJO-BAM
CASE NO. 1:16-CV-00609-LJO-BAM
CASE NO. 1:16-CV-00737-LJO-BAM
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY
PENDING DECISION BY THE JUDICIAL
PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT
LITIGATION
(ECF No. 54)

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KAREN REYNOLDS; AND, DELMAR
SCOTT REYNOLDS,

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(ECF No. 45)

Plaintiffs,
v.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY;
ET AL.,

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Defendants.

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ATHALEAN HARPER-MOSLEY,
Plaintiff,

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(ECF No. 31, 32)

v.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY;
ET AL.,

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Defendants.

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TRAVIS VICKERS,
Plaintiffs,

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(ECF No. 16)

v.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY;
ET AL.,
Defendants.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

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This matter came before the Court on Defendants Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Otsuka

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America Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s unopposed motion to stay all

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proceedings pending the resolution of the Parties’ joint motion to establish a multidistrict litigation

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(“MDL”). The Court deems the matter appropriate for resolution without oral argument. See E.D.

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Cal. Civ. L.R. 230(g). Based on the papers filed by the Defendants, and good cause appearing, IT

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IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ motion is GRANTED. All proceedings in the above-

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captioned cases, including consideration of any pending Motions to Dismiss, are hereby stayed

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pending the resolution of the Parties’ joint motion to establish an MDL for Abilify® compulsive

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behavior litigation nationwide.
The Clerk of Court is FURTHER ORDERED to terminate any pending motions in these

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cases. Upon resolution of the Parties’ joint motion to establish an MDL, any previously-filed

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motion may be re-noticed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

July 29, 2016

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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