Bonini et al v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. et al

Filing 22

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 12/4/2013 ORDERING that this case is STAYED pending a decision on DePuy's request to transfer the case to MDL-2197, In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation. All pending deadlines are VACATED. CASE STAYED. (Zignago, K.)

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JOHN DOUGLAS BARR (SBN 40663)
BARR & MUDFORD, LLP
1824 Court Street/Post Office Box 994390
Redding, CA 96099-4390
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
HAZEL BONINI and ROBERT BONINI
MICHAEL C. ZELLERS (SBN 146904)
MOLLIE F. BENEDICT (SBN 187084)
SARAH TRANKIEM (SBN 235031)
TUCKER ELLIS LLP
515 South Flower Street
Forty Second Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2223
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
RODNEY M. HUDSON (SBN 189363)
MICHELLE A. CHILDERS (SBN 197064)
JAIME D. WALTER (SBN 281066)
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-2235
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. and JOHNSON &
JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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HAZEL BONINI and ROBERT BONINI,

Case No. 2:13-CV-02106-JAM-CMK

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION; JOHNSON & JOHNSON
SURGICAL, INC.; DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS,
INC.; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

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JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING
TRANSFER TO MDL NO. 2197 – IN
RE: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.,
ASR HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS
LIABILITY LITIGATION

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Defendants.
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D RINKER B IDDLE &
R EATH LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SAN FRANCISCO

STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING TRANSFER

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Pursuant to Local Rule 143 of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of

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California, and in support of this stipulation, plaintiffs Hazel Bonini and Robert Bonini

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(“Plaintiffs”), defendant Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, and defendant DePuy

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Orthopaedics, Inc. (“DePuy”) state as follows:

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On December 3, 2010, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

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(“JPML”) entered a Transfer Order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, assigning MDL No. 2197: In re:

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DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (“MDL-2197”) to the

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Honorable David A. Katz, United States Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.

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MDL-2197 coordinates all federal products liability actions – like this one –

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involving two hip implant systems DePuy Orthopaedics voluntarily recalled – the ASR™ XL

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Acetabular System and the ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System.

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On October 11, 2013, DePuy removed this action from the Superior Court of the

State of California, County of Shasta (Case No. 178006) to this Court.
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On October 14, 2013, DePuy filed a Notice of Potential Tag Along with the JPML

and included this case for transfer to MDL-2197.
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On October 16, 2013, the JPML issued Conditional Transfer Order No. 214 and

included this case for transfer to MDL-2197.
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On October 21, 2013, DePuy filed a Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Transfer

to MDL No. 2197.

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Transfer Order.

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On October 22, 2013, Plaintiffs filed Plaintiffs’ Objection to the Conditional

On October 23, 2013, the JPML issued a briefing schedule, setting a November 6,

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2013, deadline for Plaintiffs to file their motion to vacate and a November 27, 2013, deadline for

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any response.

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Also on October 23, 2013, Plaintiffs filed Plaintiffs’ Non-Opposition to Defendant

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DePuy Orthopaedics’ Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Determination of Transfer to MDL

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No. 2197.

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D RINKER B IDDLE &
R EATH LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SAN FRANCISCO

On October 31, 2013, this case was reassigned to the Honorable John A. Mendez,

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and all dates previously set were vacated.
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On November 5, 2013, counsel for DePuy contacted the Court to determine if

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DePuy should re-notice its motion to stay in light of the case reassignment. The Court informed

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the parties that the simplest solution would be to submit a stipulation and proposed order for the

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Court’s review and consideration.

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prejudice.

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On December 3, 2013, Plaintiffs dismissed Johnson & Johnson Surgical, Inc. with

The requested stay will serve the interests of judicial economy and fairness to the

parties and will avoid wasting this Court’s resources while DePuy’s request to transfer the case to
MDL-2197 is pending.

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WHEREFORE the parties hereby stipulate to stay all proceedings and to vacate all

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deadlines in this action pending a decision on DePuy’s request to transfer the case to MDL-2197,

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In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: December 4, 2013

By:/s/ Michelle Childers
Michelle A. Childers

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Attorneys for Defendants
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. and
JOHNSON & JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION

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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

Dated: December 4, 2013

BARR & MUDFORD, LLP
By:/s/ John D. Barr (as authorized on 12/4/13)
John D. Barr

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
HAZEL BONINI and ROBERT BONINI

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 12/4/2013

/s/ John A. Mendez___________
The Honorable John A. Mendez
United States District Judge

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D RINKER B IDDLE &
R EATH LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SAN FRANCISCO

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