Woodruff et al v. Eli Lilly and Company

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 12/5/2014 GRANTING 4 Plaintiffs' MOTION to STAY and continuing the Scheduling Conference to 2/17/2015 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file a Notice with the Court, indicating the status of the Motion to Transfer within five days of the JPMLs decision of the Motion to Transfer. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CARL WOODRUFF and PENNY
WOODRUFF,

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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, an Indiana )
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Case No.: 2:14-cv-01890-WBS
Complaint filed on 8/11/2014
Sr. Judge William B. Shubb
ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
STAY PENDING DECISION FROM THE
JUDICIAL PANEL ON
MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Hearing Date:12/8/2014
Time:
2:00 pm
Location:
Courtroom 5
Judge:
Hon. William B. Shubb

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Having considered the issues presented in the Plaintiffs’ Pending Decision from the Judicial
Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”), and in light of the pending Motion to Transfer Related
Actions for Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in the Central District of California pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1407(a) (“Motion to Transfer”) in In re: Cymbalta (Duloxetine) Products Liability

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Litigation, MDL No. 2576, with good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the Motion to Stay and

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ORDERS as follows:

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This action is stayed, and the Initial Status Conference on December 8, 2014 is

CONTINUED to February 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
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Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file a Notice with the Court, indicating the status of the

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Motion to Transfer within five days of the JPML’s decision of the Motion to Transfer.

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Dated: December 5, 2014

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