Strom v. Scios, Inc. et al

Filing 178

ORDER regarding case schedule re 177 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by United States of America Motions due by 8/15/2012. Jury Selection/Jury Trial set for 10/22/2012 08:30 AM in Courtroom 6, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Cha rles R. Breyer. Dispositive Motions Hearing set for 9/21/2012 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Charles R. Breyer. Pretrial Conference set for 10/16/2012 02:30 PM in Courtroom 6, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Charles R. Breyer.. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 1/18/2012. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/18/2012)

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TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General

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JOSHUA B. EATON (CA Bar No. 196887)
Attorney for the United States,
Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. §515
JOANN M. SWANSON (CA Bar No. 88143)
Chief, Civil Division
SARA WINSLOW (DC Bar No. 457643)
JULIE A. ARBUCKLE (CA Bar No. 193425)
THOMAS R. GREEN (CA Bar No. 203480)
Assistant United States Attorneys
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: [phone] (Winslow)
[phone] (Arbuckle)
[phone] (Green)
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
JOYCE R. BRANDA
PATRICIA R. DAVIS
RENÉE S. ORLEANS
KIMBERLY I. FRIDAY
ERICA HITCHINGS
Attorneys
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice
P.O. Box 261
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for the United States of America
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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UNITED STATES ex rel. STROM,
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Plaintiffs,
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SCIOS, INC. and
JOHNSON & JOHNSON,
Defendants.

) No. C 05-3004 CRB (JSC)
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) STIPULATION REGARDING
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STIPULATION REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE, No. C 05-3004 CRB (JSC)

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WHEREAS on December 1, 2011, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted

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Defendants Scios Inc. and Johnson & Johnson’s (collectively, Defendants) motion to compel the

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production of certain claims data from the Medicare, TRICARE, and FEHBP programs (Docket

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No. 171).
WHEREAS pursuant to Judge Corley’s instruction, the parties met and conferred and

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reached a stipulation regarding the timing for production of the claims data, and a revised

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schedule for expert discovery.
WHEREAS on January 3, 2012, Judge Corley accepted the parties’ stipulation and

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ordered the deadline for completing expert discovery extended to July 31, 2012 (Docket No.

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176).

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WHEREAS the parties anticipate filing dispositive motions.

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WHEREAS Defendants anticipate citing expert opinions in support of one or more of

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their dispositive motions.
WHEREAS by prior order of this Court (Docket No. 86), the deadline for hearing

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dispositive motions is April 6, 2012, which is several months prior to the new deadline for

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completing expert discovery.

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WHEREAS no pretrial or trial dates have been set in this case.

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WHEREAS, assuming the shortened 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon trial day contemplated by

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Judge Breyer’s standing order, the United States estimates that the trial will take seven weeks and

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Defendants estimate that the trial will take eight weeks.
Subject to the Court’s approval, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the

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Parties, through their undersigned counsel of record, that:

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The deadline for filing dispositive motions shall be August 15, 2012.

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The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be September 21, 2012.

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The pretrial conference shall be October 16, 2012.

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Trial shall commence on October 22, 2012.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Respectfully submitted,

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TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General

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JOSHUA B. EATON
Attorney for the United States, Acting
Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. §515

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Dated:January 17, 2012

By:

/s/ signature on file
SARA WINSLOW
JULIE A. ARBUCKLE
THOMAS R. GREEN
Assistant United States Attorneys

Dated:January 17, 2012

By:

/s/ signature on file
JOYCE R. BRANDA
PATRICIA R. DAVIS
RENÉE S. ORLEANS
KIMBERLY I. FRIDAY
Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice

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Attorneys for the United States
NOLAN & AUERBACH, P.A.
LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW PAVONE

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Dated:January 17, 2012

By:

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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN,
LLP

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Dated:January 17, 2012

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/s/ signature on file
JOHN POTTER, Esq.
DIANE DOOLITTLE, Esq.
NICOLE ALTMAN, Esq.
Attorneys for Defendants Scios, Inc. and
Johnson & Johnson Inc.

[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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