Pulito v. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. et al

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ORDER granting re 3 Stipulation To Stay Proceedings Pending Transfer To MDL No. 2197, filed by Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Inc., DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.. Signed by Judge James Larson on 12/1/10. (fj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/2/2010)

Pulito v. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ALISON PULITO and JAMES PULITO, Plaintiff, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC.; DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.; VAIL CONSULTING, LLC; THOMAS VAIL, M.D.; THOMAS SCHMALZRIED, M.D., Defendants.

Case No. 3:10-CV-04708-JL [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING TRANSFER TO MDL NO. 2197 ­ IN RE: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., ASR HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

This matter having been opened to the Court upon the Stipulation to Stay Proceedings Pending Transfer to MDL No. 2197: In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation of Plaintiffs Alison Pulito and James Pulito, and Defendants Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Vail Consulting, LLC, Thomas Vail, M.D., and Thomas Schmalzried, M.D.; the parties having consented to said stipulation as demonstrated by counsels' signatures hereon; the Court finding that a stay is appropriate under the circumstances; and good cause thereby appearing, It is hereby ORDERED that the request for a stay is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that all proceedings in the above-captioned proceedings are stayed pending the
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING TRANSFER TO MDL NO. 2197
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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's assignment of MDL-2197, In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, to a transferee United States District Court and judge and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's decision transferring this action to the MDL. All pending dates and deadlines are hereby VACATED.

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