Minerva Whitney et al v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Filing 72

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 71 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Extend All Deadlines 45 Days in Anticipation of Dismissal filed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 25, 2013. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2013)

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Katharine R. Latimer (admitted pro hac vice)
([e-mail])
Rebecca A. Womeldorf (admitted pro hac vice)
Ranjit S. Dhindsa (admitted pro hac vice)
HOLLINGSWORTH LLP
1350 I Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
James A. Bruen (State Bar No. 43880)
([e-mail])
Sandra A. Edwards (State Bar No. 154578)
([e-mail])
FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
GIRARDI  KEESE
John A. Girardi (SBN 54917)
[e-mail]
1126 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90017
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Minerva and Harold Whitney

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MINERVA WHITNEY and HAROLD
WHITNEY,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 3:11-cv-02894-JST
JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND ALL
DEADLINES 45 DAYS IN ANTICIPATION
OF DISMISSAL

vs.
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
CORPORATION,

Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar
Complaint filed: April 14, 2011

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Defendant.

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WHEREAS, on February 12, 2013, the above captioned case was reassigned from Judge

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Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to Judge Jon S. Tigar (Dkt. No. 59). Subsequent to this reassignment,

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the Court issued a Scheduling Order requiring dispositive and Daubert motions to be filed by

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April 30, 2013 (Dkt. No. 68).
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2013, counsel for defendant wrote to plaintiffs’ counsel

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requesting voluntary dismissal of the above-captioned case, with each party bearing its own costs.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel subsequently agreed that the case is appropriate for dismissal, but plaintiffs’

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counsel may not be able to effectuate the dismissal prior to the April 30, 2013, briefing deadline.

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Until yesterday, plaintiffs’ counsel was engaged in the trial of Georges v. Novartis

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Pharmaceuticals Corporation, No. 2:06-cv-05207-SJO-VBK (C.D. Cal.), in the Central District

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of California.

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that staying all deadlines previously set by this Court by 45

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days is appropriate in light of plaintiffs’ impending voluntary dismissal. This stay will prevent

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the unnecessary expenditure of this Court’s time and resources. This stay will also prevent

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defendant from undertaking the substantial cost and effort required for dispositive and Daubert

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briefings that will be rendered moot by plaintiffs’ dismissal.

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STIPULATION

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THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, by and through counsel of record, that all

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND ALL
DEADLINES 45 DAYS IN ANTICIPATION OF
DISMISSAL - Case No. 3:11-cv-02894-JST

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upcoming deadlines be stayed 45 days while plaintiffs execute dismissal of the above-captioned

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case.

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Date: April 25, 2013

Respectfully submitted,

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/s/Sandra A. Edwards
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James A. Bruen (State Bar No. 43880)
([e-mail])
Sandra A. Edwards (State Bar No. 154578)
([e-mail])
FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

/s/ John A. Girardi__________
John A. Girardi (State Bar No. 54917)
([e-mail])
GIRARDI & KEESE
1126 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1904
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorney for Plaintiffs
Minerva and Harold Whitney

Rebecca A. Womeldorf
([e-mail])
HOLLINGSWORTH LLP
1350 I Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 25, 2013

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_________________________________
The Hon. Jon S. Tigar
United States District Court Judge

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND ALL
DEADLINES 45 DAYS IN ANTICIPATION OF
DISMISSAL - Case No. 3:11-cv-02894-JST

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