Hellgren et al v. Pfizer, Inc et al

Filing 12

ORDER GRANTING 7 STIPULATION. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 3/1/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/1/2012)

Case3:12-cv-00735-JSW Document7 Filed02/24/12 Page1 of 4

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

WHITE & CASE LLP
BIJAL V. VAKIL (SBN 192878)
[e-mail]
5 Palo Alto Square, 9th Floor
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Counsel for Defendants
PFIZER INC., PFIZER IRELAND
PHARMACEUTICALS, and
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY LLC

9

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

10

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

12
SILICON VALLEY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

W HITE & C ASE LLP

11

13

SANDRA HELLGREN, an individual, and
BERNARD A. ORSI, an individual,

14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Civil Action No.: 3:12-cv-0735 (NC) (JSW)

Plaintiffs,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER

v.
PFIZER, INC., a Delaware Corporation, PFIZER
IRELAND PHARMACEUTICALS, an Irish
partnership, WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY,
formerly a Delaware Corporation, WARNERLAMBERT COMPANY LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, RANBAXY, INC., a
Delaware Corporation, and DOES 1-10,
Defendants.

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1

Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins

Case3:12-cv-00735-JSW Document7 Filed02/24/12 Page2 of 4

1
2

WHEREAS the Notice of Removal of Action from State Court in the above-captioned
action was filed on February 15, 2012; and

3

WHEREAS Plaintiffs Sandra Hellgren and Bernard A. Orsi (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)

4

served Defendants Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, and Warner-Lambert Company

5

LLC (collectively, “Pfizer”) with a copy of the First Amended Complaint on January 17, 2012;

6

and

7

WHEREAS at least nine other actions have been filed in federal and state courts to date

(“JPML”) to transfer and coordinate these related federal actions, including the above-captioned

11

action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2332. A

12
SILICON VALLEY

competitors. A petition is currently pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

10

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

challenging Pfizer’s allegedly anticompetitive conduct with regard to Lipitor and its generic

9

W HITE & C ASE LLP

8

hearing to consider the transfer and coordination of the actions in MDL No. 2332 is set for March

13

29, 2012; and

14

WHEREAS Plaintiffs and Pfizer have met and conferred on this issue in good faith;

15

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by Plaintiffs and Pfizer, through their

16

respective counsel, that the deadline for Pfizer to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ First

17

Amended Complaint shall be extended to fourteen (14) days after the date the JPML issues a

18

ruling or decision regarding transfer and consolidation of actions in MDL No. 2332. The parties

19

reserve their right to discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and/or

20

Civil Local Rules.

21

Respectfully submitted,

22
23

Dated: February 24, 2012

24
25
26
27

/s/ Bijal V. Vakil
Bijal V. Vakil, Esq.
WHITE & CASE LLP
5 Palo Alto Square, 9th Floor
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]
Counsel for Defendants
-2-

28
PALOALTO 110068

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-0735 (NC)

Case3:12-cv-00735-JSW Document7 Filed02/24/12 Page3 of 4
PFIZER INC., PFIZER IRELAND
PHARMACEUTICALS, and
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY LLC

1
2
3

Dated: February 24, 2012

4
5
6
7

/s/ Lawrence G. Papale
Lawrence G. Papale, Esq.
LAW OFFICE OF LAWRENCE G. PAPALE
1308 Main Street, Suite 117
St. Helena, CA 94574
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs
SANDRA HELLGREN and BERNARD A. ORSI

8
9
10
11

SILICON VALLEY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

W HITE & C ASE LLP

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

-3PALOALTO 110068

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-0735 (NC)

Case3:12-cv-00735-JSW Document7 Filed02/24/12 Page4 of 4

1
2

ATTESTATION CLAUSE
I, Bijal V. Vakil, hereby attest in accordance with General Order No. 45.X that Lawrence

3

G. Papale, Counsel for Plaintiffs has provided his concurrence with the electronic filing of the

4

foregoing document entitled STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER.

5

Dated: February 24, 2012

WHITE & CASE LLP

6
7

By:

8

/s/ Bijal V. Vakil
Bijal V. Vakil

Counsel for Defendants
PFIZER INC., PFIZER IRELAND
PHARMACEUTICALS, and
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY LLC

9
10
11

SILICON VALLEY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

W HITE & C ASE LLP

12
13
14
15
16
17
18

ORDER
Pursuant to the above Stipulation filed in this action, it is hereby ORDERED that the
time within which Defendants Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, and WarnerLambert Company LLC may answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ First Amended

19

Complaint is hereby extended to fourteen (14) days after the date the Judicial Panel on

20

Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) issues a ruling or decision regarding the transfer and

21

coordination of actions in In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2332.

22
23

March 1, 2012
Dated: _____________________

24
__
NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
MAGISTRATE JUDGE JEFFREY S. WHITE
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

25
26
27
28

-4PALOALTO 110068

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-0735 (NC)