RP Healthcare, Inc. et al v. Pfizer, Inc. et al

Filing 38

ORDER GRANTING 37 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Answer. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 3/26/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/26/2012)

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BIJAL V. VAKIL (Cal. Bar No. 192878)
[e-mail]
WHITE & CASE LLP
5 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
650.213.8158
Counsel for Defendant Pfizer Inc., Warner-Lambert Company,
Warner-Lambert Company, LLC, Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals,
Warner-Lambert Export, Ltd.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SILICON VALLEY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

W HITE & C ASE L

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RP HEALTHCARE, INC.; CHIMES
PHARMACY, INC.; JAMES CLAYWORTH,
R.Ph., an individual, d/b/a CLAYWORTH
PHARMACY; MARIN APOTHECARIES,
INC., d/b/a ROSS VALLEY PHARMACY;
GOLDEN GATE PHARMACY SERVICES,
INC., d/b/a GOLDEN GATE PHARMACY;
PEDIATRIC CARE PHARMACY, INC.;
MEYERS PHARMACY, INC.; TONY
MAVRANTONIS, R.Ph., an individual d/b/a
JACK’S DRUG; and TILLEY
APOTHECARIES, INC., d/b/a ZWEBER’S
APOTHECARY,

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
TO ANSWER AND
[PROPOSED ORDER]
Hon. Jeffrey S. White

Plaintiffs,

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Civil Action No.: 3:12-cv-01059 (JSW)

v.
PFIZER, INC., PFIZER IRELAND
PHARMACEUTICALS, WARNER-LAMBERT
COMPANY, WARNER-LAMBERT
COMPANY, LLC, WARNER-LAMBERT
EXPORT, LTD., RANBAXY LABORATORIES
LIMITED, RANBAXY PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC., RANBAXY, INC., DAIICHI SANKYO,
LTD, DAIICHI SANKYO, INC., CVS
CAREMARK CORPORATION, HEALTH
NET, INC., and CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS
SERVICE, INC. d/b/a Blue Shield of California,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

PALOALTO 130958 v1 (2K)

CASE NO. 3:12-CV-010595 (JSW)

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WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed an Action in the Superior Court of Sonoma County on January

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31, 2012, naming Pfizer, Inc., Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert Company,

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Warner-Lambert Company, LLC, and Warner-Lambert Export, Ltd (collectively, “Pfizer”) as

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Defendants; and

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served a copy of the Complaint on Defendants Pfizer Inc., WarnerLambert Company, and Warner-Lambert Company, LLC on February 2, 2012; and
WHEREAS Plaintiffs’counsel and Pfizer’s counsel have met and conferred on this issue
in good faith and Pfizer’s counsel agreed to voluntarily accept service for Pfizer Ireland

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Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert Export, Ltd. to avoid the costs and expense related to foreign
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service; and
WHEREAS the Notice of Removal of Action from State Court in the above-captioned
action was filed on March 2, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed the Motion for Remand on March 15, 2012, which is set for
hearing on April 27, 2012,
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by Plaintiffs and Pfizer, through their

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respective counsel, that the deadline for Pfizer to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’
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Complaint shall be extended to thirty days following the Court’s order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Remand, whether the case is remanded to State Court or remains in Federal Court.

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Dated: March 23, 2012

Respectfully Submitted,

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WHITE & CASE LLP
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/s/ Bijal V. Vakil

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BIJAL V. VAKIL (Cal. Bar No. 192878)
[e-mail]
WHITE & CASE LLP
5 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER
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AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
PALOALTO 130958 v1 (2K)

CASE NO. 3:12-CV-01059 (JSW)

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Palo Alto, California 94306
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
650.213.8158

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Counsel for Defendant Pfizer Inc., Warner-Lambert
Company, Warner-Lambert Company, LLC.
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert
Export, Ltd.

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Dated: March 23, 2012

ALIOTO LAW FIRM

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/s/ Jamie L. Miller
Joseph M. Alioto, SBN 42680
Theresa D. Moore, SBN 99978
Jamie L. Miller, SBN 271452
ALIOTO LAW FIRM
225 Bush Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs

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ATTESTATION CLAUSE

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I, Bijal V. Vakil, hereby attest in accordance with General Order No. 45.X that each of the

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signatories above have provided their concurrence with the electronic filing of the foregoing

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document entitled STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER AND [PROPOSED]

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ORDER.

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Dated: March 23, 2012

WHITE & CASE LLP

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/s/ Bijal V. Vakil

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BIJAL V. VAKIL

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Counsel for Defendant Pfizer Inc., Warner-Lambert
Company, Warner-Lambert Company, LLC,
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Warner-Lambert
Export, Ltd.

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the above Stipulation filed in this action, it is hereby ORDERED that

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the time within which Defendants Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, and Warner-

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Lambert Company LLC, Warner-Lambert Company and Warner-Lambert Export, Ltd may

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answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is hereby extended to thirty days following

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the Court’s order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Remand.

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Dated: _____________________
March 26, 2012

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THE HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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