Soss et al v. C.R. Bard, Inc. et al

Filing 6

ORDER re 5 Notice Relating to Case Management; Order Continuing Case Mangement Conference. Signed by Judge Nathanael M. Cousins on 1/16/2013. (nclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/16/2013)

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William Levin, Esq. (SBN 98592)
Laurel Simes, Esq. (SBN 134637)
Rachel Abrams, Esq. (SBN 209316)
Amy Eskin, Esq. (SBN 127668)
LEVIN SIMES LLP
353 Sacramento Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BARBARA SOSS and BURTON SOSS,

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Plaintiffs,

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vs.
C.R. BARD, INC. and COLOPLAST, INC.,
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Case Number: 3:12-cv-05408-NNC
NOTICE RELATING TO CASE
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT &
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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The Plaintiffs in the above-entitled action submit this NOTICE RELATING TO CASE
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT & PROPOSED ORDER pursuant to the Standing Order for All
Judges of the Northern District of California dated July 1, 2011 and Civil Local Rule 16-9.
This case was filed in Northern District of California on October 19, 2012 and was
assigned to Magistrate Judge William Alsup. Nathanael Cousins.
This is a Transvaginal Mesh Case and it is one of thousands filed in Federal Courts across
the country. There are current Multidistrict litigations involving both Defendants (MDL 2187, In
re C.R. Bard, Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation and MDL 2387, In re
Coloplast, Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation) pending before Judge Joseph R.
Goodwin in the Southern District of West Virginia.
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To date Defendants C.R. BARD, INC. and COLOPLAST, INC. have not been served and

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they have not appeared. Therefore, the parties are unable to file a Joint Case Management

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Conference Statement. The expectation is that this case will be transferred to either of the two

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MDLs. Plaintiffs are currently waiting for a Conditional Transfer Order.

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Dated: 01/16/2013

/s/Rachel Abrams

Rachel Abrams, Esq. (SBN 209316)
William Levin, Esq. (SBN 98592)
Laurel Simes, Esq. (SBN 134637)
Amy Eskin, Esq. (SBN 127668)
LEVIN SIMES LLP
353 Sacramento Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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shall comply with its provisions. [In addition, the Court makes the further orders stated below:]
The case management conference scheduled for January 23, 2013 is CONTINUED to
March 27, 2013 at 3:00 p.m., Courtroom A, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Plaintiff must consent
or decline the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge by March 20, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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PROPOSED ORDER is approved as the Case Management Order for this case and all parties

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