Joao Delgado v. Pfizer, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 9 CONTINUING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 4/5/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2016)

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Matthew A. Holian (SBN 211728)
DLA Piper LLP (US)
33 Arch Street, 26th floor
Boston, MA 02110-1447
Telephone: [phone]
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George J. Gigounas (SBN 209334)
DLA Piper LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
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Attorneys for Defendant
Pfizer Inc.

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[SEE ADDITIONAL COUNSEL ON NEXT PAGE]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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RS
Case No.: 3:16-cv-01464-EMC

JOAO DELGADO,

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Plaintiff,

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONTINUING DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

v.
PFIZER, INC.

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Defendant.
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Will Seek Admission Pro Hac Vice:
Joseph G. Petrosinelli
John E. Joiner
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
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Email: [e-mail]

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Loren H. Brown
DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor
New York, NY 10020
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant Pfizer Inc.

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Rachel B. Abrams (SBN 209316)
Meghan McCormick (SBN 283853)
LEVIN SIMES LLP
44 Montgomery Street, 32nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Will Seek Admission Pro Hac Vice:
Ernest Cory
B. Kristian W. Rasmussen III
Mary C. Wheeler
Lauren S. Miller
Cory Watson, P.C.
2131 Magnolia Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35205
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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Plaintiff and Defendant stipulate that the date for Defendant to respond to the Complaint
shall be extended to April 30, 2016. In support of this request, the parties state:
This is one of a number of lawsuits filed in various federal courts alleging that the

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plaintiff’s use of Viagra caused him to develop melanoma. On December 11, 2015, several of

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these plaintiffs filed a petition with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”),

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requesting that all such lawsuits be coordinated for pretrial purposes in an MDL proceeding, and

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suggesting that the MDL be established in the Northern District of California.

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On December 22, 2015, Defendant responded to the petition, agreeing that an MDL
proceeding would be appropriate and that the Northern District of California would be an
appropriate venue for the MDL.
Plaintiff’s petition was heard at the JPML hearing on March 31, 2016 in Santa Barbara,

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California. To date, the JPML has not issued a decision on the coordination of these lawsuits.

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To ensure that the Court and the parties do not needlessly expend resources before the

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JPML decides which court and judge will preside over the expected MDL proceeding, the parties

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believe it is sensible to extend the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint to April

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30, 2016. By that date, the parties expect that an MDL proceeding will be established, and that

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the MDL court will later establish a global process for the filing of and responses to complaints.

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By:____/s/ Rachel B. Abrams ____
Rachel B. Abrams (SBN 209316)
Meghan E. McCormick (SBN 283853)
LEVIN SIMES LLP
44 Montgomery Street, 32nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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DATED: April 1, 2016

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DATED: April 1, 2016

By:____/s/ Matthew A. Holian____
Matthew A. Holian (SBN 211728)
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
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33 Arch Street, 26th floor
Boston, MA 02110-1447
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
George J. Gigounas (SBN 209334)
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
555 Mission Street Suite 2400
San Francisco, California 94105-2933
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Pfizer Inc.

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I, Matthew A. Holian, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to file

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the foregoing Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Deadline to Respond to Complaint. I

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hereby attest that the above-referenced signatory to this stipulation has concurred in this filing.

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/s/ Matthew A. Holian
MATTHEW A. HOLIAN

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS ORDERED:

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The time for Defendant Pfizer Inc. to respond to Plaintiff’s complaint in this action is

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continued until April 30, 2016.

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Dated: _________________, 2016

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By:
Honorable Edward M. Chen Richard Seeborg
United States District Court Judge

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