Hirsch et al v. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. et al

Filing 11

ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed, pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether this case should be transferred to In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2244. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 04/11/2017. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/11/2017)

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DAVID C. ALLEN (SBN 190479)
[e-mail]
KELLEY S. OLAH (SBN 245180)
[e-mail]
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
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Attorneys for Defendants
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.; JOHNSON &
JOHNSON; JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.;
PINNACLE WEST ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.; GOLDEN
STATE ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CARL HIRSCH and MARILYN HIRSCH,

Case No. CV17-01855-WHO

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Plaintiffs,
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ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL
PROCEEDINGS

vs.
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES,
INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC.;
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.;
THOMAS SCHMALZRIED, M.D.;
PINNACLE WEST ORTHOPAEDICS,
INC.; GOLDEN STATE
ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.; and DOES ONE
through ONE HUNDRED,

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Complaint Filed: March 1, 2017

Defendants.

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TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

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Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay All Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs

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CARL HIRSCH and MARILYN HIRSCH and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.,

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., PINNACLE WEST

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ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., GOLDEN STATE ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., THOMAS

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SCHMALZRIED, M.D. (hereafter collectively “the Parties”); upon consideration of all
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documents, files, and pleadings in this action; and upon good cause shown, it is hereby

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ORDERED that:

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The Parties’ request for a stay of proceedings is GRANTED;

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All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed, pending a decision by the Judicial

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Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether this case should be transferred to In re

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DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation,

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MDL Docket No. 2244;

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Deadlines relating to any outstanding responsive pleading are extended pending
entry of a Scheduling Order in the MDL court addressing responsive pleadings and

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the deadline to file any remand motion is extended pursuant to the MDL court's

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August 14, 2012 “Order Regarding Cases Removed from State Court,” and any

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subsequent orders that the MDL Court may issue.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 11, 2017

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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