Holley et al v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Filing 67

STIPULATION AND ORDER re (66 in 3:18-cv-06972-JST) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES), (48 in 3:19-cv-00481-JST) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES). Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 29, 2019. (wsnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2019)

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Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Anne F. Johnson (pro hac vice)
annej@ hbsslaw.com
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Debra E. Pole (Bar No. 97816)
[e-mail]
Joshua Anderson (Bar No. 211320)
[e-mail]
Alycia A. Degen (Bar No. 211350)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ADRIAN HOLLEY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.,

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Case No. 3:18-cv-06972-JST

Defendant.
CHARANDA DOWDY, et al.,

Hon. Jon S. Tigar
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR
PRETRIAL PURPOSES

Case No. 3:19-cv-00481-JST
Plaintiffs,

v.

Hon. Jon S. Tigar
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR
PRETRIAL PURPOSES

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.,
Defendant.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST

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Plaintiffs in Holley, et al. v. Gilead Sciences Inc., No. 3:18-cv-06972-JST, and Dowdy, et al.

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v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., No. 3:19-cv-00481-JST and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead),” the parties in

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the two related cases pending before this Court, hereby stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, the Holley Plaintiffs filed their action filed in this District on November 16,
2018, and the Dowdy Plaintiffs filed their action in this District on January 28, 2019;
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2019, the parties submitted a Joint Stipulation in Support of

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Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related in which the parties stipulated

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and agreed that Holley and Dowdy should be related pursuant to Local Rule 3-12 in the interests of

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judicial economy and to avoid the potential for conflicting rulings;

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WHEREAS, on February 1, 2019, the Court issued an Order relating Holley and Dowdy
pursuant to Local Rule 3-12;
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2019, the Court ordered the parties to address in their next case
management statement whether Holley and Dowdy should be consolidated;
WHEREAS, in their joint case management statements, Plaintiffs informed the Court that
Holley and Dowdy should be consolidated and Gilead informed the Court that it did not oppose the
consolidation of Holley and Dowdy for pretrial proceedings; and
WHEREAS, counsel for the parties in the two cases have conferred and concluded that the
Dowdy action should be consolidated with the Holley action for all pretrial purposes pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) because the cases involve at least one common question of law
or fact arising from allegations (which Gilead denies) that Plaintiffs were injured as a result of
ingesting one or more of Gilead’s TDF-containing drugs.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by Plaintiffs and Gilead, that:
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the above-captioned cases should

be consolidated for all pretrial purposes into one action.
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The master docket and master file for the consolidated actions should be 3:18-cv-

06972-JST and the consolidated action shall bear the caption Holley, et al. v. Gilead Sciences Inc.
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This stipulation is without prejudice to or waiver of Gilead’s opposition to

consolidated trials in any of these cases.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES – 1
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: April 26, 2019

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Shana E. Scarlett (SBN 217895)
[e-mail]
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Robert C. Hilliard (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Katrina Ashley (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
HILLIARD MARTINEZ GONZALES LLP
719 S. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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By: /s/ Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Anne F. Johnson (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Dated: April 26, 2019

By: /s/ Joshua Anderson
Debra E. Pole (Bar No. 97816)
[e-mail]
Joshua Anderson (Bar No. 211320)
[e-mail]
Alycia A. Degen (Bar No. 211350)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Daniel A. Spira (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: [phone]

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES – 2
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST

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Inn-Young Park (Bar No. 324129)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES – 3
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST

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Attestation Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3)
I, Steve W. Berman, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to

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file the foregoing document. In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that concurrence

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in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories.

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Dated: April 26, 2019

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/s/ Steve W. Berman
Steve W. Berman
Attorney for Plaintiffs

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES – 4
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to the Stipulation and Proposed Order Consolidating Cases for Pretrial Purposes,
and good cause appearing therefor, the Court hereby ORDERS that:

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the above-captioned cases are
consolidated for all pretrial purposes into one action.

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The master docket and master file for the consolidated actions shall be 3:18-cv06972-JST and the consolidated action shall bear the caption Holley, et al. v. Gilead

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Sciences Inc.

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This order is without prejudice to or waiver of Gilead’s opposition to consolidated
trials in any of these cases.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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April 29, 2019

HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES FOR PRETRIAL PURPOSES – 5
CASE NOS. 3:18-CV-06972-JST & 3:19-CV-00481-JST