Safeway Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

Filing 147

ORDER re (209 in 4:07-cv-05702-CW),(146 in 4:07-cv-05470-CW), (242 in 4:07-cv-05985-CW), (135 in 4:07-cv-06120-CW) Granting Stipulation TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE. Motion Hearing set for 9/30/2010 02:00 PM. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 04/16/2010. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2010)

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LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Local Counsel for Rochester Drug Cooperative, Inc. IRELL & MANELLA LLP Alexander Frank Wiles (CA 73596) Brian Hennigan (CA 86955) Stephanie Kaufman (CA 162644) Trevor Stockinger (CA 226359) 1800 Avenue of the Stars #900 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail] [e-mail]; [e-mail] Counsel for SmithKline Beecham Corporation, d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline

[Additional Attorneys on Signature Page] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION SAFEWAY INC., et al, Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. C07-5470 (CW) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW) STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION ) d/b/a GLAXOSMITHKLINE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MEIJER, INC. & MEIJER DISTRIBUTION, ) INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) RITE AID CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. C07-5702 (CW) (Consolidated Cases) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW)

Case No. C07-5985 (CW) (Consolidated Cases) Related per November 30, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW)

Case No. 07-6120 (CW) Related per December 5, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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WHEREAS, Defendant Abbott Laboratories served its responsive expert reports on March 23, 2010. WHEREAS, the current deadline for service of Plaintiffs' rebuttal expert reports is April 21,

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have requested additional time for their experts to prepare their rebuttal reports; WHEREAS, Abbott does not oppose such an extension; WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to propose certain other modifications to the schedule for expert discovery and dispositive motions that will provide the parties additional time to complete these tasks but will not alter the date of the final pre-trial conference or the date of trial; IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED: The case schedule will be adjusted as follows: Current Date 4/21/2010 5/24/2010 6/17/2010 7/8/2010 7/22/2010 8/5/2010 2/8/2011 2/28/2011 Proposed Date 5/5/2010 7/2/2010 7/30/2010 8/26/2010 9/16/2010 9/30/2010 2/8/2011 2/28/2011

Plaintiffs' rebuttal expert reports due Completion of expert discovery Dispositive motions must be filed Opposition briefs must be filed Reply briefs must be filed Hearing on dispositive motions Final pre-trial conference Jury trial

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD: /s/ Alexander F. Wiles Alexander F. Wiles IRELL & MANELLA LLP 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276 Attorney for GSK __ /s/ Brendan Glackin__________________ Brendan Glackin LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Attorney for Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs /s/ William Francis Murphy ________ William Francis Murphy DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 225 Bush Street, Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94104-4207 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorney for Safeway Inc., et al., and Rite Aid Corp., et al. /s/ Stephanie S. McCallum Stephanie S. McCallum WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Attorneys for Defendant Abbott Laboratories

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED Dated: 4/16/2010

Judge Claudia Wilken United States District Court Northern District of California

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)