Safeway Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

Filing 152

ORDER re (140 in 4:07-cv-06120-CW),(251 in 4:07-cv-05985-CW), (214 in 4:07-cv-05702-CW), (151 in 4:07-cv-05470-CW) Granting Stipulation REGARDING DEPOSITIONS OF EXPERT WITNESSES AND EXTENDING EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 6/18/2010. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/18/2010)

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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) 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] 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 REGARDING DEPOSITIONS OF EXPERT WITNESSES AND EXTENDING EXPERT DISCOVERY SCHEDULE

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STIPULATION RE: EXPERT DEPOSITION 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 RE: EXPERT DEPOSITION SCHEDULE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant seek to memorialize their agreements concerning the dates, locations and lengths of the depositions of expert witnesses in these cases; WHEREAS, under the current case schedule, the expert discovery ends on July 2, 2010; WHEREAS, the attorneys and certain experts of the parties have scheduling conflicts, including trials in other matters, during the month of June; WHEREAS, the parties seek to extend the expert discovery schedule until July 22, 2010 for the sole purpose of completing depositions of certain expert witnesses without altering any other dates in the case schedule; IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED: 1. The depositions of each expert witness will take place on the date and at a mutually agreeable location in the city set out below. Notwithstanding these currently agreed upon dates and locations, the parties can mutually agree to alter the dates or locations of the expert witnesses if circumstances require. Expert Witness Keith Leffler Joseph B. Marzouk Hal Singer Roger G. Noll James A. Langenfeld Douglas Richman Robert J. Dolan E.M. (Mick) Kolassa Stephen D. Prowse Richard J. Gilbert Javeed Siddiqui Joel W. Hay Date 6/4/2010 6/8/2010 6/24/2010 6/17/2010 & 6/18/2010 6/17/2010 6/22/2010 6/23/2010 6/24/2010 6/29/2010 7/7/2010 & 7/8/2010 7/15/2010 7/21/2010 & 7/22/2010 Location Seattle San Francisco Philadelphia Los Angeles Chicago San Diego District of Columbia District of Columbia Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles

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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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2. By this stipulation, each expert will be deemed to be under an obligation to appear for deposition as if that expert had been duly served with a subpoena requiring attendance on the dates and in the locations indicated in the above table. By signing this stipulation, counsel certify that the experts agree to so appear. 2. The deposition of Dr. Roger G. Noll may need to be conducted in July rather than on the dates listed above because of personal issues that may arise with the attorneys in these cases. In that event, Dr. Noll's deposition will take place on mutually agreeable dates in July. The parties agree to extend completion of the expert discovery schedule from July 2, 2010 to July 22, 2010 for the sole purpose of taking the depositions of Dr. Siddiqui, Dr. Hay, Dr. Gilbert and possibly Dr. Noll. extension will not affect any other dates in the case schedule. 3. The parties also agree that Abbott may take a one-day nine-hour deposition of Dr. Singer; a one-day eight-hour deposition of Dr. Prowse and a two-day nine-hour deposition of Dr. Noll. Plaintiffs may collectively take a two-day 11-hour deposition of Dr. Gilbert and a two-day 10-hour deposition of Dr. Hay. Plaintiffs, collectively, and Abbott may only take a one-day seven-hour deposition of all other expert witnesses. // // // This

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

6/18/2010