Safeway Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

Filing 66

ORDER re (149 in 4:07-cv-05985-CW) GRANTING STIPULATION MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE AND SETTING DEPOSITION PROCEDURES, (55 in 4:07-cv-06120-CW) GRANTING STIPULATION MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE AND SETTING DEPOSITION PROCEDURES, (65 in 4:07-cv-05470-CW) GRANT ING STIPULATION MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE AND SETTING DEPOSITION PROCEDURES, (100 in 4:07-cv-05702-CW) GRANTING STIPULATION MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE AND SETTING DEPOSITION PROCEDURES. Further Case Management Conference set for 8/6/2009 02:00 PM. Motion Hearing set for 8/6/2009 02:00 PM.. Signed by Judge CLAUDIA WILKEN on 9/25/08. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2008)

1 IRELL & MANELLA LLP Alexander F. Wiles (CA 73596) [e-mail] 2 Brian Hennigan (CA 86955) [e-mail] Stephanie Kaufman (CA 162644) [e-mail] 3 Trevor V. Stockinger (CA 226359) [e-mail] 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 4 Los Angeles, California 90067-4276 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] 6 ARNOLD & PORTER LLP Kenneth A. Letzler, Pro Hac Vice 7 555 Twelfth Street, NW Washington DC 20004-1206 8 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] 9 Counsel for SmithKlineBeecham Corp. d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline 10 LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 11 Joseph R. Saveri [e-mail] Brendan Glackin [e-mail] 12 Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor 13 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] 15 Counsel for Class Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs 16 [ADDITIONAL COUNSEL ON SIGNATURE PAGE] 17 18 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. C07-5470 (CW) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW) ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE AND SETTING DEPOSITION PROCEDURES Hon. Claudia Wilken

20 Safeway Inc; Walgreen Co.; The Kroger Co.; New Albertson's, Inc.; American Sales 21 Company, Inc.; and HEB Grocery Company, LP, 22 Plaintiff, 23 v. 24 Abbott Laboratories, 25 Defendant. 26 27 28 (Caption continued on next page)

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) ) ) SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a ) GlaxoSmithKline, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Abbott Laboratories, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) Meijer, Inc. & Meijer Distribution, Inc., ) Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc.,, and Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., on ) behalf of themselves and all others similarly ) ) situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Abbott Laboratories, ) ) Defendant. ) ) Rite Aid Corporation; Rite Aid Hdqtrs Corp.; ) JCG (PJC) USA, LLC; Maxi Drug, Inc d/b/a ) Brooks Pharmacy; Eckerd Corporation; CVS ) ) Pharmacy, Inc.; and Caremark LLC, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Abbott Laboratories, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) )

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

Case No. C07-5985 (CW) (Consolidated Cases) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW)

Case No. 07-6120 (CW) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW)

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WHEREAS the parties jointly agree that an extension of the fact discovery cut-off is needed to complete discovery in the above captioned cases; WHEREAS the parties jointly agree that modification of dates subsequent to the fact discovery cut-off is needed to accommodate such an extension; WHEREAS this Stipulation does not alter the date of trial or final pre-trial conference; WHEREAS the parties have made preliminary inquiries of the Court concerning the proposed new date for the hearing on dispositive motions and have been informed that the Court is no longer unavailable after mid-July 2009; WHEREAS the parties jointly seek to conduct discovery efficiently and therefore have reached an agreement to provide procedures for depositions taken in these cases; IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among the attorneys for plaintiffs, Safeway Inc, Walgreen Co., The Kroger Co., New Albertson's, Inc., American Sales Company, Inc., HEB Grocery Company, LP, Rite Aid Corporation, Rite Aid Hdqtrs Corp., JCG (PJC) USA, LLC, Maxi Drug, Inc d/b/a Brooks Pharmacy, Eckerd Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and Caremark LLC (collectively "Opt-Out Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs"); GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"); Meijer, Inc. & Meijer Distribution, Inc., Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc., and Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc. (collectively "Class Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs") (collectively "Plaintiffs"), on the one hand, and attorneys for defendant, Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott"), on the other hand: 1. Event Fact Discovery Cut-Off Opening Expert Report (By Party Bearing Burden of Proof) Responsive Reports to Opening Reports Rebuttal Reports The case schedule is modified as set forth in the below chart: Modified Dates 2/27/2009 4/3/2009 4/24/2009 5/15/2009
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Event Plaintiff Rebuttal/ Rebuttal Reports Expert Discovery Cut-Off Case Dispositive Motions Case Dispositive Oppositions Case Dispositive Reply Case Dispositive Motions Hearing Final Pre-Trial Conference Trial 2.

Modified Dates N/A 6/8/2009 6/18/2009 7/9/2009 7/23/2009 8/6/2009 10/20/2009 11/02/2009 Without prejudice to Plaintiffs' ability to amend their complaints in the

future, Opt-Out Plaintiffs may amend their complaints before October 10, 2008. 3. Without regard to which Plaintiff group notices a deposition, the Plaintiffs

may take 25 depositions of fact witnesses in the above captioned cases. Abbott may also take 25 depositions of fact witnesses in the above captioned cases. Each deposition noticed by either Plaintiffs or Abbott will be considered noticed in all of the above captioned cases and will be admissible, subject to objections relating to specific testimony, in all of the above captioned cases. The 25 depositions will include depositions of third parties and those taken under Rule 30(b)(6), but will not include depositions of expert witnesses disclosed by the parties. Each 30(b)(6) notice shall count as one deposition, regardless of the number of witnesses that testify on the topics listed in the notice. 4. The parties' agreement as to 25 depositions recited in paragraph 3 is

without prejudice for any party to seek additional depositions, or to seek a protective order from the Court on the grounds that the number of depositions sought of a party (including its employees and former employees) is excessive, harassing, and/or not calculated to seek discoverable evidence, or to GSK's contention that Rule 30(a)(2)(A) limits the number of depositions of its employees or former employees that may be taken without agreement or leave. -2STIP MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE & DEPO PROCEDURES CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6010, C076118 (CW)

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: September 23, 2008

By: /s/ Alexander F. Wiles Alexander F. Wiles IRELL & MANELLA Counsel for GSK

Dated: September 23, 2008

By: /s/ Brendan Glackin Brendan Glackin [e-mail] LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for Class Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs

Dated: September 23, 2008

By: /s/ William Francis Murphy William Francis Murphy [e-mail] DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP 225 Bush Street, Sixth Floor San Francisco, California 94104-4207 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Local Counsel for Safeway, Inc., et. al., and Rite Aid Corp., et. al.

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Additional counsel for Plaintiffs: GARWIN GERSTEIN & FISHER, LLP Bruce E. Gerstein, Pro Hac Vice Noah H. Silverman, Pro Hac Vice 1501 Broadway, Suite 1416 New York, New York 10036 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. Daniel Berger, Pro Hac Vice. [e-mail] Eric L. Cramer, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] Daniel Simons, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP Robert N. Kaplan, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] Linda P. Nussbaum, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] John Radice, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Co-Lead Counsel for Class Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs ODOM & DES ROCHES, LLP John Gregory Odom, Pro Hac Vice Stuart E. Des Roches, Pro Hac Vice John Alden Meade, Pro Hac Vice Andrew Kelly, Pro Hac Vice Suite 2020, Poydras Center 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Tel: [phone]/Fax: [phone]

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THE SMITH FOOTE LAW FIRM, LLP David P. Smith, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] W. Ross Foote, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 720 Murray Street, P.O. Box 1632 Alexandria, LA 71309 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Executive Committee for Direct Purchaser Class HANGLEY ARONCHICK SEGAL & PUDLIN Steve D. Shadowen, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] Monica Rebuck, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 30 North Third Street, Suite 700 Harrisburg, PA 17101-1701 Counsel for Plaintiffs Rite Aid, et al. KENNY NACHWALTER, PA Scott Elliot Perwin, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 1100 Miami Center 201 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 Counsel for Safeway, et al. Additional Counsel for Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs: AUBERTINE DRAPER ROSE, LLP Andrew E. Aubertine, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 1211 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON Tucker Ronzetti, Pro Hac Vice Adam Moskowitz, Pro Hac Vice 2800 Wachovia Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33131-2335 Telephone: [phone] LAW OFFICES OF JOSHUA P. DAVIS Joshua P. Davis (State Bar No. 193254) [e-mail] 437A Valley Street San Francisco, CA 94131 Telephone: [phone]STIP MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE & DEPO PROCEDURES CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5702, C07-5985, C07-6010, C076118 (CW)

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VANEK, VICKERS & MASINI, P.C. Joseph M. Vanek, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] David P. Germaine, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4050 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] SPERLING & SLATER Paul E. Slater, Pro Hac Vice [e-mail] 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3200 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] I, Brendan Glackin, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from all persons required to sign it. /s/ Brendan Glackin Brendan Glackin Counsel for Class Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs

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