Safeway Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

Filing 77

ORDER re (161 in 4:07-cv-05985-CW), (76 in 4:07-cv-05470-CW), (66 in 4:07-cv-06120-CW) GRANTING STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE.. Signed by Judge CLAUDIA WILKEN on 1/29/09. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2009)

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James F. Hurst (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) David J. Doyle (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Samuel S. Park (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Stephanie S. McCallum (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 35 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-558-5700 Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail] Nicole M. Norris (SBN 222785) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 101 California Street, Suite 3900 San Francisco, CA 94111-5894 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-591-1400 Email: [e-mail] Charles B. Klein (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Mathew A. Campbell (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 1700 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 202-282-5100 Email: [e-mail]

Jeffrey I. Weinberger (SBN 56214) David M. Rosenzweig (SBN 176272) Grant A. Davis-Denny (SBN 229335) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 355 Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail] Michelle Friedland (SBN 234124) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 560 Mission Street, 27th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2907 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION SAFEWAY INC; WALGREEN CO.; THE KROGER CO.; NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.; AMERICAN SALES COMPANY, INC.; AND HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP, Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant. (Caption continued on next page) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. C07-5470 (CW) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C04-1511 (CW) STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE Honorable Claudia Wilken

STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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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,

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) ) ) ) ) ) ) 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. C07-5985 (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)

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STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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Whereas, the direct purchaser plaintiffs in the above-captioned actions (but not plaintiff GSK) have notified Abbott that they intend to notice the deposition of Abbott's Chairman and CEO, Miles White. Whereas, Abbott has no intent to produce Mr. White for deposition absent a court order requiring the deposition to take place and has expressed its intent to move for a protective order to prevent that deposition from occurring. Whereas, the direct purchaser plaintiffs dispute that sufficient grounds exist to support such a protective order. Whereas, Abbott has requested that the direct purchaser plaintiffs not formally notice the deposition of Mr. White until the end of fact discovery. Whereas, the parties agree to postpone this dispute until the close of fact discovery. Whereas, the parties first filed this stipulation for Judge Zimmerman's approval and he denied the request because he lacks authority to alter the fact discovery cut-off date. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED: 1. No plaintiff will notice the deposition of Mr. White before the last week of

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February 2009. But any notice of deposition for Mr. White must be served by the seventh calendar day after the close of fact discovery. 2. Within two business days after service of the deposition notice for Mr. White,

the parties will jointly contact Judge Zimmerman's chambers to request the earliest possible hearing date for Abbott's motion for protective order and will coordinate on an expedited schedule for letter briefs. 3. Abbott will not oppose the deposition of Mr. White based on the timing of the

notice or on the ground that the fact discovery period has closed, or is about to close. But Abbott reserves its right to raise any other objection to the deposition. Abbott also will not seek to alter other deadlines in the case based on the pendency of this dispute or any scheduling of Mr. White's deposition. 4. If Abbott ultimately is ordered to produce Mr. White for deposition, the

parties will cooperate in scheduling a deposition date convenient for the parties and witness, STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE
CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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regardless of the date indicated in the deposition notice. Each party retains all rights to appeal any order on the production of Mr. White, and the direct purchaser plaintiffs do not agree to postpone Mr. White's deposition during the pendency of any appeal of an order commanding Mr. White's production. IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD: /s/ Charles B. Klein Charles B. Klein WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 1700 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Attorneys for Defendant Abbott Laboratories

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/s/ Scott E. Perwin Scott E. Perwin 7 KENNY NACHWALTER, PA 1100 Miami Center 8 201 South Biscayne Blvd. 9 Miami FL 33131 Attorneys for Safeway, Inc. 10 /s/ John D. Radice 11 12 John D. Radice KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 13 850 Third Avenue New York, NY 10011 14 Attorneys for Meijer, Inc 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /s/ Noah W. Silverman Noah W. Silverman GARWIN GERSTEIN & FISHER LLP 1501 Broadway, Suite 1416 New York, NY 10036 Attorneys for Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc

/s/ Eric L. Cramer Eric L. Cramer BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-6305 Attorneys for Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc /s/ Monica L. Rebuck Monica L. Rebuck HANGLEY ARONCHICK SEGAL & PUDLIN 30 N. Third Street, Suite 700 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Attorneys for Rite Aid, Inc.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED Dated: 1/29/09

Judge Claudia Wilken United States District Court Northern District of California STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION OF MILES WHITE
CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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GENERAL ORDER 45 ATTESTATION I, Charles B. Klein, am the ECF User whose ID and password was used to file this Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for Filing. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that the counsel listed above concurred in this filing. Dated: ___January 27, 2009___ By: _/s/ Charles B. Klein_________ Charles B. Klein WINSTON & STRAWN LLP Counsel for Defendant

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CASE NOS. C07-5470, C07-5985, C07-6012 (CW)

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