Safeway Inc. et al v. Abbott Laboratories

Filing 99

ORDER re (192 in 4:07-cv-05985-CW) (87 in 4:07-cv-06120-CW) (97 in 4:07-cv-05470-CW) GRANTING STIPULATION Extending Motion To Compel Deadline. Signed by Judge CLAUDIA WILKEN on 3/11/09. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/11/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Plaintiffs, 22 v. 23 ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 24 Defendant. 25 26 27 28
STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE CASE Nos. C 07-5470, C 07-5985, C 07-6 120 (CW)
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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]; ddoylewinston.com; [e-mail]; [e-mail] Nicole M. Norris (SBN 222785) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 101 California Street, Suite 3900 San Francisco, CA 9411 1-5894 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 9007 1-1560 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: jeffrey.weinbergermto.com; david.rosenzweigmto.com; grant.davis-dennymto.com Michelle Friedland (SBN 234124) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP th 560 Mission Street, 27 Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2907 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant ABBOTT LABORATORIES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION SAFE WAY INC; WALGREEN CO.; THE KROGER CO.; NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.; AMERICAN SALES COMPANY, INC.; AND HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP,

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Case No. C 07-5470 (CW) Related per November 19, 2007 Order to Case No. C 04-1511 (CW) STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE DATE: TIME: PLACE: JUDGE: Honorable Claudia Wilken

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1 2 3 4 5 6 v. 7 ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 8 Defendant. 9 10 11 12 13 14 Plaintiffs, 15 v. 16 ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 17 Defendant. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE CASE Nos. C 07-5470, C 07-5985, C 07-6 120 (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, ) Plaintiffs,

Case No. C 07-5985 (CW) (Consolidated Cases) Related per November 30, 2007 Order to Case No. C 04-1511 (CW)

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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,

Case No.C 07-6 120 (CW) Related per December 5, 2007 Order to Case No. C 04-1511 (CW)

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WHEREAS, the parties completed fact discovery on February 27, 2009, with the exception of certain issues for which this Court--in its February 25, 2009 Order (see Dkt. 1 30)--extended the discovery deadline to March 13, 2009; WHEREAS, the parties are continuing to work on their responses to certain written discovery responses arid document productions that were the subject of the parties' February 24, 2009 Stipulation re Fact Discovery on Certain Items After Cutoff (entered by the Court on February 25, 2009), and agree that a modest additional extension of those deadlines is warranted; WHEREAS, the current deadline for the parties to seek relief from the Court on all discovery issues not subject to the above-referenced Order is March 10, 2009; WHEREAS, the parties have worked diligently to complete fact discovery, but several issues have yet to be fully resolved; WHEREAS, disputes have arisen among Abbott and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs regarding their obligations in connection with Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notices served by Abbott, and the parties have an agreement in principle which they are attempting to document to resolve those disputes without the need for motions practice; WHEREAS, a modest extension of the deadline for requesting relief from the Court on these discrete issues will hopefully allow the parties to resolve any disagreements without being forced to seek this Court's intervention; WHEREAS, an extension will not affect the other scheduled dates previously set by this Court (including expert discovery, summary judgment, and trial). IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD: 1. The parties will attempt to document their agreement resolving the issues identified

above with regard to the 30(b)(6) depositions by March 13, 2009, and the deadline to seek relief from the Court on these issues shall be extended to March 16, 2009. 2. For matters covered in Paragraph I of the parties' February 24, 2009 Stipulation re

Fact Discovery on Certain Items After Cutoff (entered February 25, 2009), the deadline for written discovery responses will be further extended to March 27, 2009, and the deadline for motions to compel with regard to those written discovery responses shall be extended to April 10, 2009.
STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE CASE NOS. C 07-5470, C 07-5985, C 07-6 120 (CW)
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Is! Scott E. Perwin

Is! Michelle Friedland

Scott E. Perwin KENNY NACH WALTER, PA 1100 Miami Center 201 South Biscayne Blvd. Miami FL 33131 Attorneys for Scifeway Plaintiffs

Michelle Friedland MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 560 Mission St., 276h Floor San Francisco, CA 94 105-2907 Attorneys for Defendant Abbott Laboratories

/s! John D. Radice John D. Radice KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 850 Third Avenue New York, NY 10011 Attorneys for MeUer, Inc. and MeUer Distribution, Inc.

Is! Eric L. Cramer Eric L. Cramer BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-6305 Attorneys for Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc.

Bruce E. Gerstein Bruce E. Gerstein Noah W. Silverman GARWIN GERSTEIN & FISHER LLP 1501 Broadway, Suite 1416 New York, NY 10036 Attorneys for Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.
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Is! Monica L. Rebuck Monica L. Rebuck HANGLEY ARONCHICK SEGAL & PUDLIN 30 N. Third Street, Suite 700 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Attorneys for Rite Aid Plaint ffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED
Dated:

3/11/09

Judge Claudia Wilken United States District Court Northern District of California

STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE CASE Nos. C 07-5470, C 07-5985, C 07-6120 (CW)
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STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE CAsE Nos. C 07-5470, C 07-5985, C 07-6120 (CW)
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GENERAL ORDER 45 ATTESTATION I, Michelle Friedland, am the ECF User whose ID and password was used to file this STIPULATION EXTENDING MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that the above counsel, counsel for Plaintiffs, concurred in this filing.

Dated: March 10, 2009 Michelle Friedland Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Counsel for Defendant