Bain et al v. AstraZeneca LP et al

Filing 51

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS COUNSEL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO FILE STIPULATIONS OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 9/17/2012. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LISA BAIN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Defendants.

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ORDER DIRECTING
PLAINTIFFS’
COUNSEL TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND TO
FILE STIPULATIONS
OF DISMISSAL

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LISA SAUNDERS, et al.,

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No. C 09-4147 CW

No. C 09-4148 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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CYNTHIA ARNOLD, et al.,

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No. C 09-4157 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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ANGEL COLON, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. C 09-4158 CW

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MARK COFFEY, et al.,

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No. C 09-4161 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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SHARON DISTON, et al.,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 09-4165 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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DAMON BROWN, et al.,

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No. C 10-0288 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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DENNIS O’BRIEN, et al.,

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No. C 10-0289 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.
ASTRAZENECA, LP, et al.,
Defendants.
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On August 24, 2012, the Court directed Plaintiffs’ counsel to

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file a status report indicating the status of each remaining

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Plaintiff and specified certain information that was to be

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included in the status report.

The Court also ordered that, when
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the claims of any individual Plaintiff had been resolved, within

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three days, Plaintiffs’ counsel was required to seek and file a

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stipulation of dismissal as to that Plaintiff.

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On September 11, 2012, Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a status

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report.

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Plaintiffs had “fully resolved their claims by finalizing his or

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her participation under the Settlement Agreement.”

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3.

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of dismissal as to any of these Plaintiffs.

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For the Northern District of California

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In the report, counsel indicated that, by that date, 263

Status Report,

However, Plaintiffs’ counsel has not yet filed a stipulation
Plaintiffs’ counsel

shall do so within three days of the date of this Order.
Counsel also indicated that eighty-three Plaintiffs “have

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failed to respond to counsel’s efforts to contact them regarding

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the settlement.”

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counsel did not detail the efforts that counsel made to contact

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these Plaintiffs, as directed by the August 24, 2012 Order.

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Plaintiffs’ counsel shall provide such details within three days

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of the date of this Order.

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Id.

However, in the status report, Plaintiffs’

Further, Plaintiffs’ counsel noted that forty-two Plaintiffs

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“were not included, or did not qualify, under the terms of the

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settlement” reached in these cases.

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explained why these Plaintiffs were not included or did not

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qualify under the terms of the settlement.

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shall provide such an explanation within three days of the date of

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this Order, and if appropriate, shall move to dismiss voluntarily

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the claims of these Plaintiffs.

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Id.

However, counsel has not

Plaintiffs’ counsel

Finally, Plaintiffs’ counsel noted that twenty-five

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Plaintiffs intend to participate in the global settlement but have

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not yet finalized their claims.

The Court reminds Plaintiffs’
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counsel that the August 24, 2012 Order required that counsel

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finalize these settlements within four weeks of the date of that

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Order, or by Friday, September 21, 2012.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 9/17/2012

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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