Blackman et al v. Gynecare, Inc. et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR RELIEF FROM CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE re 20 Stipulation filed by Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc. Joint Case Management Statement due by 6/30/2011. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/7/2011 02:00 PM. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 3/16/11. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/16/2011)

Blackman et al v. Gynecare, Inc. et al

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MICHELLE A. CHILDERS (SBN #197064) [e-mail] NATHAN D. CARDOZO (SBN #259097) [e-mail] DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2235 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants ETHICON, INC. (on its own behalf and behalf of its Division, ETHICON WOMEN'S HEALTH & UROLOGY, and erroneously sued as GYNECARE, INC.); and JOHNSON & JOHNSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

10 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 OAKLAND DIVISION 12 13 14 15 16 17 Plaintiffs, 18 v. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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LYNNETTE BLACKMAN, an individual, PAMELA AGUILAR, an individual, BETTY GIPE, an individual, EDITH ROBERTSON, an individual, LAURA VUJOVICH, an individual, ANNETTE CONSALVOS, an individual, and JOYCE FLYNN, an individual,

Case No. 4:10-CV-04741-PJH STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Date: Time: Courtroom: Judge: Complaint Filed: Trial Date: April 7, 2011 2:00 p.m. 3 Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton October 20, 2010 Not set

GYNECARE, INC. a California Corporation; ETHICON, INC. a New Jersey corporation, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, a New Jersey corporation, DOE MANUFACTURERS one through one hundred, Defendants.

Pursuant to Local Rule 16-2(e) of the United States District Court of the Northern District of California, the parties request a continuance of the Case Management Conference as follows: 1. April 7, 2011.
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On February 4, 2011, the Court scheduled a Case Management Conference for

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On March 1, 2011, Defendants moved to sever and transfer this action to each of

Plaintiffs' individual home districts. If Defendants' motion is granted, none of the Plaintiffs' claims will remain in this Court. Defendants motion is scheduled to be heard on April 6, 2011. 3. All parties have agreed to request that the pending motion to sever and transfer be

decided before the parties move forward with this lawsuit. WHEREFORE Plaintiffs and Defendants, hereby stipulate by the undersigned counsel to request that the Court continue the Case Management Conference currently set for April 7, 2011 for an additional 90 days or to a date convenient to the Court. Dated: March 15, 2011 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP By:/s/ Michelle A. Childers Michelle A. Childers Attorneys for Defendants ETHICON WOMEN'S HEALTH & UROLOGY DIVISION OF ETHICON, INC. (erroneously sued as GYNECARE, INC.); ETHICON, INC.; and JOHNSON & JOHNSON Dated: March 15, 2011 GIRARDI & KEESE By:/s/ Amanda Kent Thomas V. Girardi Amy Fisch Solomon Amanda Kent Attorneys for Plaintiffs The Case Management Conference scheduled for April 7, 2011 is hereby continued until July 7, 2011. PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 3/16/11 BY THE COURT
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