Wilson et al v. Organon USA, Inc. et al

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ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 27 Stipulation re 13 Case Management Scheduling Order. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/23/2013)

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MILSTEIN ADELMAN, LLP
Mark A. Milstein, State Bar No. 155513
[e-mail]
Paul D. Stevens, State Bar No. 207107
[e-mail]
Shireen Mohsenzadegan, State Bar No. 237882
[e-mail]
2800 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, California 90405
Telephone [phone]

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KABATECK BROWN KELLNER, LLP
Brian S. Kabateck, State Bar No. 152054
[e-mail]
Richard L. Kellner, State Bar No. 171416
[e-mail]
Lina Melidonian, State Bar No. 245283
[e-mail]
Engine Company No. 28 Building
644 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 4:13-cv-00705-CW
AMBER J. WILSON, STACEY M.
HENSON, and NICOLE HELFER.

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Plaintiffs,

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

vs.
ORGANON USA, INC.; ORGANON
PHARMACEUTICAL USA, INC.;
ORGANON INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
ORGANON BIOSCIENCES NV; AKZO
NOBEL NV; SCHERING-PLOUGH
CORPORATION, MERCK &
COMPANY, INC., MCKESSON
CORPORATION and DOES 1-100.
Defendants.

Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Department: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor
The Honorable Claudia Wilken
Discovery Cutoff: none
Motion Cutoff: none
Trial Date: none

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby file the following Joint Stipulation:

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WHEREAS, on February 15, 2013, defendants Organ USA, Inc., Organon
Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., LLC, Organon International Inc., and Merck & Co. (the
“Merck Defendants”) removed this matter from California State Court to this United
States District Court for the Northern District of California;

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WHEREAS, on February 21, 2013, the Merck Defendants filed a motion to
stay this action pending transfer to the consolidated federal multidistrict litigation
proceeding in the Eastern District of Missouri, known as MDL-1964;

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WHEREAS, on February 25, 2013, this Court granted the Merck Defendants’
motion to stay this action pending transfer to MDL-1964;

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WHEREAS, the hearing regarding the transfer of this action to MDL-1964 is
scheduled before the United States Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation on May
30, 2013 and therefore the transfer of this action will not be determined before that
date;

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WHEREAS, in the meantime, a Case Management Conference is scheduled in
this Court on May 29, 2013;

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WHEREFORE, given that this Court stayed this action pending transfer to
MDL-1964, and the hearing regarding the transfer to MDL-1964 is not until May 30,
2013;

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THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE and request the Court to continue the
Case Management Conference by thirty days to June 28, 2013, or as soon thereafter as
the Court’s calendar could accommodate, so as to provide sufficient time for the
United States Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation to issue its Order regarding the
transfer of this action.

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DATED: May 22, 2013

By:
Attorneys for DefendanV MCKESSON CORP.
Anthony G. Brazil (SBN 84297)
[e-mail]
Donald L. Ridge (SBN 132171)
[e-mail]
Wendi J. Frisch (SBN 211555)
[e-mail]
MORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP
1055 West Seventh Street, 24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

IT IS SO ORDERED,
Dated:

case management conference will be held on 7/10/2013.

5/23/2013

Honorable Claudia Wilken
United States District Court Judge

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