Kendrick v. Bayer Corporation et al

Filing 7

ORDER granting 6 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge David R. Herndon on 7/21/2011. (dsw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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IN RE: YASMIN AND YAZ (DROSPIRENONE)
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MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND
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PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
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3:09-md-02100-DRH-PMF
MDL No. 2100
ORDER GRANTING
DISMISSAL WITHOUT
PREJUDICE

This Document Relates to:
Ashley Bopp v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-12660-DRH-PMF
Jennie Coachman v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-11016-DRH-PMF
Cora Gaudio v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-10815-DRH-PMF
Kathryn Harris v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:11-cv-10249-DRH-PMF
Nina Kendrick v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-13586-DRH-PMF
Meagan Moore v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-12696-DRH-PMF
Paulette Morgan as survivor for Decedent Alice Morgan v. Bayer HealthCare
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., etal.No. 3:10-cv-12864-DRH-PMF
Nicole Powell v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-11030-DRH-PMF
Janessa Turner v. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. No. 3:10-cv12555-DRH-PMF
Tereasa Turner v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-11105-DRH-PMF

ORDER
HERNDON, Chief Judge:
Before the Court is Defendant Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
motion, pursuant to Case Management Order 12 (“CMO 12”),1 for an Order
dismissing plaintiffs’ claims, in the above-captioned matters, without prejudice for
failure to comply with their Plaintiff Fact Sheet (“PFS”) obligations.2
Under Section C of CMO 12, each plaintiff is required to serve
defendants with a completed PFS, including a signed declaration, executed record
release authorizations, and copies of all documents subject to the requests for
production contained in the PFS which are in the possession of plaintiff. Section
B of CMO 12 further provides that a completed PFS is due “45 days from the date
of service of the first answer to her complaint or the docketing of her case in this
MDL, or 45 days from the date of this Order, whichever is later.”
1

The Parties negotiated and agreed to CMO 12, which expressly provides that the
discovery required of plaintiffs is not objectionable. CMO 12 § A(2).

2

Bayer filed identical motions and exhibits in each of the above captioned
member actions. For ease of reference, the Court cites the document number and
exhibits in the first member action listed on the caption, Ashley Bopp v. Bayer
Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-12660-DRH-PMF (Doc. 6 and Exhibits attached thereto).
The motion to dismiss also sought dismissal of member actions Anesia McMillan
v. Bayer Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-13252-DRH-PMF. Sandra Molina v. McKesson
Corp., et al. No. 3:10-cv-20374-DRH-PMF, and Janie Turnamian v. Bayer Corp.,
et al. No. 3:11-cv-10333-DRH-PMF. The motions to dismiss in these member
actions, however, were subsequently withdrawn. In addition, the motion to
dismiss sought dismissal of member actions Monica Layne v. McKesson Corp., et
al. No. 3:10-cv-20383-DRH-PMF and Marlayna Pepper v. Bayer Corp., et al. No.
3:10-cv-13735-DRH-PMF. These member actions were subsequently closed
pursuant to the parties’ stipulations of dismissal without prejudice.

Accordingly, plaintiffs in the above-captioned matters were to have
served completed PFSs on or before May 15, 2011. See Exhibit A. Per Section E
of CMO 12, Notice of OverdueDiscovery was sent on June 6, 2011. See Exhibit B.
As of today’s date, the plaintiffs in the above-captioned matters still have not
served completed PFSs.

Plaintiffs’ completed PFSs are thus more than one

month overdue.
Under Section E of CMO 12, plaintiffs were given 14 days from the
date of Bayer’s motion, in this case 14 days from June 30, 2011, to file a
response either certifying that they served upon defendants and defendants
received a completed PFS, and attaching appropriate documentation of receipt or
an opposition to defendant’s motion.3
To date, none of the plaintiffs in the above captioned member actions
has filed a response. Because the Plaintiffs in the above captioned cases have
failed to respond to Bayer’s allegations, the Court finds that these plaintiffs have

3

Responses to Bayer’s motion to dismiss were due 14 days from June 30, 2011
regardless of any response date automatically generated by CM/ECF. The Court
has previously noted in orders in this MDL and during a status conference in this
MDL that when deadlines provided by CM/ECF conflict with orders of this
Court, the Court ordered deadline will always control. See United States
District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Electronic Filing Rules,
Rule 3 (The “filer is responsible for calculating the response time under the
federal and/or local rules. The date generated by CM/ECF is a guideline only,
and, if the Court has ordered the response to be filed on a date certain, the
Court's order governs the response deadline.”). The deadlines provided by
CM/ECF are generated automatically based on the generic responsive pleading
times allowed under the rules and do not consider special circumstances (such as
court orders specific to a particular case or issue).

failed to comply with their PFS obligations under CMO 12. Accordingly, the Court
hereby ORDERS as follows:
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The above captioned member actions are DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE for failure to comply with the requirements of CMO 12.

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Further, the Court reminds plaintiffs that, pursuant to CMO 12 Section E,
unless plaintiffs serve defendants with a COMPLETED PFS or move to
vacate the dismissal without prejudice within 60 days after entry of this
Order, the Order will be converted to aDismissal With Prejudice upon
defendants’ motion.

SO ORDERED
Digitally signed by David R.
Herndon
Date: 2011.07.21 09:36:11 -05'00'

Chief Judge
United States District Court

Date: July 21, 2011