Zimmerman v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Filing 177

MEMORANDUM/ORDER directing plaintiff to file responce to 174 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation by 10/05/12. Defendant may file a reply on or before 10/15/12. The Court will also hear argument on all other pending motions on 10/30/12 at 10:00 a.m; The pretrial conference presently scheduled for October 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. will take place at the conclusion of the hearing on October 30, 2012. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 09/18/2012. (bas, Deputy Clerk)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
ROGER W. TITUS

500 CHERRYWOOD LANE
GREENBELT, MARYLAND 20770
301-344-0052

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

MEMORANDUM
TO:

Counsel of Record

FROM:

Judge Roger W. Titus

RE:

Zimmerman v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Civil Action No. RWT 08-2089

DATE:

September 19, 2012

Counsel:
On September 18, 2012, the Court received Defendant Novartis’ Renewed Motion for Summary
Judgment on Proximate Causation & Memorandum in Support [ECF No. 174]. Due to the rapidly
approaching November 6, 2012 trial date in this matter, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. Plaintiffs SHALL FILE a response to Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment
on or before October 5, 2012;
2.

Defendant may file a reply on or before October 15, 2012;

3. The Court will hear oral argument on Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment
on October 30, 2012, at 10:00 a.m;
4. The Court will also hear argument on all other pending motions on October 30, 2012 at 10:00
a.m;
5. The pretrial conference presently scheduled for October 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. will take place
at the conclusion of the hearing on October 30, 2012.
Despite the informal nature of this ruling, it shall constitute an Order of the Court, and the
Clerk is directed to docket it accordingly.

/s/
ROGER W. TITUS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE