Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al v. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al

Filing 60

Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton: ORDER entered granting in part and denying in part 19 Motion for Discovery (Patch, Christine)

United States District Court
District of Massachusetts
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MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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SANDOZ INC.,
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Plaintiffs,
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Civil Action No.
v.
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11-11681-NMG
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AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., )
INTERNATIONAL MEDICATION
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SYSTEMS, LTD., WATSON
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
GORTON, J.
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Limited Expedited Discovery (Docket
No. 19) will be ALLOWED, in part, and DENIED, in part.

The

motion is allowed with respect to the documents requested in
Plaintiffs’ supplemental memorandum (Docket No. 44),
specifically, the sections in defendants’ Abbreviated New Drug
Application (“ANDA”) that describe: 1) release testing related to
detecting 1,6-anhydro ring structures, 2) release testing related
to sequencing of tetrasaccharides, and 3) master batch records.
Defendants shall produce the requested documents on or before the
close of business Monday, October 17, 2011.
Until the parties have submitted and the Court has approved
a stipulated Protective Order, confidential information shall be
maintained in confidence by the party to whom it is produced and
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shall not be disclosed to any person except outside counsel and
independent experts specifically engaged to assist in this
litigation.

So ordered.
/s/ Nathaniel M. Gorton
Nathaniel M. Gorton
United States District Judge
Dated October 14, 2011

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