Toweson et al v. Boston Scientific Corp. et al

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS ORDERED that Boston Scientific's response to the portion of the Motion to Stay (ECF No. 18 ) pertaining to Plaintiffs' request to lift the current stay is due June 21, 2017; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no respon ses to Plaintiffs' filings after the imposition of the stay (ECF Nos. 16-18) are due during the pendency of the stay; IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that no other filings may be made in this case pending further order of the Court, except that any party may file a motion to lift the stay if a party believes that is appropriate based on a change in circumstances. Response to Court due by 6/21/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen on 6/8/17. (KXS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
SUSAN TOWESON, et al.
Plaintiffs,
v.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., et al.
Respondent.

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Boston Scientific Corp.’s Motion for
Clarification. (ECF No. 21)
By docket text order dated May 17, 2017, the Court granted Boston Scientific’s Motion to
Stay All Proceedings. (ECF No. 14) On May 30, 2017, Plaintiffs filed a “Notice of Motion to
Stay Proceedings Including Any Action on Defendant Boston Scientific’s Motion to Dismiss
Pending a Ruling on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and Request to Vacate Boston Scientific’s
Stay Pending Transfer” (ECF No. 18) as well as a “Notice of Remand to State Court” (ECF No.
16) and their opposition to Boston Scientific’s Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 17)
On June 5, 2017, Boston Scientific moved for an extension of time to file their
oppositions to the Motions to Stay and for Remand to June 21, 2017. (ECF No. 19) The Court
granted that extension by docket text order on June 6, 2017. (ECF No. 20)
Boston Scientific now asks the Court to clarify that it need only currently respond to the
portion of Plaintiff’s filings related to Plaintiffs’ request to lift the existing stay, which forms
part of ECF Number 18. That is consistent with the existing stay.
Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Boston Scientific’s response to the portion of the Motion to Stay
(ECF No. 18) pertaining to Plaintiffs’ request to lift the current stay is due June 21, 2017;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no responses to Plaintiffs’ filings after the imposition
of the stay (ECF Nos. 16-18) are due during the pendency of the stay;
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that no other filings may be made in this case pending
further order of the Court, except that any party may file a motion to lift the stay if a party
believes that is appropriate based on a change in circumstances.
Dated this 8th day of June, 2017.

/s/ John M. Bodenhausen
JOHN M. BODENHAUSEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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