Scovil et al v. Medtronic Incorporated et al

Filing 83

ORDER Granting 82 Joint Status Report and Stipulation to Stay Proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 5/12/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PS)

1 J. Christopher Jorgensen (#5382)
Dale Kotchka-Alanes (#13168)
2 LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Ste. 600
3 Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone: [phone]
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Michael K. Brown (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
6 REED SMITH LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
7 Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514
Telephone:
[phone]
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Facsimile:
[phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic
10 Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., and Medtronic
Vertelink, Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

14 BRETT SCOVIL,
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Case No. 2:14-cv-00213-APG-VCF
Plaintiff,

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SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC., and
18 MEDTRONIC VERTELINK, INC.,
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JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

Defendants.

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As this Court is aware, Plaintiff Brett Scovil and Defendants Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic

22 Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., and Medtronic Verterlink, Inc. (collectively, “Medtronic”), reached a
23 settlement in principle in this case, and the Court stayed this action to permit Plaintiff and Medtronic
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Since filing the last stipulation, Plaintiff, and the other claimants involved in this global

26 settlement, have been working diligently with Medtronic and the settlement administrator to advance
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each claimant containing a proposed award. Upon receiving an offer from the settlement
administrator, each claimant will have the opportunity to decide whether to accept the offer. This
process may take up to four months to complete.
Accordingly, in order to prevent the unnecessary expenditure of the Court’s and the parties’
time and resources, Plaintiff and Medtronic request that the Court continue to stay this action for
four months from the entry of this Order. Should this action not be dismissed by that time, the
parties respectfully request an opportunity to submit a status report and request for continued stay on
or before the expiration of the stay.
DATED this 11th day of May, 2016.

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HAMILTON LAW LLC

REED SMITH LLP

By /s/ Ryan A. Hamilton
Ryan A. Hamilton
Attorneys for Plaintiff

By /s/ Michael K. Brown
Michael K. Brown
Attorneys for Defendants Medtronic, Inc.,
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., and
Medtronic Vertelink, Inc.

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LEWIS ROCA
ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP
By /s/ J. Christopher Jorgensen
J. Christopher Jorgensen
Attorneys for Defendants Medtronic,
Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA,
Inc., and Medtronic Vertelink, Inc.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

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United States Magistrate Judge
DATED:

May 12, 2016