Townsend v. Ethicon, Inc. et al

Filing 150

ORDER granting ECF No. 149 Stipulation to Stay Proceedings. This case is stayed for a period of 120 days, until March 12, 2024. Signed by District Judge Anne R. Traum on 11/15/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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TAMARA J. TOWNSEND,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
ETHICON, INC.; and JOHNSON &
JOHNSON,

Case No. 2:20-cv-01984-ART-DJA
ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATION TO
STAY PROCEEDINGS

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Tamara J. Townsend, and Defendants Johnson & Johnson

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and Ethicon, Inc. advise the Court they have reached an agreement to resolve this

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matter.

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It will likely take several months before the settlement will be

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finalized. The parties jointly stipulate and request that all deadlines and other
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proceedings in this case be stayed for a period of 120 days, until Tuesday, March

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12, 2024 to allow time for the settlement to be concluded. The parties will file

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dismissal papers as soon as the settlement is finalized. In the event the settlement

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is not finalized by that date, the parties stipulate to file a joint status report to

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inform the Court of the status of the settlement.

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AYLSTOCK WITKIN KREIS &
OVERHOLTZ

KAEMPFER CROWELL

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/s/ Bobby J. Bradford
Bobby J. Bradford (pro hac vice)
Daniel J. Thornburgh (pro hac vice)
Bryan F. Aylstock (pro hac vice)
17 East Main Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502

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WETHERALL GROUP, LTD.
Peter C. Wetherall, No. 4414
9345 West Sunset Road, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89148
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Tamara J. Townsend

Robert McCoy, No. 9121
Sihomara L. Graves, No. 13239
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
BUTLER SNOW LLP
Anita Modak-Truran (pro hac vice)
150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Attorneys for Defendants Johnson &
Johnson and Ethicon, Inc.

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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ANNE R. TRAUM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATED: November 15, 2023

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