State of New Hampshire v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

Filing 1

NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Merrimack County Superior Court, NH, case number 217-2017-CV-00402 (filing fee $400, receipt number 0102-1561627) filed by The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., Purdue Pharma Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P.. Answer Follow Up on 10/6/2017. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c). State Court Record Follow Up 9/29/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: State Court Docket and Redacted Complaint, # 2 Exhibit B: Notice of Conventional Filing, # 3 Exhibit C: Notice of Removal to Counsel, # 4 Exhibit D: Notice of Removal to State Court, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet) Complaint includes a claim under the NH Consumer Protection Act. A copy of the Complaint has been sent to the NH Attorney General via an automatic Notice of Electronic filing.(Deane, W.)

EXHIBIT B

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-427

PURDUE PHARMA L.P.; PURDUE PHARMA INC.; and
THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY INC.,
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF CONVENTIONAL FILING
Pursuant to District of New Hampshire Local Rule 83.12(c), please take notice that
Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.
(collectively, “Purdue”), by and through their counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, have conventionally
filed with this Court Removal Exhibit B (the non-redacted version of the State Court Complaint)
to the Notice of Removal filed on September 15, 2017.
Respectfully Submitted,
Purdue Pharma L.P.;
Purdue Pharma Inc.; and
The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.
By and Through Their Attorneys,
NIXON PEABODY LLP
Dated: September 15, 2017

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/s/ W. Daniel Deane
W. Daniel Deane, Esq.
NH Bar No. 18700
David A. Vicinanzo, Esq.
NH Bar No. 9403
Nixon Peabody LLP
900 Elm Street, 14th Floor

Manchester, NH 03101
T: [phone]
[e-mail]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 15th day of September, 2017, I caused a true and accurate
copy of the foregoing Notice of Conventional Filing to be served on all counsel of record via the
Court’s CM/ECF system.

/s/ W. Daniel Deane
W. Daniel Deane, Esq.

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