Mary Kathryn Minton Cothren v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc., et al

Filing 8

ORDER granting 7 Motion to Stay. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 10/31/13. (smj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATESVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 5:13-CV-134-RLV-DSC
MARY KATHRYN MINTON COTHREN,
ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF
MARIE V. MINTON,

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PLAINTIFF,
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v.
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC., DEPUY
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ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., DR. THOMAS
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PARKER VAIL, M.D., and VAIL
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CONSULTING, LLC,
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DEFENDANTS.
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ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Motion of the Defendants for an order staying all
proceedings and vacating all deadlines in this action until the MDL Panel enters an order on
Plaintiff’s Motion to Vacate and granting Defendants an extension to move or plead in response
to Plaintiff’s Complaint within twenty-one (21) days of the Panel entering an order on Plaintiff’s
Motion to Vacate.
For the reasons stated therein, the Motion is granted.
SO ORDERED.

Signed: October 31, 2013