City of Tacoma v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting #16 Stipulated Motion Extending Deadline for the Purdue Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint. Deadline extended to 12/11/2017. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (PM)

1

The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
PURDUE PHARMA L.P.; PURDUE PHARMA,
)
INC.; THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY,
INC.; ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.; ENDO )
)
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; JANSSEN
)
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; JOHNSON &
)
JOHNSON; and JOHN AND JANE DOES 1
)
THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE,
)
Defendants.
)
)
CITY OF TACOMA,

CASE NO. 2:17-cv-05737-RSM
STIPULATED MOTION AND
ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE
FOR PURDUE DEFENDANTS TO
ANSWER OR RESPOND TO
COMPLAINT

17
18
I. STIPULATED MOTION

19
20
21
22
23
24

Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., and The Purdue Frederick
Company, Inc. (“Purdue Defendants”) hereby move the Court pursuant to LCR 7(d)(1) and LCR
10(g) for an order extending to December 11, 2017, their deadline to answer or respond to
Plaintiff’s Complaint. Plaintiff City of Tacoma (“Plaintiff”) stipulates to the extension to answer
or respond to the Complaint to December 11, 2017.

25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR PURDUE DEFENDANTS TO
ANSWER OR RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 1
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM
#1135609 v3 / 72285-003

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98104
Main: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

1

II. FACTS

2
3
4

Plaintiff commenced this action by filing its Complaint on September 13, 2017 (Dkt. 1).
Service of Summons on the Purdue Defendants was executed October 2, 2017 in Albany County,
NY (Dkt. 9, 10, 11).

5
6
7
8
9
10
11

In addition to this action, the City of Everett v. Purdue, No. 2:17-cv-00209-RSM is pending
before this Court. The City of Seattle (No. 17-2-25504-1) and the State of Washington (No. 172-25505) also filed separate lawsuits against the Purdue Defendants in King County Superior Court
on September 28, 2017. Separately, a Notice of a Motion for Transfer of Action to In re: National
Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL Panel No. 17-P-54 applicable to this action and the City of
Everett action was filed September 29, 2017 (Dkt. 6). Responses to the proposed transfer are due
October 20, 2017.

12
13
14
15

In light of the numerous actions filed against the Purdue Defendants in various jurisdictions
and forums raising novel and complex issues with varying deadlines, the Purdue Defendants
requested an extension of time to answer or respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint until December 11,

16

2017, subject to this Court’s approval. Plaintiff has agreed.
//

17

//

18
19
20
21

//
//
//

22

//

23

//

24

//

25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR PURDUE DEFENDANTS TO
ANSWER OR RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 2
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM
#1135609 v3 / 72285-003

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98104
Main: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

1
2
3
4
5

III. STIPULATION
Subject to the Court’s approval, the Purdue Defendants and Plaintiff stipulate that the
Purdue Defendants shall answer or respond to the Complaint by December 11, 2017.
SO STIPULATED.
DATED: October 13, 2017

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

KELLER ROHRBACK LLP

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

By: /s/ Thomas D. Adams
By: /s/ Derek W. Loeser
Thomas D. Adams, WSBA #18470
Derek W. Loeser, WSBA #24274
Ronald J. Friedman, WSBA #41629
Amy Williams-Derry, WSBA #28711
Andrew W. Durland, WSBA #49747
David J. Ko, WSBA#38299
KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL
Daniel P. Mensher, WSBA #47719
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Keller Rohrback LLP
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
1201 Third Ave., Ste. 3200
Facsimile: 206-682-7100
Seattle, WA 98101
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Facsimile: 206-623-3384
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email:
awilliams- Attorneys for Defendants Purdue Pharma
[e-mail]
L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue
Frederick Company, Inc.
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

23

By:/s/ Christopher D. Bacha
William C. Fosbre, WSBA #27825
City Attorney
Christopher D. Bacha, WSBA #16714
Chief Deputy City Attorney
747 Market Street, Room 1120
Tacoma, WA 98402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 253-502-8672

24

Attorneys for Plaintiff

19
20
21
22

25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR PURDUE DEFENDANTS TO
ANSWER OR RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 3
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM
#1135609 v3 / 72285-003

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98104
Main: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

1
ORDER

2
3

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation between the Purdue Defendants and Plaintiff, the

4

deadline for the Purdue Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint is extended to

5

December 11, 2017.

6

IT IS SO ORDERED.

7

Dated this 17 day of October, 2017.

8

A

9
10

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

11
12
13
14

Presented by:

15

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By: /s/ Thomas D. Adams
Thomas D. Adams, WSBA #18470
Ronald J. Friedman, WSBA #41629
Andrew W. Durland, WSBA #49747
KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-682-7100
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P.,
Purdue Pharma Inc., and The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

25
26
27

STIPULATED MOTION EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR PURDUE DEFENDANTS TO
ANSWER OR RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 4
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM
#1135609 v3 / 72285-003

KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, Washington 98104
Main: [phone]
Fax: [phone]