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

Filing 29

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY AND FOR RELIEF FROM DEADLINES. It is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint shall be 30 days after a final decision by the JPML on the pending MDL Motion. If this action is subject to transfer following thedecision of the JPML, the deadlines for Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint shall then be determined by the transferee court. It is further ORDERED that any and all dates or deadlines arising before the deadline forDefendants' answers or responses to the Complaint, if any are to be filed in this action, are suspended until after Defendants answers or responses to the complaint are filed. Defendants' Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines (Dkt. #27 ) is moot. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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Plaintiff,
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PURDUE PHARMA L.P.; PURDUE PHARMA,
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INC.; THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY,
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; JANSSEN
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PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; JOHNSON &
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JOHNSON; and JOHN AND JANE DOES 1
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Defendants.
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CITY OF TACOMA,

CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO STAY AND FOR
RELIEF FROM DEADLINES

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STIPULATION

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Pursuant to Local Court Rule 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the parties stipulate and agree as follows:

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The Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines (“Motion”) of Defendants

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Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Endo Health

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Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson

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(collectively, “Defendants”) is pending before this Court. (Dkt. 27)

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The deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint presently is

December 11, 2017. (Dkt. 20)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 1
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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

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After considering the Motion, counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants agree that the

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deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint may be extended to 30 days after

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a final decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) on the pending motion

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to transfer this action and others like it to a single district court for coordination or consolidation

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of proceedings (“the MDL Motion”). If this action is subject to transfer following the decision of

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the JPML, the deadlines for Defendants’ answers or responses to the Complaint shall then be

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determined by the transferee court.

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Any and all dates or deadlines arising before the deadline for Defendants’ answers

or responses to the Complaint, if any are to be filed in this action, may be suspended until after
Defendants’ answers or responses to the Complaint are filed.

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Based on this Stipulation, and contingent upon the Court’s acceptance of it, the

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parties agree that the Motion (Dkt. 27) is moot.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 2
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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

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DATED November 15, 2017

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KELLER ROHRBACK LLP

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/s/ Derek W. Loeser
Derek W. Loeser, WSBA #24274
Amy Williams-Derry, WSBA #28711
David J. Ko, WSBA#38299
Daniel P. Mensher, WSBA #47719
Keller Rohrback LLP
1201 Third Ave., Ste. 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-623-3384
Email: [e-mail]
Email:[e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

/s/ Thomas D. Adams
Thomas D. Adams, WSBA No. 18470
/s/ Ronald J. Friedman
Ronald J. Friedman, WSBA No. 41629
/s/ Andrew W. Durland
Andrew W. Durland, WSBA No. 49747
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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/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
Attorneys for Plaintiff CITY OF
TACOMA

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
s/Patrick J. Fitzgerald
s/R. Ryan Stoll
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, #6307561
R. Ryan Stoll, #6204569
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: [phone]
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.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 3
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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

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s/Angelo J. Calfo
Angelo J. Calfo, WSBA #27079
CALFO EAKES & OSTROVSKY PLLC
1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2800
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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John Lombardo*
Sean Morris*
S. Albert Wang*
Tiffany Ikeda*
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
777 S. Figueroa St., 44th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 231-243-4199
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: S. [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
* denotes national counsel who will seek pro hac vice
admission

Charles C. Lifland*
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
* denotes national counsel who will seek Attorneys for Defendants ENDO HEALTH
SOLUTIONS INC. and ENDO
pro hac vice admission
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Attorneys for Defendants JANSSEN
PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, It is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for

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Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint shall be 30 days after a final decision by

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the JPML on the pending MDL Motion. If this action is subject to transfer following the

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decision of the JPML, the deadlines for Defendants’ answers or responses to the Complaint

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shall then be determined by the transferee court.

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It is further ORDERED that any and all dates or deadlines arising before the deadline for

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Defendants’ answers or responses to the Complaint, if any are to be filed in this action, are

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suspended until after Defendants’ answers or responses to the complaint are filed.

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Defendants’ Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines (Dkt. # 27) is moot.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 4
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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

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Dated this 17th day of November 2017.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:
KELLER ROHRBACK LLP

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/s/ Derek W. Loeser
Derek W. Loeser, WSBA #24274
Amy Williams-Derry, WSBA #28711
David J. Ko, WSBA#38299
Daniel P. Mensher, WSBA #47719
Keller Rohrback LLP
1201 Third Ave., Ste. 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-623-3384
Email: [e-mail]
Email:[e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

/s/ Thomas D. Adams
Thomas D. Adams, WSBA No. 18470
/s/ Ronald J. Friedman
Ronald J. Friedman, WSBA No. 41629
/s/ Andrew W. Durland
Andrew W. Durland, WSBA No. 49747
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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/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
Attorneys for Plaintiff CITY OF
TACOMA

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
s/Patrick J. Fitzgerald
s/R. Ryan Stoll
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, #6307561
R. Ryan Stoll, #6204569
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: [phone]
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.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 5
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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

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s/Angelo J. Calfo
Angelo J. Calfo, WSBA #27079
CALFO EAKES & OSTROVSKY PLLC
1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2800
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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John Lombardo*
Sean Morris*
S. Albert Wang*
Tiffany Ikeda*
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
777 S. Figueroa St., 44th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 231-243-4199
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: S. [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
* denotes national counsel who will seek pro hac vice
admission

Charles C. Lifland*
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
* denotes national counsel who will seek Attorneys for Defendants ENDO HEALTH
SOLUTIONS INC. and ENDO
pro hac vice admission
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Attorneys for Defendants JANSSEN
PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY - 6
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-05737-RSM

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