CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER IN ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL... transferring this action from the United States District Court - Central District of California, Case Number: 2:07-cv-3490, MDL Number: MDL 1789. (Signed by Judge MDL Panel on 10/16/07) (laq) Additional attachment(s) added on 11/7/2007 (Aquino, Lourdes).
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Filed: 10/26/2007, Entered: 10/26/2007
Mail MDL Transfer In Letter
Case Assignment Clerk mailed letter to the United States District Court - Central District of California requesting their entire file and a certified copy of their docket entries. (laq)
ORDER. The Plaintiff's Steering Committee has requested an evidentiary hearing in advance of oral argument on the class certification motions that are currently pending before the Court. The PSC's request is DENIED. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 10/31/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
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Filed: 11/8/2007, Entered: 11/13/2007
MDL Transfer In
MDL TRANSFER IN: Received certified copy of docket entries and documents numbered 1-17 from the United States District Court - Western District of California. Case Number: 07-cv-3490 (FMC), MDL Number: 1:06-md-1789. (jco)
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Filed: 11/8/2007, Entered: 11/13/2007
Mail Letter of Acknowledgment
Mailed letter to the United States District Court - Western District of California acknowledging receipt of their entire file, a certified copy of the transfer order and docket entries. (jco)
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Filed: 11/8/2007, Entered: 11/13/2007
Mail Notice to Attorney(s)
Mailed notice with Rules 2 & 3 and ECF Registration Package to the attorney(s) of record. (jco)
ORDER that plaintiffs may file motions to remand without first requesting a pre-motion conference. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/14/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 13 (Order Regarding Document Production Format and Cost-Sharing). Regarding the Procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of this Order regarding Document Production Format and Cost-Sharing and as further set forth in said Order. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/14/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER. Anthony G. Brazil's application for admission pro hac vice is denied because the applicant has not submitted a certificate of good standing "which has been issued within the thirty days" by a court in the state to which he is a member of the bar, as required by Rule 1.3(c) of the Local Rules of the USDC for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/26/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Michael B. MacWilliams for Merck & Co., Inc., admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 12/17/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Stephen E. Marshall for Merck & Co., Inc., admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 12/19/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 14 (Regarding Motions to Remand)... For cases transferred to this Court on or before 3/1/08: All remand motions shall be served on the Defendant by 3/31/08. Defendant shall serve its response to these remand motions on or before 4/21/08. Plaintiffs may serve a reply on or before 5/2/08. On 5/2/2008, each party shall file its motion papers and provide the Court with courtesy copies. Deft. shall also file on the master docket a list of all cases with remand motions pending as of that date. For cases transferred to this Court after 3/1/08: On the last business day of June 2008 and every second month thereafter, Deft. shall notify the Court of any new remand motions that have been filed. Deft. shall file and serve papers in opposition thereto within fourteen days. Plaintiffs affected by such motions may serve and file reply papers, and provide the Court with courtesy copies of their motion papers, within fourteen days thereafter. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 12/26/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney James E. Gray for Merck & Co., Inc., admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 12/26/07) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Kathleen Sullivan Hardway for Merck & Co. admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 3/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Christy D. Jones for Merck & Co., Inc. admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 3/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Herbert G. Smith for Merck & Co., Inc. admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 3/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Robert C. Brock for Merck & Co., Inc., admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 3/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE... Plaintiff(s) Debra Andrews, Leslee Barone, Adel Broadston, Eleni Dinn Mylona voluntarily dismisses without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the F.R.C.P. the claims against the defendant Merck & Co., Inc. Each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 4/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF, 1:07-cv-09480-JFK(rjm)
ORDER re: (285 in 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF) MOTION to Compel Production of Documents and Things. filed by PSC. Defendant Merck has requested that I hear the motion to compel which Plaintiffs filed on 4/18/08 before Magistrate Judge Francis. The motion appears to raise discovery issues that may have a broad impact on this MDL, therefore, I would prefer to resolve the motion. Per the parties' stipulated briefing schedule, Merck's response is due on 5/12/08 and Plaintiff's reply is due on 5/19/08. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 4/24/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
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Filed: 5/7/2008, Entered: 5/16/2008
Note Regarding Deleted Document
***DELETED DOCUMENT. Deleted document number (303) ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. The document is a duplicate of doc. #302. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(ae)
ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE. that Craig A. Thompson is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for Merck & Co., Inc. in this action. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 5/7/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(ae)
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Filed: 5/7/2008, Entered: 5/7/2008
Order Admitting Attorney Pro Hac Vice
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Craig A. Thompson for Merck & Co., Inc. admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 5/7/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER. (Oral Argument set for 6/2/2008 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 20C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge John F. Keenan on Plaintiffs' motion to compel produjction of documents) (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 5/21/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(djc)
ORDER that Attorney Mike J. Miller of the firm Solberg, Stewart, Miller & Tjon, located at 1129 5th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58103, be hereby admitted Pro Hac Vice as it pertains to the referenced litigation in this Court. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 5/30/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney S. Keenan Carter for Merck & Co., Inc., admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 5/30/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Paul F. Strain on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc.. New Address: Venable LLP, 750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America 21202, (410) 244-7400. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(Strain, Paul)
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER # 96114 that Plaintiffs motion to compel is granted in part. The deadline for the completion of all discovery in this MDL, set forth in paragraph 10 of CMO 3, is changed to 3/2/09. The deadline to complete fact discovery in the potential early trial cases, set forth in paragraph 5 of CMO 10 (entered 1/31/07), is changed to 10/1/08. The parties shall contact Judge Francis to schedule a discovery status conference within sixty days of this order and every sixty days thereafter. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 6/5/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER that by 8/15/08, Merck shall identify all countries in which it conducts causality assessments in order to comply with requirements to report adverse reactions. By 9/15/08, Merck shall produce all causality assessments and underlying service documents. Plaintiffs shall proceed with the deposition of Ann DiPapp and may examine her regarding the purported paucity of documents produced from her custodial file... ( Pretrial Conference set for 9/26/2008 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 18D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge James C. Francis.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge James C. Francis on 7/29/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE... that this case having been resolved upon the agreement of the Plaintiffs in the captioned case to voluntarily dismiss without prejudice their claims against Merck and the agreement of Merck not to seek from Plaintiffs its fees and costs. The following Plaintiffs are hereby dismissed from the captioned case without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1): Nick Mylona; and Richard Broadston. Each party shall bear its own costs and fees. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 8/14/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF, 1:07-cv-09480-JFK(rjm)
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Filed: 9/2/2008, Entered: 9/9/2008
Transmission to Attorney Admissions Clerk
Transmission to Attorney Admissions Clerk. Transmitted re: (6 in 1:08-cv-06476-JFK, 37 in 1:06-cv-15449-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-11221-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-00309-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07297-JFK, 45 in 1:06-cv-13541-JFK, 27 in 1:07-cv-09481-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09880-JFK, 23 in 1:07-cv-11336-JFK, 21 in 1:08-cv-01105-JFK, 7 in 1:08-cv-06475-JFK, 19 in 1:07-cv-11435-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-09562-JFK, 2 in 1:08-cv-07213-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10953-JFK, 61 in 1:06-cv-00372-JFK, 40 in 1:07-cv-02442-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09817-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-05206-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-06329-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10362-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10361-JFK, 82 in 1:06-cv-06295-JFK, 63 in 1:06-cv-00365-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-03207-JFK, 67 in 1:06-cv-00368-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-08108-JFK, 55 in 1:06-cv-09460-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-04083-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03514-JFK, 9 in 1:08-cv-05619-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-00940-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07292-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-01550-JFK, 35 in 1:07-cv-02739-JFK, 10 in 1:08-cv-04775-JFK, 40 in 1:07-cv-02868-JFK, 12 in 1:07-cv-02153-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-05937-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-06332-JFK, 54 in 1:06-cv-09450-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-04084-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-03108-JFK, 22 in 1:08-cv-01865-JFK, 62 in 1:06-cv-09459-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03517-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04162-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-09483-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-01940-JFK, 39 in 1:07-cv-00354-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04122-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07212-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-01319-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09245-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-03791-JFK, 24 in 1:07-cv-11335-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04177-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07613-JFK, 21 in 1:07-cv-11359-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10438-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-07427-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-05208-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-06850-JFK, 26 in 1:07-cv-09477-JFK, 40 in 1:07-cv-03792-JFK, 56 in 1:06-cv-09451-JFK, 35 in 1:07-cv-00854-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07294-JFK, 52 in 1:06-cv-07628-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-08110-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04174-JFK, 49 in 1:06-cv-12968-JFK, 376 in 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF, 2 in 1:08-cv-07214-JFK, 52 in 1:06-cv-07630-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-06330-JFK, 48 in 1:06-cv-11455-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-00929-JFK, 20 in 1:08-cv-01017-JFK, 23 in 1:08-cv-00939-JFK, 27 in 1:07-cv-09484-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-06981-JFK, 70 in 1:06-cv-06292-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-01321-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07611-JFK, 20 in 1:08-cv-01802-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04124-JFK, 48 in 1:06-cv-11454-JFK, 12 in 1:07-cv-02151-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-01420-JFK, 41 in 1:07-cv-01421-JFK, 27 in 1:07-cv-07991-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07612-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-08475-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07057-JFK, 22 in 1:07-cv-11360-JFK, 15 in 1:08-cv-04179-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04774-JFK, 52 in 1:06-cv-09448-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04176-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-01320-JFK, 51 in 1:06-cv-11493-JFK, 6 in 1:08-cv-04402-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-09335-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04123-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-06922-JFK, 42 in 1:06-cv-13539-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03295-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-09480-JFK, 59 in 1:06-cv-09456-JFK, 53 in 1:06-cv-09457-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07295-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-00931-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04159-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-01900-JFK, 2 in 1:08-cv-07211-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03465-JFK, 24 in 1:07-cv-09882-JFK, 60 in 1:06-cv-09452-JFK, 60 in 1:06-cv-02274-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03459-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09819-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07298-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07296-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-07990-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-01941-JFK, 63 in 1:06-cv-00366-JFK, 54 in 1:06-cv-10203-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-06328-JFK, 44 in 1:07-cv-03248-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-09482-JFK, 7 in 1:08-cv-05205-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-04878-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04156-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-00308-JFK, 35 in 1:07-cv-01318-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-01895-JFK, 15 in 1:08-cv-03111-JFK, 58 in 1:06-cv-09455-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-02220-JFK, 70 in 1:06-cv-03131-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03464-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04178-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-09333-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07055-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-02923-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03296-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04172-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04166-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04157-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04155-JFK, 26 in 1:07-cv-10683-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-05377-JFK, 20 in 1:08-cv-01803-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-07615-JFK, 23 in 1:07-cv-11334-JFK, 61 in 1:06-cv-03816-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-09334-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04126-JFK, 63 in 1:06-cv-03815-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-01896-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-06174-JFK, 58 in 1:06-cv-09461-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-08043-JFK, 22 in 1:07-cv-10951-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-03653-JFK, 23 in 1:07-cv-11337-JFK, 22 in 1:08-cv-01018-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03463-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07291-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07299-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07289-JFK, 24 in 1:07-cv-10471-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-01905-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-07988-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03462-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-00310-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07497-JFK, 26 in 1:07-cv-09479-JFK, 65 in 1:06-cv-00387-JFK, 44 in 1:07-cv-09564-JFK, 55 in 1:06-cv-07631-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04158-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-03114-JFK, 12 in 1:08-cv-04138-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-09485-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03466-JFK, 18 in 1:07-cv-11613-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-08111-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10650-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09816-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04139-JFK, 21 in 1:08-cv-00918-JFK, 50 in 1:06-cv-11330-JFK, 24 in 1:07-cv-09881-JFK, 9 in 1:08-cv-04540-JFK, 41 in 1:06-cv-13540-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04183-JFK, 65 in 1:06-cv-00361-JFK, 17 in 1:08-cv-02221-JFK, 62 in 1:06-cv-03814-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-05685-JFK, 53 in 1:06-cv-06293-JFK, 57 in 1:06-cv-09453-JFK, 37 in 1:07-cv-02608-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-08109-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07474-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-09519-JFK, 23 in 1:07-cv-11136-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-07614-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03467-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-06328-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04125-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07290-JFK, 13 in 1:07-cv-02154-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-05207-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-05935-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03515-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04154-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04250-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03516-JFK, 63 in 1:06-cv-03130-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-01864-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-01876-JFK, 59 in 1:06-cv-00979-JFK, 57 in 1:06-cv-09454-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-11220-JFK, 22 in 1:07-cv-10952-JFK, 57 in 1:06-cv-09458-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04180-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03294-JFK, 55 in 1:06-cv-12969-JFK, 28 in 1:07-cv-09330-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-03112-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-03652-JFK, 65 in 1:06-cv-03813-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-03059-JFK, 12 in 1:08-cv-04140-JFK, 23 in 1:07-cv-09710-JFK, 12 in 1:08-cv-04141-JFK, 57 in 1:06-cv-06294-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-07409-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04165-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-01019-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07293-JFK, 61 in 1:06-cv-09449-JFK, 12 in 1:08-cv-04142-JFK, 33 in 1:07-cv-06173-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-02821-JFK, 13 in 1:07-cv-02152-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07142-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07473-JFK, 53 in 1:06-cv-11329-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-04085-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-09331-JFK, 23 in 1:08-cv-00953-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-07987-JFK, 59 in 1:06-cv-07629-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-07288-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04173-JFK, 8 in 1:08-cv-04880-JFK, 34 in 1:07-cv-05938-JFK, 29 in 1:07-cv-09332-JFK, 11 in 1:08-cv-04262-JFK, 16 in 1:08-cv-03455-JFK, 31 in 1:07-cv-05936-JFK, 45 in 1:06-cv-13224-JFK, 30 in 1:07-cv-08041-JFK, 18 in 1:08-cv-00311-JFK, 15 in 1:08-cv-04263-JFK, 14 in 1:08-cv-04181-JFK, 25 in 1:07-cv-10523-JFK, 36 in 1:07-cv-03461-JFK, 32 in 1:07-cv-07989-JFK, 13 in 1:08-cv-04175-JFK) Order Admitting Attorney Pro Hac Vice, to the Attorney Admissions Clerk for updating of Attorney Information. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Attorney Dana Petersen Moore for Merck & Co., Inc. admitted Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 9/2/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER. The parties are directed to agree upon and submit to the Court by 10/7/08 a case management order proposing: a schedule to complete all generic expert discovery in this MDL; and a schedule for summary judgment motions. In the event that the parties cannot reach agreement, by the same date each shall submit its own proposal along with a letter brief in support of it, and appear for a conference in Crtrm. 20C on 10/16/2008 at 10:30 AM before Judge John F. Keenan. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 9/9/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)
ORDER, A Pre-Motion Conference on Merck's anticipated motion to sever cases in the captioned actions will be held on 10/16/2008 at 10:15 AM before Judge John F. Keenan. Plaintiffs are directed to submit a letter to the Court stating their position on the motion by 10/10/08. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 9/11/08) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:06-md-01789-JFK-JCF et al.(rjm)