AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by CITY OF PORTLAND. Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc served on 7/25/2018 (BELLEAU, JAMES) Modified on 8/6/2018 to add text to indicate defendant served and date of service (mnw). (Entered: 08/03/2018)
SUMMONS Returned Executed by CITY OF PORTLAND. Actavis LLC served on 7/31/2018 (BELLEAU, JAMES) Modified on 8/6/2018 to add text to indicate defendant served and date of service (mnw). (Entered: 08/03/2018)
RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Likely Transfer to Multidistrict Litigation (No PDF document attached. See PDF document 7 ) filed by CITY OF PORTLAND. Reply due by 8/24/2018. (jwr) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
PROCEDURAL ORDER granting 9 15 and 19 Motions for Extension of Time to Answer; 7 Motion to Remand is also a response to 24 Motion to Stay; Response to 7 Motion to Remand and Reply to 24 Motion to Stay due 8/24/18. No reply to be filed to 7 Motion to Remand By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. (jwr) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON: Telephone Conference held. Order to issue. (Court Reporter: FTR) (MFS) (Entered: 08/02/2018)
NOTICE/CORRESPONDENCE Re: Supplement authority in support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand by CITY OF PORTLAND (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Supplemental authority: State of New Mexico ex rel. Balderas v. Purdue Pharma)(BELLEAU, JAMES) (Entered: 08/02/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Brien T. O'Connor, Andrew J. O'Connor filed by TIMOTHY C. WOODCOCK on behalf of MALLINCKRODT ENTERPRISES LLC (Total admission fee $ 200 receipt number 0100-1879250.) (Attachments: # 1 Second Certification for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Andrew J. O'Connor)(WOODCOCK, TIMOTHY) (Entered: 08/02/2018)
ORDER granting 46 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Lipman is withdrawn as counsel. By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. (NIVISON, JOHN) (Entered: 08/02/2018)
ORDER granting 45 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Smith is withdrawn as counsel. By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. (NIVISON, JOHN) (Entered: 08/02/2018)
NOTICE of Appearance by STACEY ANNE MAHONEY on behalf of ACTAVIS LLC, ACTAVIS PHARMA INC, CEPHALON INC, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC, WATSON LABORATORIES INC (MAHONEY, STACEY) (Entered: 08/01/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Joseph L. Franco filed by KATHARINE S. PERRY on behalf of INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1878544.) (PERRY, KATHARINE) (Entered: 08/01/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Matthew Donohue filed by KATHARINE S. PERRY on behalf of INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1878383.) (PERRY, KATHARINE) (Entered: 08/01/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Louis W. Schack filed by JOSHUA D. DUNLAP on behalf of AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1878047.) (DUNLAP, JOSHUA) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
NOTICE of Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 8/2/2018 at 3:30 PM before MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. The parties have been provided with the Court's conference number.(MFS) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ryan Watts filed by KAREN FRINK WOLF on behalf of ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC, ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1877901.) (WOLF, KAREN) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Christopher Lovrien filed by DANIEL R. MAWHINNEY on behalf of WAL-MART STORES INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1877863.) (MAWHINNEY, DANIEL) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil K. Roman, Esq. filed by MELISSA M. HANLON on behalf of MCKESSON CORPORATION (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1877592.) (HANLON, MELISSA) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Megan L. Rodgers, Esq. filed by MELISSA M. HANLON on behalf of MCKESSON CORPORATION (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1877584.) (HANLON, MELISSA) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Stacey Anne Mahoney filed by JEFF GOLDMAN on behalf of ACTAVIS LLC, ACTAVIS PHARMA INC, CEPHALON INC, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC, WATSON LABORATORIES INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1877557.) (GOLDMAN, JEFF) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
ORDER granting 13 Motion for Conference of Counsel. The Court will schedule a telephonic conference to discuss the future course of the case. Pending the conference, the deadlines for the parties' responses to Plaintiff's complaint and the pending motions are stayed. Until the Court has conducted the telephonic conference, the parties shall file no further pleadings without leave of court. By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. (NIVISON, JOHN) (Entered: 07/27/2018)
MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Likely Transfer to Multidistrict Litigation by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH 110 LLC, MCKESSON CORPORATION Responses due by 8/17/2018. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Transfer Order I, # 2 Exhibit B - Order Lac Courte Oreilles, # 3 Exhibit C - Order Rancheria, # 4 Exhibit D - Order Kentucky, # 5 Exhibit E - Transfer Order II)(DUNLAP, JOSHUA) (Entered: 07/27/2018)
NOTICE/CORRESPONDENCE Re: Request for Expedited Conference by CITY OF PORTLAND (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Order on Remand - Spartanburg SC, # 2 Exhibit Order on Remand - Greenville SC)(BELLEAU, JAMES) (Entered: 07/27/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Conor B. O'Croinin filed by GERALDINE G. SANCHEZ on behalf of CVS PHARMACY INC (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1875665.) (SANCHEZ, GERALDINE) (Entered: 07/26/2018)
ORDER OF RECUSAL by MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN H. RICH III. Case reassigned to MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON for all further referral proceedings. (mnw) (Entered: 07/26/2018)
Consent MOTION to Extend Time to File Answer by CVS PHARMACY INC, WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC, WAL-MART STORES INC & RITE AID OF MAINE INC. Responses due by 8/15/2018. (SANCHEZ, GERALDINE) Modified on 7/26/2018 to add filers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Rite Aid of Maine (mnw). (Entered: 07/25/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Hunter Shkolnik, Shayna Sacks, Joseph Ciaccio filed by JAMES E. BELLEAU on behalf of CITY OF PORTLAND (Total admission fee $ 300 receipt number 0100-1875217.) (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Certification for Admission PHV Shayna E. Sacks, # 2 Affidavit Certification for Admission PHV Joseph Ciaccio)(BELLEAU, JAMES) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Madeleine K. Rodriguez filed by JOSHUA D. HADIARIS on behalf of MARK E CIENIAWSKI, MD (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1875212.) (HADIARIS, JOSHUA) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Paul J. Napoli filed by JAMES E. BELLEAU on behalf of CITY OF PORTLAND (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1875209.) (BELLEAU, JAMES) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
Consent MOTION to Extend Time to File Answer by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH 110 LLC & MCKESSON CORPORATION. Responses due by 8/15/2018. (DUNLAP, JOSHUA) Modified on 7/26/2018 to add filers Cardinal Health 110 LLC & McKesson Corporation (mnw). (Entered: 07/25/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of David R. Geiger filed by JOSHUA D. HADIARIS on behalf of MARK E CIENIAWSKI, MD (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1875203.) (HADIARIS, JOSHUA) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
MOTION for Conference of Counsel by CITY OF PORTLAND Responses due by 8/15/2018. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Transcript of Telephonic Proceedings in re Nat'l Prescription Opiate Litigation #1:17-cv-2804, # 2 Exhibit Order Regarding Remands, #1:17-MD-2804)(BELLEAU, JAMES) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of K. Neil Austin filed by JOSHUA D. HADIARIS on behalf of MARK E CIENIAWSKI, MD (Total admission fee $ 100 receipt number 0100-1875165.) (HADIARIS, JOSHUA) (Entered: 07/25/2018)
ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS filed by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION re 5 State Court Record. Main Document: Summons Returned Executed as to Douglas J. Jorgensen, D.O.. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Returned Executed as to Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., # 2 Summons Returned Executed as to Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., # 3 Sheriff's Return as to Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., # 4 Summons Returned Executed as to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., # 5 Sheriff's Return as to Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., # 6 Summons Returned Executed as to Purdue Pharma L.P., # 7 Summons Returned Executed as to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., # 8 Summons Returned Executed as to CVS Pharmacy, Inc., # 9 Summons Returned Executed as to Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC, # 10 Summons Returned Executed as to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., # 11 Summons Returned Executed as to Insys Therapeutics, Inc., # 12 Summons Returned Executed as to Walgreen Co., # 13 Summons Returned Executed as to Purdue Pharma Inc., # 14 Sheriff's Return as to Purdue Pharma, Inc., # 15 Summons Returned Executed as to Watson Laboratories, Inc., # 16 Sheriff's Return as to Purdue Pharma, Inc., # 17 Summons as to Purdue Pharma, Inc., # 18 Summons Returned Executed as to Rite Aid of Maine, Inc., # 19 Summons Returned Executed as to Cephalon, Inc., # 20 Summons Returned Executed as to Actavis Pharma, Inc., # 21 Summons Returned Executed as to Actavis LLC, # 22 Summons Returned Executed as to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., # 23 Superior Court Order dated July 3, 2018, # 24 Motion to Extend Time to Answer by McKesson Corporation, # 25 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to McKesson Corporation, # 26 Superior Court Order dated June 27, 2018, # 27 Superior Court Order dated June 27, 2018, # 28 Motion to Extend Time to Answer by Cardinal Health Inc., # 29 Entry of Appearance for Cardinal Health, Inc., # 30 Superior Court Order dated June 25, 2018, # 31 Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to File Proof of Service, # 32 Amended Complaint, # 33 Motion to Correct Clerical Mistake in Motion to Extend Time, # 34 Email Correspondence, # 35 Superior Court Order dated May 29, 2018 re Pro Hac Vice Admission of Megan L. Rodgers, Esq., # 36 Superior Court Order dated May 29, 2018, # 37 Superior Court Order dated May 29, 2018 re Pro Hac Vice Certifications, # 38 Superior Court Order dated May 29, 2018 re Pro Hac Vice Certification of Neil K. Roman, Esq., # 39 Withdrawal of Motion, # 40 Plaintiff's Motion for Admission of Attorneys, # 41 Motion to Extend Time to Answer by McKesson Corporation, # 42 Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission by Megan L. Rodgers, Esq., # 43 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil K. Roman, Esq., # 44 Plaintiff's Motion for Admission of Attorneys, # 45 Complaint)(mnw) Modified on 7/25/2018 to correct filer to be AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION (mnw). (Entered: 07/24/2018)
STATE COURT RECORD filed by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION. (Attachments: # 1 Cumberland County Superior Court Docket Sheet, # 2 Cover Letter from Joseph L. Cahoon, Esq. dated July 20, 2018, # 3 Cover Letter from James E. Belleau, Esq. dated July 17, 2018, # 4 Cover Letter by J.D. Hadiaris, Esq. dated July 13, 2018, # 5 Cover Letter by Maureen M. Sturtevant, Esq. dated July 9, 2018, # 6 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated July 5, 2018, # 7 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated June 29, 2018, # 8 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated June 26, 2018, # 9 Cover Letter by Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq. dated June 27, 2018, # 10 Cover Letter by Daniel E. Will, Esq. dated June 26, 2018, # 11 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated June 22, 2018, # 12 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated June 18, 2018, # 13 Cover Letter by Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq. dated May 31, 2018, # 14 Cover Letter by James E. Belleau, Esq. dated May 22, 2018, # 15 Cover Letter by Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq. dated May 9, 2018, # 16 Entry of Appearance of Melissa M. Hanlon, Esq., # 17 Cover Letter by Adam R. Lee, Esq. dated April 5, 2018, # 18 Entry of Appearance by John S. Whitman, Esq. and Joseph L. Cahoon, Esq., # 19 Summons Returned Executed as to Johnson & Johnson, # 20 Summons Returned Executed as to The Purdue Frederick Company, # 21 Summons Returned Executed as to Endo Health Solutions Inc., # 22 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to McKesson Corporation, # 23 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to Mark Cieniawski, M.D., # 24 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, # 25 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to Cardinal Health 110 LLC, # 26 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to Lynn Webster, M.D., # 27 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to Scott Fishman, M.D., # 28 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Service as to Perry Fine, M.D., # 29 Superior Court Order dated July 17, 2018, # 30 Motion of Mark Cieniawski, M.D. to Extend Time to Answer, # 31 Superior Court Order dated July 13, 2018, # 32 Defendants' Motion to Extend Time to Answer, # 33 Superior Court Order dated July 10, 2018, # 34 Entry of Appearance of Maureen M. Sturtevant, Esq., # 35 Motion to Extend Time to Answer by Douglas J. Jorgensen, D.O.)(mnw) Modified on 7/25/2018 to correct filer to be AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION (mnw). (Entered: 07/24/2018)
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Cumberland County Superior Court, case number CV-18-140. PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION. (Service of Process Deadline 10/18/2018) Fee due by 7/23/2018. (Attachments: # 1 docket record)(bfa) (Entered: 07/23/2018)