Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-45371
Nature of Suit367 Torts - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability
Case Filed:Apr 06, 2018
Case in other court:New Jersey, 2:17-cv-13433
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 5:43 PM EST
Defendant
Purdue Pharma Inc.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
John Kapoor
Represented By
Kurt M. Mullen
Nixon Peabody - Boston
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Defendant
Kinray Generic & Diabetics Supply, Inc.
Defendant
Kinray Generics, Inc.
Defendant
Kinray, LLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Mark H. Lynch
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Russell Lyle Hewit
Dughi & Hewit
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Defendant
Optum, Inc.
Defendant
OptumRx Administrative Services, LLC
Defendant
OptumRx, Inc.
Defendant
Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Thomas Richard Calcagni
Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore
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Eric Todd Kanefsky
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Martin Benjamin Gandelman
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Represented By
Thomas Richard Calcagni
Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore
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Eric Todd Kanefsky
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Martin Benjamin Gandelman
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Defendant
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Represented By
Stephen C. Matthews
Dla Piper
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Defendant
Beverly Sackler
Defendant
Jonathan Sackler
Defendant
Kathe Sackler
Defendant
Mortimer D.A. Sackler
Defendant
Dr. Richard Sackler
Defendant
Theresa Sackler
Defendant
SpecGx LLC
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
contact info
Defendant
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Represented By
Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr
Bartlit Beck - Chicago
contact info
Defendant
Watson Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Represented By
Harvey Bartle, IV
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius - Philadelphia
contact info
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Allergan Finance, LLC f/k/a Actavis, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Allergan PLC f/k/a Actavis PLC
Defendant
Amerisource Bergen Corporation
Defendant
CVS Health Corporation
Defendant
Cardinal Health 110, LLC
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By
Eric A. Inglis
Schenk Price Smith & King
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Thomas Joseph Cotton
Scheef & Stone
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Defendant
Caremark RX, LLC
Defendant
Caremark, LLC
Defendant
CaremarkPCS Health, LLC
Defendant
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Represented By
Nicole Gerritsen McDonough
Archer & Greiner
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Thomas John Herten
Archer & Greiner
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Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Represented By
Nicole Gerritsen McDonough
Archer & Greiner
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Thomas John Herten
Archer & Greiner
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Defendant
Express Scripts Holding Company
Defendant
Express Scripts, Inc.
Defendant
H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company
Defendant
H.D. Smith, LLC
Defendant
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Represented By
Benjamin Richard Wilson
Holland & Knight - New York
contact info
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented By
Thomas Richard Calcagni
Calamunci, Groth, Joelson & Manore
contact info
Eric Todd Kanefsky
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Martin Benjamin Gandelman
Calcagni & Kanefsky
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Plaintiff
City of Paterson
Represented By
Judith S. Scolnick
Scott & Scott - New York
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Lee S. Goldsmith
Goldsmith, Richman, Levinson & Harz
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Docket last updated: 04/08/2019 7:53 PM EDT
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Case Assigned to Judge William J. Martini and Magistrate Judge Mark Falk. (ak, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by MCKESSON CORPORATION from Superior Court of New Jersey, case number PAS-L-003502-17. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number 0312-8346609), filed by MCKESSON CORPORATION.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A to Notice of Removal,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet with attachment,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service
2 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by MCKESSON CORPORATION. (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
3 3 NOTICE of Appearance by BENJAMIN RICHARD WILSON on behalf of INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (WILSON, BENJAMIN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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4 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.. (WILSON, BENJAMIN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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5 5 NOTICE of Appearance by ERIC TODD KANEFSKY on behalf of JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (KANEFSKY, ERIC) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS RICHARD CALCAGNI on behalf of JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (CALCAGNI, THOMAS) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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7 7 Corporate Disclosure Statement by JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC..(CALCAGNI, THOMAS) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service
8 8 NOTICE of Appearance by MARTIN BENJAMIN GANDELMAN on behalf of JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (GANDELMAN, MARTIN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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9 9 NOTICE of Appearance by ERIC ANDREW INGLIS on behalf of CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. (INGLIS, ERIC) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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10 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.. (INGLIS, ERIC) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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11 11 NOTICE by CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. Notice of Potential Tag-Along Action(INGLIS, ERIC) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Schedule of Action,
Att: 2 Certification Proof of Service,
Att: 3 Exhibit Copy of Complaint and Docket Sheet
Friday, December 22, 2017
12 12 MOTION to Stay by All Defendants.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Brief in support of Defendants' Motion to Stay,
Att: 2 Certificate of Service,
Att: 3 Text of Proposed Order for Defendants' Motion to Stay
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Set/Reset Deadlines as to12 MOTION to Stay . Motion set for 1/16/2018 before Judge William J. Martini. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Friday, January 05, 2018
13 13 NOTICE of Appearance by JUDITH S. SCOLNICK on behalf of CITY OF PATERSON (SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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14 14 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion re12 MOTION to Stay . (SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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15 15 NOTICE of Appearance by NICOLE GERRITSEN MCDONOUGH on behalf of ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC., ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (MCDONOUGH, NICOLE) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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16 16 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS JOHN HERTEN on behalf of ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC., ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (HERTEN, THOMAS) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018
17 17 BRIEF in Opposition filed by CITY OF PATERSON re12 MOTION to Stay PLAINTIFF'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' SWEEPING MOTION TO STAY(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Declaration of Judith Scolnick in Support,
Att: 2 Exhibit A to Declaration,
Att: 3 Exhibit B to Declaration
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
18 18 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS JOSEPH COTTON on behalf of CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. (COTTON, THOMAS) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Friday, January 19, 2018
19 19 NOTICE of Appearance by STEPHEN C. MATTHEWS on behalf of PURDUE PHARMA INC., PURDUE PHARMA L.P., THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC. (MATTHEWS, STEPHEN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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20 20 MOTION to Remand , MOTION to Remand by CITY OF PATERSON.(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Brief,
Att: 2 Declaration of Judith Scolnick,
Att: 3 Exhibit A,
Att: 4 Exhibit B,
Att: 5 Exhibit C,
Att: 6 Exhibit D,
Att: 7 Exhibit E,
Att: 8 Exhibit F,
Att: 9 Exhibit G,
Att: 10 Exhibit H,
Att: 11 Text of Proposed Order
21 21 Corporate Disclosure Statement by PURDUE PHARMA INC., PURDUE PHARMA L.P., THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC. identifying Purdue Frederick Co Inc. as Corporate Parent.. (MATTHEWS, STEPHEN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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22 22 Corporate Disclosure Statement by PURDUE PHARMA INC., PURDUE PHARMA L.P., THE PURDUE FREDERICK COMPANY, INC.. (MATTHEWS, STEPHEN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Set Deadlines as to20 MOTION to Remand . Motion set for 2/20/2018 before Judge William J. Martini. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (JB, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Monday, January 29, 2018
23 23 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by All Defendants re12 MOTION to Stay (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Declaration of Russell L. Hewit,
Att: 2 Exhibit A to Declaration of Russell L. Hewit,
Att: 3 Exhibit B to Declaration of Russell L. Hewit,
Att: 4 Exhibit C to Declaration of Russell L. Hewit,
Att: 5 Certificate of Service
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
24 24 BRIEF in Opposition filed by AMERISOURCE BERGEN CORPORATION, CARDINAL HEALTH, INC., MCKESSON CORPORATION re20 MOTION to Remand (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service
Thursday, February 08, 2018
25 25 Letter from Russell L. Hewit.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Friday, February 09, 2018
26 26 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply in Opposition to Joint Motion to Stay by CITY OF PATERSON.(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Sur-reply brief,
Att: 2 Declaration of JSS ISO Sur-reply,
Att: 3 Exhibit A,
Att: 4 Exhibit B,
Att: 5 Exhibit C,
Att: 6 Text of Proposed Order
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
27 27 TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a sur-reply (ECF No. 26) to Defendants' reply brief. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion and accepts Exhibit A (ECF No. 26-1) to its motion as its sur-reply. Should they choose to, Defendants may file a response to Plaintiff's sur-reply within seven (7) days from the issuance of this order, after which time all briefing will be closed. So Ordered by Judge William J. Martini on 2/13/18. (gh, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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28 28 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to20 MOTION to Remand by CITY OF PATERSON.(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Set/Reset Deadlines as to28 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to20 MOTION to Remand . Motion set for 3/19/2018 before Judge William J. Martini. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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29 29 NOTICE of Appearance by HARVEY BARTLE, IV on behalf of CEPHALON, INC., TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. (BARTLE, HARVEY) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
30 30 TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to file its response (ECF No. 28). The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion. Pursuant to its request for a two-day extension, Plaintiff shall file its response today, February 15, 2018. So Ordered by Judge William J. Martini on 2/15/18. (gh, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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31 31 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by CITY OF PATERSON re20 MOTION to Remand (SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Declaration of Judith Scolnick in Support,
Att: 2 Exhibit A
Friday, February 16, 2018
32 32 ORDER granting the requested two-day extension of time up to and including Thursday, February 15, 2018, for Plaintiff to file its reply re28 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to20 MOTION to Remand ;. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark Falk on 2/15/2018. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
33 33 RESPONSE in Support filed by All Defendants re12 MOTION to Stay (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Declaration of Russel L. Hewit,
Att: 2 Exhibit A to Declaration of Russell L Hewit,
Att: 3 Exhibit B to Declaration of Russell L Hewit,
Att: 4 Exhibit C to Declaration of Russell L Hewit,
Att: 5 Certificate of Service
Thursday, February 22, 2018
34 34 Letter from Stephen C. Matthews.(MATTHEWS, STEPHEN) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order Staying Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond
Friday, February 23, 2018
35 35 STIPULATION AND ORDER that Distributor Defendants' time to answer or otherwiserespond to Plaintiffs Complaint is hereby stayed pending further order of this Court; or, if this matter is transferred to the multidistrict litigation, In re. National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No. I :17-md-2804 (N.D. Ohio) ("transferee court"), pending further order of the transferee court., etc.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark Falk on 2/23/2018. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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36 36 STIPULATION AND ORDER that in the event Plaintiff's motion to remand (filed January 19, 2018, Dkt. No. 20) is granted by this Court, Manufacturer Defendants shall have forty-five (45) days from the date of the order granting remand to answer, move, plead, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey., etc.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark Falk on 2/23/2018. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Friday, March 16, 2018
37 37 NOTICE by CITY OF PATERSON re17 Brief in Opposition to Motion,20 MOTION to Remand NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY AND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Order issued 3-7-18 in County of Dallas v Purdue Pharma (ND Tex),
Att: 2 Exhibit B - Opinion and Order issued 2-15-18 in State of W.Va. v. McKesson Corp (SD W Va),
Att: 3 Text of Proposed Order
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
38 38 Letter from Russell L. Hewit re37 Notice (Other),. (HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
39 39 ORDER granting Defendant McKesson Corporation leave to respond by March 23, 2018.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark Falk on 3/22/2018. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Friday, March 23, 2018
40 40 RESPONSE re37 Notice (Other),.(HEWIT, RUSSELL) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
41 41 Letter from Judith S. Scolnick requesting leave to file reply in response to Defendants' opposition to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority re37 Notice (Other),40 Response (NOT Motion).(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Brief Reply in Further Support of Supplemental Authority Supporting Plaintiffs Remand Motion and Opposing Defendants Stay Motion,
Att: 2 Declaration in Support,
Att: 3 Exhibit A - Statement of Interest of USA (MDL 2804),
Att: 4 Exhibit B - Kentucky v McKesson Corp docket,
Att: 5 Exhibit C - Delaware v Purdue Pharma docket,
Att: 6 Exhibit D - MDL Order Regarding Remands
42 42 MOTION to Expedite (MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND RULING ON DEFENDANTS MOTION TO STAY) by CITY OF PATERSON.(SCOLNICK, JUDITH) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Set/Reset Deadlines as to42 MOTION to Expedite (MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND RULING ON DEFENDANTS MOTION TO STAY) . Motion set for 5/7/2018 before Judge William J. Martini. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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Friday, April 06, 2018
43 43 Order of MDL Panel transferring case to the Northern District of Ohio - MDL 2804 - In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation - Judge Dan A. Polster (gh, ) [Transferred from njd on 4/6/2018.]
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44 44 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of New Jersey. Case number 2:17-cv-13433. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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