Consolidated
Lead case: 1:17-md-02804

Ohio Northern District Court
Judge:Dan Aaron Polster
Case #: 1:18-op-46305
Nature of Suit367 Torts - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Case Filed:Dec 10, 2018
Case in other court:West Virginia Southern, 2:18-cv-01231
Last checked: Friday Nov 08, 2019 7:04 PM EST
Defendant
Mortimer D.A. Sackler
Defendant
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC. F/K/A PAR PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Defendant
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
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Purdue Pharma Inc.
Defendant
Purdue Pharma L P
Defendant
RHODES PHARACEUTICALS L.P.
Defendant
RHODES TECHNOLOGIES
Defendant
RITE AID OF MARYLAND, INC. D/B/A RITE AID MID-ATLANTIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER, INC.
Defendant
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Rhodes Technologies Inc.
Defendant
Rite Aid Corp.
Defendant
Beverly Sackler
Defendant
David A. Sackler
Defendant
Jonathon D. Sackler
Defendant
Kather A. Sackler
Defendant
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant
Richard S. Sackler
Defendant
Theresa Sackler
Defendant
SpecGX LLC
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Defendant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant
The Kroger Co.
Defendant
The P.F. Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant
Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family
Defendant
WAL-MART INC. f/k/a WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Defendant
WALGREEN CO.
200 WILMOT ROAD
DEERFIELD, IL 60015
Defendant
Walgreen Eastern Co.
Defendant
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. a/k/a Walgreen Co.
Defendant
Watson Laboratories Inc.
Defendant
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Represented By
Patricia M. Bello
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
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Defendant
H.D. Smith Holding Company
Defendant
Actavis LLC
Defendant
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Defendant
Allergan PLC
Represented By
Patricia M. Bello
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
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Defendant
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Represented By
Sandra K. Zerrusen
Jackson Kelly - Akron
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Defendant
Anda, Inc.
Defendant
CVS Health Corporation, Individually and d/b/a CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Defendant
Cardinal Health Inc.
Represented By
Steven M. Pyser
Williams & Connolly
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Steven R. Ruby
Bailey & Glasser
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Defendant
Cephalon Inc.
Defendant
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Defendant
DEPOMED, INC.
Defendant
Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
H.D. SMITH HOLDINGS LLC
Defendant
H.D. Smith LLC
Defendant
Indivior, Inc.
Represented By
Maria R. Durant
Hogan Lovells Us - Boston
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Safa W. Osmani
Hogan Lovells Us - Boston
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Sara E. Silva
Hogan Lovells Us - Boston
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Defendant
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.
Defendant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Defendant
Johnson & Johnson
Defendant
Ilene Sackler Lefcourt
Defendant
Linden Care LLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt LLC
Defendant
Mallinckrodt plc d/b/a Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Defendant
McKesson Corporation
Represented By
Geoffrey E. Hobart
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Mark H. Lynch
Covington & Burling - Washington
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Defendant
Miami-Luken, Inc.
Defendant
Noramco, Inc.
Plaintiff
R. R. C.
Represented By
Celeste Brustowicz
Cooper Law Firm
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Kevin W. Thompson
Thompson Barney
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Stephen Wussow
Cooper Law Firm
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David R. Barney, Jr.
Thompson Barney
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Plaintiff
Bobbie Lou Moore
Represented By
Celeste Brustowicz
Cooper Law Firm
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Kevin W. Thompson
Thompson Barney
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Stephen Wussow
Cooper Law Firm
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David R. Barney, Jr.
Thompson Barney
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Docket last updated: 04/08/2019 8:02 PM EDT
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
CASE assigned to Chief Judge Thomas E. Johnston. (ts) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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1 1 66 pgs CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt # AWVSDC-6710323. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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2 2 SUMMONS SUBMITTED by Bobbie Lou Moore, R. R. C. for Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan PLC, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L. P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., re:1 Complaint. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Att: 1 summons as to Purdue Pharma Inc.,
Att: 2 summons as to The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.,
Att: 3 summons as to McKesson Corporation,
Att: 4 summons as to Cardinal Health, Inc.,
Att: 5 summons as to AmerisourceBergen Corporation,
Att: 6 summons as to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.,
Att: 7 summons as to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.,
Att: 8 summons as to Cephalon, Inc.,
Att: 9 summons as to Johnson & Johnson,
Att: 10 summons as to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 11 summons as to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 12 summons as to Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.,
Att: 13 summons as to Endo Health Solutions Inc.,
Att: 14 summons as to Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 15 summons as to Allergan PLC,
Att: 16 summons as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 17 summons as to Watson Laboratories, Inc.,
Att: 18 summons as to Actavis LLC,
Att: 19 summons as to Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Friday, August 17, 2018
3 3 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan PLC, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L. P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., re:1 Complaint. Summons returnable 21 days. Instructions to Counsel: This is your electronic summons. Please print as many copies of the Summons and Complaint as are necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. See Proof of Service page of this Summons form for filing a return of service if required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(l). (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Att: 1 Summons issued as to Purdue Pharma, Inc.,
Att: 2 Summons issued as to The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.,
Att: 3 Summons issued as to McKesson Corporation,
Att: 4 Summons issued as to Cardinal Health, Inc.,
Att: 5 Summons issued as to AmerisourceBergen Corporation,
Att: 6 Summons issued as to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.,
Att: 7 Summons issued as to TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc,
Att: 8 Summons issued as to Cephalon, Inc.,
Att: 9 Summons issued as to Johnson & Johnson,
Att: 10 Summons issued as to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 11 Summons issued as to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 12 Summons issued as to Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.,
Att: 13 Summons issued as to Endo Health Solutions Inc.,
Att: 14 Summons issued as to Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 15 Summons issued as to Allergan PLC,
Att: 16 Summons issued as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Att: 17 Summons issued as to Watson Laboratories, Inc.,
Att: 18 Summons issued as to Actavis LLC,
Att: 19 Summons issued as to Actavis Pharma, Inc.
4 4 STANDING ORDER IN RE: ASSIGNMENT AND REFERRAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS AND MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES ENTERED JANUARY 4, 2016. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Aboulhosn. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (taq) (Modified on 8/30/2018 to correct referral to Magistrate Aboulhosn)(ts). [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Monday, August 27, 2018
5 5 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Actavis LLC. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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6 6 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Watson Laboratories, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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7 7 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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8 8 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Allergan PLC. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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9 9 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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10 10 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to McKesson Corporation. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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11 11 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Cardinal Health, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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12 12 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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13 13 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Endo Health Solutions Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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14 14 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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15 15 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Johnson & Johnson. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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16 16 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Cephalon, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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17 17 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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18 18 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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19 19 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Purdue Pharma L.P. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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20 20 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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21 21 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Purdue Pharma, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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22 22 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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23 23 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to AmerisourceBergen Corporation. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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24 24 SUMMONS ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE on 8/20/2018 as to Actavis Pharma, Inc. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
25 25 CLERK'S ORDER. For reasons appearing to the court, this action is hereby REASSIGNED from Judge Thomas E. Johnston to Judge David A. Faber. Signed by Clerk of Court Rory L. Perry II on 08/30/2018. (cc: Judge Johnston; Judge Faber; counsel of record; any unrepresented party). (klc) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Monday, September 10, 2018
26 26 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S1 COMPLAINT by AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation,. R. R. C., Bobbie Lou Moore (Ruby, Steven) (Modified on 9/10/2018 to add link to #1 complaint and to add party filers) (kp). [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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27 27 STIPULATION The Manufacturer Defendants have accepted service in exchange for Plaintiffs agreement to extend the respective response deadline to 60 days after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reaches a decision on consolidation re:1 Complaint by Allergan PLC, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bobbie Lou Moore, R. R. C., Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis LLC (Bello, Patricia) (Modified on 9/11/2018 to add party filers) (kp). [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
28 28 SUMMONS RETURNED UNEXECUTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE as to Actavis LLC re:5 Summons Accepted For Service By Secretary Of State on 8/20/2018 as to Actavis LLC. (ts) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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29 29 SUMMONS RETURNED UNEXECUTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. re:7 Summons Accepted For Service By Secretary Of State on 8/20/2018 as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ts) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Friday, September 14, 2018
30 30 SUMMONS RETURNED UNEXECUTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE as to Actavis LLC re:5 Summons Accepted For Service By Secretary Of State. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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31 31 SUMMONS RETURNED UNEXECUTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE as to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. re:7 Summons Accepted For Service By Secretary Of State. (taq) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Friday, September 21, 2018
32 32 NOTICE OF SERVICE by Bobbie Lou Moore, R. R. C. for Motion for Transfer of Actions Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 For Coordinated or Consolidated Pretrial Proceedings(Barney, David) (Modified on 9/24/2018 to add party filer) (kp). [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Att: 1 Motion to transfer,
Att: 2 Brief in support of Motion,
Att: 3 Schedule of Actions,
Att: 4 Statement regarding oral argument,
Att: 5 Proof of Service,
Att: 6 Ambrosio Complaint,
Att: 7 Flanagan Complaint,
Att: 8 Hunt Complaint,
Att: 9 Moore Complaint,
Att: 10 Rees Complaint,
Att: 11 Salmons Complaint,
Att: 12 Wood Complaint
Thursday, November 08, 2018
33 33 SUMMONS RETURNED UNEXECUTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE as to Watson Laboratories, Inc. re:6 Summons Accepted For Service By Secretary Of State. (ts) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Thursday, December 06, 2018
34 34 ORDER DENYING TRANSFER, JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, MDL 2872, In Re: Infants Born Opioid-Dependent: The motion for Section 1407 centralization of the actions listed on Schedule A is denied. Signed by Sarah S. Vance, Chair of the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. (cc: attys) (kp) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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35 35 NOTIFICATION FROM JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION re: Transfer Order MDL 2804. (kp) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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Monday, December 10, 2018
36 36 TRANSFER ORDER, JUDICIAL PANEL ON MDL: certified copy from the Northern District of Ohio transferring this action to the USDC/NDOH for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Signed by Sarah S. Vance, Chair for the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on 12/10/2018. (cc: attys) (kp) [Transferred from wvsd on 12/10/2018.]
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37 37 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of West Virginia Southern. Case number 2:18-cv-01231. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
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