Filed: Dec. 11, 2017
Latest Update: Dec. 11, 2017
Summary: [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay All Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs JOAN WARD and ALAN LIEBOWITZ and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. (n/k/a MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES INC.), DEPUY SYNTHES, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (hereafter collectively "the Part
Summary: [PROPOSED] ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay All Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs JOAN WARD and ALAN LIEBOWITZ and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. (n/k/a MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES INC.), DEPUY SYNTHES, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (hereafter collectively "the Parti..
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[PROPOSED] ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., District Judge.
TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay All Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs JOAN WARD and ALAN LIEBOWITZ and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. (n/k/a MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES INC.), DEPUY SYNTHES, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON & JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL (hereafter collectively "the Parties"); upon consideration of all documents, files, and pleadings in this action; and upon good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The Parties' request for a stay of proceedings is GRANTED;
2. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed, pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether this case should be transferred to In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2244;
3. Deadlines relating to any outstanding responsive pleading are extended pending entry of a Scheduling Order in the MDL court addressing responsive pleadings and the deadline to file any remand motion is extended pursuant to the MDL court's August 14, 2012 "Order Regarding Cases Removed from State Court," and any subsequent orders that the MDL Court may issue.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
