Filed: Nov. 17, 2017
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Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY AND FOR RELIEF FROM DEADLINES RICARDO S. MARTINEZ , Chief District Judge . STIPULATION Pursuant to Local Court Rule 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the parties stipulate and agree as follows: 1. The Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines ("Motion") of Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Johnson & J
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY AND FOR RELIEF FROM DEADLINES RICARDO S. MARTINEZ , Chief District Judge . STIPULATION Pursuant to Local Court Rule 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the parties stipulate and agree as follows: 1. The Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines ("Motion") of Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Johnson & Jo..
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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY AND FOR RELIEF FROM DEADLINES
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, Chief District Judge.
STIPULATION
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the parties stipulate and agree as follows:
1. The Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines ("Motion") of Defendants Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma, Inc., The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson (collectively, "Defendants") is pending before this Court. (Dkt. 27)
2. The deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint presently is December 11, 2017. (Dkt. 20)
3. After considering the Motion, counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants agree that the deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint may be extended to 30 days after a final decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") on the pending motion to transfer this action and others like it to a single district court for coordination or consolidation of proceedings ("the MDL Motion"). If this action is subject to transfer following the decision of the JPML, the deadlines for Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint shall then be determined by the transferee court.
4. Any and all dates or deadlines arising before the deadline for Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint, if any are to be filed in this action, may be suspended until after Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint are filed.
5. Based on this Stipulation, and contingent upon the Court's acceptance of it, the parties agree that the Motion (Dkt. 27) is moot.
ORDER
Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, It is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for Defendants to answer or respond to the Complaint shall be 30 days after a final decision by the JPML on the pending MDL Motion. If this action is subject to transfer following the decision of the JPML, the deadlines for Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint shall then be determined by the transferee court.
It is further ORDERED that any and all dates or deadlines arising before the deadline for Defendants' answers or responses to the Complaint, if any are to be filed in this action, are suspended until after Defendants' answers or responses to the complaint are filed.
Defendants' Motion to Stay and for Relief From Deadlines (Dkt. # 27) is moot.
