Filed: Dec. 13, 2016
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Summary: ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Complaint Filed: October 31, 2016. MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr. , District Judge . TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs SONNA HODGES and RICHARD HODGES, and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, and THOMAS P.SCHMALZRIED, M.D., a PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (hereafter collectively "the Parties"); upon consideration of all d
Summary: ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Complaint Filed: October 31, 2016. MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr. , District Judge . TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs SONNA HODGES and RICHARD HODGES, and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, and THOMAS P.SCHMALZRIED, M.D., a PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (hereafter collectively "the Parties"); upon consideration of all do..
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ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Complaint Filed: October 31, 2016.
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.
TO ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay Proceedings submitted by Plaintiffs SONNA HODGES and RICHARD HODGES, and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON, and THOMAS P.SCHMALZRIED, M.D., a PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION (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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
