Close et al v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Terrance Close and Cynthia Close
Defendant: Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon LLC
Case Number: 2:2019cv02237
Filed: November 6, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Presiding Judge: Allison Claire
Referring Judge: Kimberly J Mueller
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2019 SERVICE BY MAIL: #45 Pro Hac Vice Order served on Christopher A. Gomez NCAED, Michelle L. Tiger NCAED. (Huang, H)
December 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 45 PRO HAC VICE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/18/2019 ADDING attorney Elia A. Robertson, PHV for Cynthia Close and Terrance Close. (Huang, H)
December 4, 2019 Filing 44 PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close for attorney Elia A. Robertson to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 225, receipt number 0972-8603505) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kaufman, Peter)
November 27, 2019 Filing 43 MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy G. Michel for District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/27/2019: Based on the representations of Counsel, the court GRANTS Defendants Application for Substitution of Attorney. Accordingly, Attorneys Mollie Benedict, Joshua Wes and Nicholas Janizeh will proceed as counsel of record; Attorneys Anita Modak-Truran, Christy Jones, Kari Sutherland, William Gage, David Thomas, Susan Robinson, Eileen Marie Somers and Jeffrey Johnson are hereby withdrawn as counsel. (TEXT ONLY) (Michel, G.)
November 26, 2019 Filing 42 APPLICATION for Substitution of Attorney by Ethicon LLC, Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. Attorney Benedict, Mollie Fleming added. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Benedict, Mollie)
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 41 PRO HAC VICE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/22/2019. ADDING Attorney Lee B. Balefsky to appear Pro Hac Vice for plaintiffs. (Becknal, R)
November 20, 2019 Filing 40 PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close for attorney Lee B. Balefsky to appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Kaufman, Peter Lawrence added. (Filing fee $ 225, receipt number 0972-8579813) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kaufman, Peter)
November 8, 2019 SERVICE BY MAIL: #38 Civil New Case Documents for KJM, #39 Docket Annotation, served on Lee B. Balefsky NCAED, William M. Gage NCAED, Christopher A. Gomez NCAED, Susan M. Robinson NCAED, Michelle L. Tiger NCAED. (Marrujo, C)
November 6, 2019 Filing 39 CLERK'S NOTICE to Attorneys Christopher A. Gomez, Lee B. Balefsky, Michelle L. Tiger, Anita Modak-Truran, Christy D. Jones, David B. Thomas, Susan M. Robinson, Eileen Marie Somers, Jeffrey Royal Johnson, Kari L. Sutherland, William M. Gage : Please fill out and submit the Pro Hac Application in order to practice in this Court. (Marrujo, C)
November 6, 2019 Filing 38 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 3/19/2020 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order, #2 Consent Form, #3 VDRP) (Marrujo, C)
November 6, 2019 Filing 37 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:13-cv-05940.
November 6, 2019 SERVICE BY MAIL: #38 Civil New Case Documents for KJM, #39 Docket Annotation, served on William M. Gage NCAED, Susan M. Robinson NCAED. (Marrujo, C)
October 28, 2019 Filing 36 CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 (2060) P mte Ulatowski, #2 (2076) P mte Longacre, #3 (2455) Attachment 1, #4 (2455) P mte Thames_Part1, #5 (2455) P mte Thames_Part2, #6 (2458) memo in support MTE Thames, #7 (2841) memo MTE Thames, #8 (2931) Plaintiff's memo in opp to MTE Rosi w exhibits, #9 (2949) P response MTE Pence, #10 (3037) P reply mte Thames, #11 (3614) P mte Dr. Olga Ramm, #12 (3767) Attachment 1, #13 (3767) Attachment 2, #14 (3767) Attachment 3, #15 (3767) Attachment 4, #16 (5482) P memo in opp to MTE Rosenzweig w exh, #17 (6882) P mte Kammerer Doak, #18 (7045) P opp memo to D mte Iakovlev)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Filing 35 CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 2, #2 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 3, #3 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 4, #4 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 5, #5 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 6, #6 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge in Certain Wave 4 Cases pt 7, #7 3630-MEMORANDUM In Support of Motion to Limit Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #8 3767-RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #9 3855-REPLY in Support of Motion to Limit the Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, #10 6648-NOTICE of Adoption of Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Med. Uwe Klinge Filed in Wave 4, #11 6833-Amended Notice of Adoption of Ethicon'[s Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge Filed in Wave 4, #12 6926-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response of Prof Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge, MD for Wave 8 by All Plaintiffs re: 3767 Response In Opposition, #13 7123-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply Regarding Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Klinge for Wave 8 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson re: 3855 Reply to Response, #14 2759-MOTION to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #15 2760-MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #16 2949-RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., #17 3017-REPLY in Support of Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D, #18 6821-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., for Ethicon Wave 8 2759 , [2760, #19 6958-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response 2949 of Peggy Pence, Ph.D. for Wave 8, #20 7177-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Reply in Support of Daubert Motion to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D., 3017 for Ethicon Wave 8, #21 2817-Defendants' Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., #22 2818-MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., #23 2937-MEMORANDUM by Certain Plaintiffs in Wave 3 Cases in opposition to 2817 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. in Certain Wave 3 Cases, #24 5332-MOTION to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., #25 MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. [and incorporating by reference Ethicon's brief from Wave 3 [Doc. 2818]], #26 5482-RESPONSE Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., #27 5548-REPLY Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., #28 6852-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. Wave 8 5332 , 5333 , 5548 , #29 6960-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. for Wave 8)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Filing 34 CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 18, #2 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 19, #3 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 20, #4 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 21, #5 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 22, #6 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 23, #7 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 24, #8 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 25, #9 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 26, #10 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 27, #11 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 28, #12 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 29, #13 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 30, #14 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 31, #15 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 32, #16 3790- RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 33, #17 6882-Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, MD, #18 6885- Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, M.D., #19 7029- Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions and Testimony of Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, M.D., #20 2076-Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude or to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Teri A. Longacre, M.D., #21 2098-Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude or to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Teri A. Longacre, M.D., #22 2140-Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Teri A. Longacre, M.D., #23 2253-Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude or to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Teri A. Longacre, M.D., #24 6820-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (2076), (2098) of Teri Longacre, M.D. for Wave 8, #25 6969-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2140) Regarding Teri A. Longacre, M.D. for Wave 8, #26 7099-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (2253) of Teri Longacre, M.D. for Wave 8, #27 3614-Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Preclude or, in the Alternative, to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Olga Ramm, M.D., #28 3616-Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Daubert Motion to Preclude or, in the Alternative, to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Olga Ramm, M.D., #29 3750-Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Preclude or, in the Alternative, to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Olga Ramm, M.D., #30 3849-Plaintiffs' Reply in Further Support of Daubert Motion to Preclude or, in the Alternative, to Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Olga Ramm, M.D., #31 6831-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (3614), (3616) of Olga Ramm, M.D. for Wave 8, #32 7016-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (3750) in Opposition for Olga Ramm, M.D. for Wave 8, #33 3865-Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D, #34 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 1, #35 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 2, #36 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 3, #37 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 4, #38 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 5, #39 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 6, #40 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 7, #41 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 8, #42 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 9, #43 6874-MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev [and incorporating by reference Motion [Dkt # 3619] and Memorandum [Dkt # 3621]. pt 10, #44 7106-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (3849) of Olga Ramm, M.D., #45 6875-MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #46 7038-NOTICE of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response and Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Iakovlev in Wave 8 by Certain Plaintiffs (3790), #47 7045-Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #48 7085-Plaintiffs' Amended Adoption of Prior Daubert Response and Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev for Wave 8, #49 7183-Reply in Further Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D.)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Filing 33 DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 238-First Amended Master Long Form Complaint and Jury Demand, #2 239-Master Answer and Jury Demand of Defendant Ethicon, Inc. to First Amended Master Complaint, #3 240-Master Answer and Jury Demand of Defendant Ethicon LLC to First Amended Master Complaint, #4 241-Master Answer and Jury Demand of Defendant Johnson & Johnson to First Amended Master Complaint, #5 262-Short Form Complaint, #6 263-Amended Short Form Complaint, #7 2039- Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #8 2042- Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #9 2187-Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D, #10 2247- Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #11 2455-Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, #12 2458-Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #13 2553- Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, Ph.D., #14 2621-Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #15 2839-Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude of Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #16 2841- Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude of Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #17 2957-Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude or Limit the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Shelby Thames, #18 3037-Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Dr. Shelby Thames, #19 6857-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (2039), (2042), (2455), (2458), (2839), (2841) of Shelby Thames for Wave 8, #20 6972-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2187), (2553), (2957) of Shelby Thames for Wave 8, #21 7113-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (2247), (2621), (3037) of Dr. Shelby Thames, #22 2060-Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude the Opinions of FDA Expert Timothy Ulatowski, #23 2065-Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Their Daubert Motion to Exclude the Opinions of FDA Expert Timothy Ulatowski, #24 2134- Response in Opposition to Motion to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #25 2232-Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Their Daubert Motion to 5/16/2016 5 Exclude FDA Expert Timothy Ulatowski, #26 2910-Supplemental Response and Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response Regarding Timothy Ulatowski for Wave 3, #27 6860-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Motion (2060), (2065) of Timothy Ulatowski, M.D. for Wave 8, #28 6965-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Response (2910), (2134) Regarding Timothy Ulatowski for Wave 8, #29 7143-Notice of Adoption of Prior Daubert Reply (2232) of Timothy Ulatowski, M.D. for Wave 8, #30 6319- MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev pt 1, #31 6319- MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev pt 2, #32 6319- MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev pt 3, #33 6319- MOTION to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev pt 4, #34 3621-MEMORANDUM of Law in Support of Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev, #35 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 1, #36 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 2, #37 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 3, #38 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 4, #39 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 5, #40 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 6, #41 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 7, #42 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 8, #43 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 9, #44 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 10, #45 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 11, #46 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 12, #47 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 13, #48 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 14, #49 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 15, #50 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Ethicon's Motion to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D. pt 16)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A It is DIRECTED that on 10/30/2019 the cases identified on Exhibit A that are still pending shall be transferred to the United States District Courts identified on Exhibit A pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); on or before 10/29/2019 the parties are DIRECTED to confer and to file in each pending individual member case identified in Exhibit A, all documents from the main MDL that the parties jointly deem relevant to constitute an appropriate record for the receiving court to consider; the Clerk is DIRECTED to use the appropriate function in CM/ECF to extract each member case listed on Exhibit A that remains pending and transfer it to the corresponding United States District Court listed on Exhibit A; after transfer of each member case listed in Exhibit A that is not dismissed prior to the Transfer Date, the Clerk is DIRECTED to formally close the case and strike it from the docket of this court. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 10/16/2019. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kew) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 31 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exhibit 2 - Letter)(Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 30 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 SHOW CAUSE ORDER directing that plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants named in cases on Exhibit 1 are directed to show cause in writing why they should not be sanctioned for failing to comply with the Order entered in MDL 2327 at ECF #7710 by Wednesday 4/24/2019; any filing must be made in the individual cases on Exhibit 1; the court will schedule a hearing at a later date. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/10/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit 1) (mwk) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER The court ORDERS that by 4/8/2019 plaintiffs' leadership and counsel for ALL defendants with cases identified on Exhibit A attached hereto are directed to go to the court's website at https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/MDL/ethicon/forms.html, complete and jointly submit one copy of the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet in Excel format as found on the court's website to the court at WVSDml_MDL_Transfers@wvsd.uscourts.gov; the parties shall use the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet on the court's website, as it is already partially completed; if the court's docket sheet for any case on Exhibit A indicates that the case has closed prior to or after the entry of this order, the parties are directed to so indicate on the Transfer/Remand Information Spreadsheet and need not complete the requested information on the Spreadsheet; the court cautions that many of these cases name other MDL defendants in addition to the Ethicon defendants; the court expects any necessary coordination from all defendants remaining in the cases on Exhibit A. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/26/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (sak) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 25, 2018 Filing 27 OPPOSITION by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close to #22 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachment: #1 Proposed Order)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 23, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITIONS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Sonya Watts, Jeannie Bartholomew on dates and at times to be determined. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 23, 2018 Filing 25 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITIONS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Sonya Watts, Jeannie Bartholomew on dates and at times to be determined. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting the Motions filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Substitute Susan M. Robinson as Counsel in lieu of David B. Thomas, and to Substitute William M. Gage as Counsel in lieu of Christy D. Jones; the Clerk is directed to terminate Christy D. Jones and to substitute William M. Gage as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which Christy D. Jones is associated, and to terminate David B. Thomas and to substitute Susan M. Robinson as counsel of record, both on the main master docket and for each individual member case in MDL 2327 with which David B. Thomas is associated. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 5/24/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 17, 2018 Filing 23 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson in support of #22 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
October 17, 2018 Filing 22 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case Specific Expert Witnesses and Defendant's Non-Retained Expert Disclosures. (Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 21, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Jeffrey Royal Johnson on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Johnson, Jeffrey) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 20, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE of Filing Subpoena by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson re: #18 Amended Notice of Video Deposition. (Attachments: #1 Appendix Schedule A, #2 Appendix Deposition Protocol)(Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 20, 2018 Filing 18 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Michael Maddox, M.D. on 7/9/2018 at 1:00 p.m. (Attachment: #1 PTO #38)(Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 PRETRIAL ORDER # 303 (Amended Docket Control Order Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) Because the court has determined there was confusion as to expert deadlines, changes have been made to Paragraph A of PTO # 280. The parties are advised that while this order will be entered in the individual cases in the coming days, it is effective as of the day it was entered in the main MDL. The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: The following deadlines immediately apply in all Wave 8 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 03/19/2018; Defendant Fact Sheets due by 04/19/2018; Deadline for written discovery requests due by 05/18/2018; Expert disclosures served by plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 07/13/2018; Expert disclosure served by defendants pursuant to Fed R. Civ P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/13/2018; Expert disclosure served for rebuttal pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 26 as limited by 3.a. of this order due by 08/20/2018; Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 10/04/2018; Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 10/18/2018; Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 11/01/2018; Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/18/2018; Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/25/2018; Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 11/01/2018. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 6/13/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases) (pma) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 7, 2018 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case-Specific Expert Witnesses. (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
May 18, 2018 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 24, 2018 Filing 14 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Cynthia Close on April 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 20, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Cynthia Close on April 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 19, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Eileen Marie Somers on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson. (Somers, Eileen) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 19, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Anita Modak-Truran on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Modak-Truran, Anita) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 PRETRIAL ORDER # 280 (Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 8 Cases) THIS PRETRIAL ORDER SETS MANDATORY DEADLINES FOR MOST OF THE REMAINING ETHICON, INC. CASES. The court ORDERS that this Docket Control Order be filed in the main MDL and, as of the time of that filing in every case listed on Exhibit A (hereinafter "Wave 8 cases") becomes subject to the deadlines in this Docket Control Order. For any cases in the Ethicon, Inc. MDL with a Covidien Wave 1 flag, the stay on the flagged Covidien Wave 1 cases is lifted and the Covidien Wave 1 cases in the Ethicon MDL are incorporated in the Ethicon, Inc., Wave 8 cases and subject to this Docket Control Order. The following deadlines apply in all Wave 8 cases: A. Scheduling Deadlines. Plaintiff Fact Sheets due by 3/19/2018, Defendant Fact Sheets due by 4/19/2018, Deadline for written discovery requests due by 5/18/2018, Expert disclosure by plaintiffs due by 6/04/2018, Expert disclosure by defendants due by 7/05/2018, Expert disclosure for rebuttal purposes due by 7/23/2018, Deposition deadline and close of discovery due by 9/04/2018, Deadline to file list of general causation experts in each individual Wave 8 case due by 9/11/2018, Filing of Dispositive Motions due by 9/21/2018, Response to Dispositive Motions due by 10/05/2018, Reply to response to dispositive motions due by 10/12/2018, Filing of Daubert motions due by 10/05/2018, Responses to Daubert motions due by 10/19/2018, and Reply to response to Daubert motions due by 10/26/2018. B.4. Confidential Documents. In the event there are issues related to sealing of confidential documents that the parties are unable to resolve, they must be brought to the court's attention in a consolidated manner as follows: Any consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 8/10/2018, and any response is due by 8/24/2018. Any reply is due by 8/31/2018. C.1. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 8/27/2018 the parties shall meet and confer concerning the appropriate venue for each of the cases, and the parties are ORDERED to submit joint venue recommendations to the court by 9/03/2018. Additional directives are set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/30/2018. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 8 Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kp) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
January 30, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Michael Maddox on 5/17/18 at 9:00 a.m. (Jones, Alyson) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
June 7, 2017 Filing 8 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Cynthia Close, Terrance Close. (Gomez, Christopher) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 3, 2016 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Kari L. Sutherland on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
January 7, 2016 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by William M. Gage for Christy Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
January 27, 2015 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Christy D. Jones on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Jones, Christy) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
April 15, 2013 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David B. Thomas on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon, LLC, Johnson & Johnson. (Thomas, David) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 25, 2013 Filing 3 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 41 (Defendant Fact Sheet) entered on 03/15/2013 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (Attachment: #1 Defendant's Fact Sheet) (jap) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 22, 2013 Filing 2 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, LLC, and Ethicon, 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). (jap) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]
March 22, 2013 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $350.00. Receipt # 0425-2297688. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (jap) [Transferred from wvsd on 11/6/2019.]

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