CESSNA et al v ETHICON INC et al
Plaintiff: WILLIAM CESSNA and PHYLLIS CESSNA
Defendant: ETHICON INC and JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Case Number: 7:2020cv00037
Filed: March 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: W LOUIS SANDS
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
March 9, 2020 Filing 48 Consent Form (28 USC 636(c)(1)) sent to PHYLLIS CESSNA, WILLIAM CESSNA. (sbd)
March 9, 2020 Filing 47 Case transferred in District Transfer from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:15-cv-05211. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. **The Notice of Electronic Filing serves as certification for these transferred documents.**
March 9, 2020 US DISTRICT JUDGE W LOUIS SANDS added. (sbd)
March 9, 2020 NOTICE TO COUNSEL CHRISTOPHER A GOMEZ, Lisa S. Dagostino, LEE B BALEFSKY, MICHELLE L TIGER, DAVID B. THOMAS, CHRISTY D JONES, KARI L SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM M GAGE, S Eric Rumanek, SUSAN M ROBINSON - Counsel is notified that they do not show in the court records that they meet the required attorney admissions policies of this court. If within 14 days of this notice all requirements, including the payment of Pro Hac Vice or admissions fees, have not been met, a show cause hearing will be scheduled. (sbd)
March 2, 2020 Filing 46 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (1986) Pls Amended Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (1988) Pls Amended Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2143) Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (3844) Pls Reply to Notice of Adoption of Resp of Thomas Wright, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (6864) Notice of Adoption of Pls Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6973) Notice of Adoption of Defs Resp to Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (7119) Notice of Adoption of Pls Reply of Thomas Wright)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 45 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2060) - Pls Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2065) Pls Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2134) Defs Resp to Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2232) Pls Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2910) Defs Supp Resp and Notice of Adoption of Resp Regarding Timothy Ulatowski, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6860) Notice of Adoption of Pls Mot of Timothy Ulatowski, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (6965) Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp Regarding Timothy Ulatowski, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (7143) Notice of Adoption of Pls' Reply of Timothy Ulatowski)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 44 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit MDL ECF (2039) - Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2042) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2187) Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2247) Pls Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2455) Part 1 Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2455) Part 2 Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2458) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2553) Part 1 Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2553) Part 2 Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (2553) Part 3 Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (2621) Pls Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (2839) Part 1 Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (2839) Part 2 Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (2841) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (2957) Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (3037) Pls Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (6857) Notice of Adoption of Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (6972) Notice of Adoption of Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames, #19 Exhibit MDL ECF (7113) Notice of Adoption of Reply in Support of Pls Mot to Exclude Shelby Thames)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 43 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2017) Pls Mot to Exclude Barry Schlafstein, #2 MDL ECF (2019) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Barry Schlafstein, #3 MDL ECF (2174) Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Barry Schlafstein, #4 MDL ECF (6847) Notice of Adoption of Pls Mot to Exclude Barry Schlafstein, #5 MDL ECF (6970) Notice of Adoption of Defs Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude Barry Schlafstein)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 42 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2035) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Christina Pramudji, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2037) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Christina Pramudji, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2153) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Christina Pramudji, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2236) - Pls' Reply in Support of Pls' Mot to Exclude Christina Pramudji, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2530) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Christina Pramudji, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6829) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot of Christina Pramudji, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (7037) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp Regarding Christina Pramudji, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (7138) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Reply of Christina Pramudji)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 41 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2759) - Def's Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2760) - Def's Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2949) - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (3017) - Defs Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (6821) Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (6958) Notice of Adoption of Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (7177) Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot to Exclude Peggy Pence)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 40 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2029) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2031) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2169) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2212) - Defs' Reply Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2832) - Defs Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2833) Defs Mem in Support of Supp Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2904) Pls Resp to Defs Supp Mot to Exclude Michael Margolis and Notice of Adoption, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (6868) Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot as to Michael Margolis, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (6953) Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp of Michael Margolis)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers)(msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 39 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (3626) Part 1 - Def's Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (3626) Part 2 - Def's Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (3630) - Def's Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 1 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 2 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 3 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 4 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (3855) - Defs Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (6648) Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (6833) Amended Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot Exclude Uwe Klinge, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (6926) Notice of Adoption of Pls Resp Defs Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (7123) Notice of Adoption of Defs Reply of Uwe Klinge)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 38 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (3619) Part 1 - Def's Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (3619) Part 2 - Def's Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (3621) - Def's Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Valimir Iakovlev, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (3790) Part 1 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (3790) Part 2 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (3790) Part 3 - Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (3865) Defs Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (6874) Part 1 Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (6874) Part 2 Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (6874) Part 3 - Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (6875) Defs Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (7038) Notice of Adoption of Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (7045) Pls Response to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (7085) Pls Adoption of Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (7183) Defs Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Vladimir Iakovlev)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 37 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #36 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2082) Part 1 Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2082) Part 2 Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2082) Part 3 Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2191) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2815) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2952) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (5339) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (5339) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (5340) - Defs' Mem in Support of Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (5491) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (6842) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Daniel Elliott, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (6922) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp of Daniel Elliott)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
March 2, 2020 Filing 36 JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit MDL ECF (238) First Amended Master Long Form Complaint, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (239) Master Answer of Ethicon, Inc. to First Amended Master Complaint, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (241) Master Answer of Johnson & Johnson to First Amended Master Complaint, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (262) - Short Form Complaint, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (263) Amended Short Form Complaint)(Gage, William) (Modified on 3/3/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
February 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A It is DIRECTED that on 03/06/2020 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 03/05/2020 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 02/21/2020. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kew) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 34 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exh 1 - List of Cases, #2 Exhibit Exh 2 - Letter)(Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 33 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Phyllis Cessna, William Cessna (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 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 3/9/2020.]
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 31 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) (mwk) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 31, 2018 Filing 30 REPLY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #28 Memorandum In Opposition. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 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 3/9/2020.]
October 24, 2018 Filing 28 MEMORANDUM by Phyllis Cessna, William Cessna in opposition to #25 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 24, 2018 Filing 27 OPPOSITION by Phyllis Cessna, William Cessna to #25 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Service, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E)(Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 18, 2018 Filing 26 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in support of #25 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 18, 2018 Filing 25 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Phyllis Cessna Plaintiff Fact Sheet, #2 Exhibit Dr. Quinif Deposition, #3 Exhibit Phyllis Cessna Deposition)(Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of William Cessna on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of William Cessna, Jr. on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Wesley Cessna on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Tommie Cessna on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Roxanne Billiot on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Richard Cessna on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dawn Cessna on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 2, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dale Billiot on a date and at a time to be determined. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
August 15, 2018 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Designation and Disclosure of General and Case Specific Expert Witnesses and Defendants Non-Retained Expert Disclosures. (Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
June 22, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Phyllis Cessna on July 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 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: 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; and 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) (mek) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
May 18, 2018 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc. for First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production to Plaintiff. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Nicholas J. Quinif, M.D. on May 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Attachment: #1 PTO #38)(Norden, David) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 9, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by S. Eric Rumanek on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Rumanek, S.) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 9, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Halli D. Cohn on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Cohn, Halli) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
February 15, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Lee B. Balefsky for Lisa Dagostino on behalf of Phyllis Cessna, William Cessna. (Balefsky, Lee) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
January 31, 2018 Filing 7 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Dr. Nicholas Quinif on 3/16/2018 at 9:00 a.m. (Gage, William) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 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) (ts) (ADI) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
October 13, 2017 Filing 6 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 3/9/2020.]
June 7, 2017 Filing 5 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Phyllis Cessna, William Cessna. (Gomez, Christopher) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
July 13, 2015 Filing 4 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 3/9/2020.]
June 15, 2015 Filing 3 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by David B. Thomas on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Thomas, David) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 28, 2015 Filing 2 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 172 (Final Order Regarding Severance of Actions) entered on 04/24/2015 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (kw) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]
April 27, 2015 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt # 0425-3857560. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (mh) [Transferred from wvsd on 3/9/2020.]

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Plaintiff: WILLIAM CESSNA
Represented By: MICHELLE L TIGER
Represented By: LEE B BALEFSKY
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER A GOMEZ
Represented By: Lisa S. Dagostino
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Plaintiff: PHYLLIS CESSNA
Represented By: MICHELLE L TIGER
Represented By: LEE B BALEFSKY
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER A GOMEZ
Represented By: Lisa S. Dagostino
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Defendant: ETHICON INC
Represented By: DAVID F NORDEN
Represented By: S Eric Rumanek
Represented By: SUSAN M ROBINSON
Represented By: CHRISTY D JONES
Represented By: WILLIAM M GAGE
Represented By: DAVID B. THOMAS
Represented By: KARI L SUTHERLAND
Represented By: HALLI DEE COHN
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Defendant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Represented By: DAVID F NORDEN
Represented By: S Eric Rumanek
Represented By: SUSAN M ROBINSON
Represented By: CHRISTY D JONES
Represented By: WILLIAM M GAGE
Represented By: DAVID B. THOMAS
Represented By: KARI L SUTHERLAND
Represented By: HALLI DEE COHN
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