Ellis et al v. Ethicon, Inc. et al (JRG2)
Plaintiff: William Ray Ellis and Kimberly Joan Ellis
Defendant: Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon LLC
Case Number: 2:2020cv00223
Filed: October 27, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: J Ronnie Greer
Referring Judge: H Bruce Guyton
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 23, 2020 Filing 91 MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re #90 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari)
December 23, 2020 Filing 90 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Amended Plaintiff Fact Sheet Excerpts, #2 Exhibit B - Penny Knight, M.D. Depo Transcript Excerpts, #3 Exhibit C - Lowell McCauley, M.D. Depo Transcript Excerpts, #4 Exhibit D - Case Specific Expert Report of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D.)(Sutherland, Kari)
December 15, 2020 Filing 89 STATUS REPORT by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari)
December 1, 2020 Filing 88 Notice of Attorney Withdrawal of Counsel Pursuant to Local Rule 83.4(f) Attorney Lauren Kaplan terminated. (Day, Justin)
December 1, 2020 Filing 87 NOTICE by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis Notice of Remaining Claims (Day, Justin)
November 30, 2020 Filing 86 NOTICE by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson No Settlement (Sutherland, Kari)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER granting #83 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You MUST register as an E-Filer here: #https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/regWizard.jsf; granting #84 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You MUST register as an E-Filer here: #https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/regWizard.jsf. Signed by Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton on 11/30/2020. (This entry constitutes the complete Order of the Court). (AGA)
November 30, 2020 Clerk's Verification of PHV Requirements is complete regarding document: #83 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Edward A. Wallace ( Filing fee $ 90 receipt number ATNEDC-4568352.) filed by William Ray Ellis, Kimberly Joan Ellis, #84 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Timothy E. Jackson ( Filing fee $ 90 receipt number ATNEDC-4568363.) filed by William Ray Ellis, Kimberly Joan Ellis . (AMP)
November 25, 2020 Filing 84 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Timothy E. Jackson ( Filing fee $ 90 receipt number ATNEDC-4568363.) by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Day, Justin)
November 25, 2020 Filing 83 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Edward A. Wallace ( Filing fee $ 90 receipt number ATNEDC-4568352.) by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Day, Justin)
November 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER. Now before the Court is the Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Opinion of Pathologist Elizabeth A. Laposata, M.D. #42 , and Motion to Limit or Exclude Case-Specific Testimony and Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. #44 The Court hereby DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the motions. #42 , #44 The parties are ORDERED to meet and confer on or before December 18, 2020, to discuss whether the above referenced motions remain at issue, or can otherwise be resolved by the parties. Signed by Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton on 11/25/20. (ADA)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 81 ORDER: The Court recently learned that the parties in a related case, Thorne v. Ethicon, Inc., et al., 3:20-CV-00284-JRG-HBG, have entered into a global settlement agreement consisting of several hundred plaintiffs. The parties in this case are ORDERED to inform the Court, within seven days of this Order's date, as to whether this case is among those comprising the global settlement. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 11/24/2020. (AMP)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ORDER: The Court is not inclined to devote its limited resources to addressing moot claims, nor is it inclined to play catch-up by scavenging through a voluminous record to ascertain which of Mrs. Ellis' claims, after a multi-year hiatus in MDL proceedings, remain pending and which do not. Instead, the Court will rightly place the onus on the parties to identify the pending claims. The Court therefore ORDERS as follows. See Order for details. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 11/24/2020. (AMP)
November 18, 2020 Filing 79 NOTICE of Deficiency (Pro Hac): Attorneys Lauren Kaplan and Edward A. Wallace are not admitted (See LR 83.5). This matter will be referred to a magistrate judge if a pro hac motion is not filed within 15 days of this Notice. A form motion can be found here: https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/forms/motion-admission-pro-hac-vice. (Copy of Notice mailed to Lauren Kaplan) (AMP)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 78 ORDER granting #77 Defendants' Motion to Withdraw Appearance of Counsel. Attorneys Jones, Gage, Thomas, Robinson, and Combs are RELIEVED of their duties as counsel in this matter Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on November 12, 2020. (AYB)
November 11, 2020 Filing 77 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Ethicon LLC, Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Sutherland, Kari)
November 11, 2020 Filing 76 NOTICE of Appearance by Kari L Sutherland on behalf of Ethicon LLC, Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (Sutherland, Kari)
November 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2(d)(3), the undersigned finds that the above-captioned case is related to Barbara Sue Hodge, et al. v. Ethicon, et al., No. 3:20-CV-274. Because the first of these cases was assigned to District Judge J. Ronnie Greer and Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton, this case will also be assigned to District Judge J. Ronnie Greer and Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton. However, consolidation is not ordered.Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on 11/4/20. (ABF)
November 4, 2020 District Judge J Ronnie Greer and Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton added. (ABF)
October 27, 2020 Filing 74 Case transferred in from District of West Virginia Southern; Case Number 2:15-cv-03465.
October 27, 2020 Case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Guyton for related case determination. (AMP)
October 20, 2020 Filing 73 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 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' Amended 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 (8520) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (8612) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Mot to Exclude Thomas Wright)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 72 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2060) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2065) - Pls' Mem in Support of 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 (7346) Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2910) Defs Supp Resp and Notice of Adoption of Resp Regarding Timothy Ulatowski, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (8529) Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (8623) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Mot to Exclude Timothy Ulatowski)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 71 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2205) Part 1 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2205) Part 2 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2205) Part 3 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2206) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2287) Part 1 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2287) Part 2 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2297) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 1 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 2 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (2552) Part 3 - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (2825) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (2826) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (2942) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (3053) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Steven MacLean, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (8496) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Steven Maclean, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (8609) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp Regarding Steven Maclean)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 70 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2003) - Pls' Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2004) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2175) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2240) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2469) Pls Amended Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2470) Pls Amended Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2618) - Pls' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2728) - Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Salil Khandwala, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2925) Defs Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (8494) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude Salil Khandwala, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (8634) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp Regarding Salil Khandwala)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers)(msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 69 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (8561) Part 1 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Charles Hanes, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (8561) Part 2 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Charles Hanes, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (8561) Part 3 - Pls' Mot to Exclude Charles Hanes, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (8564) - Pls' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Charles Hanes, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (8655) - Defs' Resp to Pls' Mot to Exclude Charles Hanes)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 68 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (6876) Pls Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (6877) Pls Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (7020) Part 1 Defs' Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (7020) Part 2 Defs' Resp to Pls Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (8476) Notice of Adoption of Pls' Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (8648) Notice of Adoption of Defs' Resp to Mot to Exclude C. Bryce Bowling)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 67 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (5332) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (5333) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (5482) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (5548) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (8541) Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (8599) - Notice of Adoption of Pls Resp to Defs Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 66 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2049) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2163) Part 3 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2241) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 5 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 6 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 7 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 8 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 9 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 10 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 11 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 12 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 13 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #19 Exhibit MDL ECF (2047) Part 14 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #20 Exhibit MDL ECF (2668) - Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Bruce Rosenzweig, #21 Exhibit MDL ECF (2817) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #22 Exhibit MDL ECF (2818) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #23 Exhibit MDL ECF (2931) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #24 Exhibit MDL ECF (3024) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Bruce Rosenzweig, #25 Exhibit MDL ECF (4186) Order Adopting Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Bruce Rosenzweig)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 65 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2188) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2188) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2188) Part 3 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2188) Part 4 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2200) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (3626) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (3626) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (3630) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 3 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 4 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 5 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (3767) Part 6 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (3855) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (8519) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (8588) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 64 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (1978) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 5 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 6 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 7 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 8 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 9 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 10 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 11 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 12 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 13 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 14 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 15 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 16 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 17 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 18 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #19 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 19 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #20 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 20 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #21 Exhibit MDL ECF (1978) Part 21 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge, #22 Exhibit MDL ECF (1982) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Uwe Klinge)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 63 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (1977) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (1977) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (1977) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (1981) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2100) - Defs' Mot to Substitute Amended Exhibit A to Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2164) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2210) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2698) Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Scott Guelcher, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (4573) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (4574) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (4675) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (4675) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #16 Exhibit MDL ECF (4692) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #17 Exhibit MDL ECF (6401) Order Adopting Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Scott Guelcher, #18 Exhibit MDL ECF (8511) - Notice of Adoption of Defs' Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher, #19 Exhibit MDL ECF (8584) - Notice of Adoption of Pls' Resp to Mot to Exclude Scott Guelcher)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/21/2020 to add party filers) (msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 62 CONTINUED JOINT DESIGNATION OF RECORD for MDL transfers re: 2:12-md-02327 - Ethicon, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit ECF #61 CONTINUED, MDL ECF (2038) Part 1 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #2 Exhibit MDL ECF (2038) Part 2 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #3 Exhibit MDL ECF (2038) Part 3 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (2038) Part 4 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (2038) Part 5 - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (2040) - Defs' Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #7 Exhibit MDL ECF (2176) Part 1 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #8 Exhibit MDL ECF (2176) Part 2 - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #9 Exhibit MDL ECF (2213) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #10 Exhibit MDL ECF (3588) - Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #11 Exhibit MDL ECF (3589) Defs Mem in Support of Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #12 Exhibit MDL ECF (3758) - Pls' Resp to Defs' Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #13 Exhibit MDL ECF (3840) - Defs' Reply in Support of Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #14 Exhibit MDL ECF (8539) - Notice of Adoption of Defs Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas, #15 Exhibit MDL ECF (8581) - Notice of Adoption of Pls Resp to Mot to Exclude Jerry Blaivas)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/20/2020 to add party filers)(msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 20, 2020 Filing 61 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 (240) Master Answer of Ethicon LLC to First Amended Master Complaint, #4 Exhibit MDL ECF (241) Master Answer of Johnson & Johnson to First Amended Master Complaint, #5 Exhibit MDL ECF (262) - Short Form Complaint, #6 Exhibit MDL ECF (263) Amended Short Form Complaint)(Gage, William) (Modified on 10/20/2020 to add party filers)(msa). [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 60 TRANSFER ORDER FOR CASES ON EXHIBIT A directing that on 10/23/2020 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 10/22/2020 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 10/9/2020. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit A) (kew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 9, 2019 Filing 59 RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS to #57 Notice to Take or Amend Deposition by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis (Attachments: #1 EXHIBIT A - Notice to Take Deposition of Elizabeth A Laposata M.D. dated 10-02-19)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 9, 2019 Filing 58 RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS to #56 Notice to Take or Amend Deposition by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis (Attachments: #1 EXHIBIT A - Notice to Take Deposition of Elizabeth A Laposata M.D. dated 10-01-19)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 2, 2019 Filing 57 NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Elizabeth A. Laposata on 10/8/2019 at 4:00 p.m. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 1, 2019 Filing 56 NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Elizabeth A. Laposata on 10/7/2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
September 25, 2019 Filing 55 REPLY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #54 Response In Opposition. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
September 18, 2019 Filing 54 RESPONSE by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis in opposition to #53 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Strike Plaintiffs' Affidavit. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Kimberly Ellis)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
September 4, 2019 Filing 53 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Strike Exhibit C attached to #48 Response In Opposition (Attachment: #1 Exhibit A)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
September 4, 2019 Filing 52 REPLY by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #48 Response In Opposition. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit D, #2 Exhibit E, #3 Exhibit F)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 29, 2019 Filing 51 MEMORANDUM by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis in opposition to #42 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions of Pathologist Elizabeth A. Laposata, M.D. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Rule 26 Expert Report of Elizabeth A Laposata MD)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 29, 2019 Filing 50 MEMORANDUM by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis in opposition to #44 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude Case Specific Testimony and Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Excerpts from Rosenzweig Case Specific Report, #2 Exhibit B - Rosenzweig General Report, #3 Exhibit C - Excerpts from Dr. Bruce Rosenzweig Deposition Transcript)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 29, 2019 Filing 49 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #45 Amended Notice of Video Deposition of Dr. Thomas Wright. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 28, 2019 Filing 48 RESPONSE by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis in opposition to #40 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Excerpts and Exhibits from Dr. Penny Knight Deposition Transcript, #2 Exhibit B - Excerpts from Dr. Lowell McCauley Deposition Transcript, #3 Exhibit C - Declaration of Kimberly Ellis, #4 Exhibit D - Excerpts from Dr. Bruce Rosenzweig Case-Specific Report, #5 Exhibit E - Excerpts from Dr. Charles Hanes Deposition Transcript, #6 Exhibit F - Excerpts from Dr. Bruce Rosenzweig Deposition Transcript, #7 Exhibit G - Excerpts from Dr. Bruce Rosenzweig General Report)(Day, Justin) (Modified on 8/29/2019 to remove link to #41 memorandum in support)(msa) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 22, 2019 Filing 47 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #43 Amended Notice of Taking Video Depositions of Defendants Expert Witnesses. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 22, 2019 Filing 46 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #43 Amended Notice of Taking Video Deposition of Defendants Expert Witnesses. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 20, 2019 Filing 45 AMENDED NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEO DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Dr. Thomas Wright on September 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Amended Subpoena for Deposition of Dr Thomas Wright)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 15, 2019 Filing 44 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Limit or Exclude Case- Specific Testimony and Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. and MEMORANDUM. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 15, 2019 Filing 43 AMENDED NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEO DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Dr. Charles Hanes; Dr. Steve Maclean on 08/23/2019; 09/06/2019 at 10:00 am respectively (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Amended Subpoena for Deposition - Dr. Hanes, #3 Amended Subpoena for Deposition - Dr. Maclean)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 14, 2019 Filing 42 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions of Pathologist Elizabeth A. Laposata, M.D.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 13, 2019 Filing 41 MEMORANDUM by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in support of #40 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 13, 2019 Filing 40 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Partial Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 8, 2019 Filing 39 NOTICE of Subpoena to Testify at Deposition in a Civil Action by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson re: #38 Notice to Take or Amend Deposition (Attachments: #1 FRCP 45)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 8, 2019 Filing 38 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of C. Bryce Bowling, M.D. on 08/29/19 at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) (Attachments: #1 Appendix Deposition Protocol)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 7, 2019 Filing 37 NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEO DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Dr. Naoko Kinoshita on 08/09/2019 at 9:00 a.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Subpoena Duces Tecum for Deposition of Dr Kinoshita)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 1, 2019 Filing 36 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of C. Bryce Bowling, M.D. on 08/22/19 at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) (Attachments: #1 Appendix Subpoena, #2 Appendix Deposition Protocol)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 31, 2019 Filing 35 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL With Prejudice by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Edwards, Adam) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 26, 2019 Filing 34 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Friends and Family on TBD at TBD (Pepke, Amy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 25, 2019 Filing 33 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Video Deposition of Dr. Salil Khandwala Scheduled for July 29, 2019 by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis re: #28 Notice to Take or Amend Deposition,, (Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 24, 2019 Filing 32 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #28 Notice to Take Video Depositions of Defendants' Expert Witnesses, as they relate to Dr. Thomas Wright. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 24, 2019 Filing 31 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #28 Notice to Take Video Depositions of Defendants' Expert Witnesses, as they relate to Dr. Steve Maclean. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 24, 2019 Filing 30 OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to #28 Notice to Take Video Depositions of Defendants' Expert Witnesses, as they relate to Dr. Charles Hanes. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 23, 2019 Filing 29 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Lauren Kaplan on behalf of Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Kaplan, Lauren) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 17, 2019 Filing 28 NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEO DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Dr. Khandwala; Dr. Wright; Dr. Maclean; Dr. Hanes; Dr. Bowling on 07/29/2019; 07/30/2019; 07/31/2019; 08/16/2019; 08/21/2019 at 5:30 p.m. respectively (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr. Khandwala, #3 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr. Wright, #4 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr. Maclean, #5 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr. Hanes, #6 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr. Bowling)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 12, 2019 Filing 27 NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Jenna L. Walters, M.D. on 08/19/2019 at 9:00 a.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Subpoena for Deposition of Dr Jenna Walters)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
July 10, 2019 Filing 26 AMENDED NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Penny Knight, MD on 07/17/2019 at 5:30 pm (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PTO 38 Deposition Protocol, #2 Exhibit Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition to Penny Knight, MD)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 27, 2019 Filing 25 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 West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 26, 2019 Filing 24 NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Jeffrey R. Dell, M.D. on July 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Subpoena Duces Tecum for Deposition of Jeffrey R Dell, M.D.)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 26, 2019 Filing 23 NOTICE TO TAKE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis of Tracy Powell Jackson, M.D. on July 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order #38 - Deposition Protocol, #2 Subpoena Duces Tecum for Deposition of Dr Jackson)(Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 18, 2019 Filing 22 NOTICE OF DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. on July 26, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. (Gage, William) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 13, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Lowell McCauley, MD on July 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Order No. 38, #2 Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
May 24, 2019 Filing 20 NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Penny Knight, MD on 07/16/2019 at 5:30 pm (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PTO #38 Deposition Protocol, #2 Exhibit Subpoena to Testify at Deposition to Penny Knight, MD)(Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 11, 2019 Filing 19 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Justin G. Day on behalf of Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Day, Justin) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 11, 2019 Filing 18 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Adam Arthur Edwards on behalf of Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Edwards, Adam) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 11, 2019 Filing 17 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of William Ellis on May 28, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. (Pepke, Amy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 11, 2019 Filing 16 NOTICE OF VIDEO DEPOSITION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson of Kimberly Ellis on May 28, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. (Pepke, Amy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 14, 2019 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ethicon, Inc. for Ethicon Inc's First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, and Requests for Production. (Pepke, Amy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 14, 2019 Filing 14 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Amy Pepke on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Pepke, Amy) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 12, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE AND COUNSEL CONTACT INFORMATION FORM by Andrew David Tharp on behalf of Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson. (Tharp, Andrew) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
February 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 PRETRIAL ORDER # 328 (Docket Control Order - Ethicon, Inc. Wave 11 Cases) The cases on Exhibit A are: 1. removed from the pending inactive docket; and 2. placed on the active docket. As to the cases on Exhibits A and B: 1. The cases are no longer eligible for return to the inactive docket nor may notices of settlement be filed to relieve the parties from scheduling deadlines; 2. To the extent other defendants, in addition to Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, are named in the cases on Exhibits A and B, the deadlines below also apply to them; 3. The Clerk will file this Docket Control Order in the main MDL and, as of the time of that filing in the main MDL, every case listed on Exhibits A and B (hereinafter referred to as "Wave 11 cases") becomes subject to the deadlines in this Docket Control Order.; and 4. The following deadlines immediately apply in all Ethicon Wave 11 cases with one important exception. If any of the cases on any exhibit were previously on a docket control order and dispositive and Daubert deadlines had passed before such cases became inactive, the parties may not file or refile dispositive or Daubert motions without first seeking leave of court for good cause shown. A. SCHEDULING DEADLINES.. The following deadlines shall apply in all Ethicon Wave 11 cases: Plaintiff Fact Sheets due 02/15/2019; Defendant Fact Sheets due 02/22/2019; Deadline for written discovery requests due 03/25/2019; Expert disclosures served by plaintiffs due 05/24/2019; Expert disclosure served by defendants due 06/24/2019; Expert disclosure served for rebuttal due 07/01/2019; Deposition deadline and close of discovery due 08/01/2019; Filing of dispositive motions due 08/14/2019; Response to dispositive motions due 08/28/2019; Reply to response to dispositive motions due 09/04/2019; Filing of Daubert motions due 08/14/2019; Responses to Daubert motions due 08/29/2019; Reply to response to Daubert motions due 09/05/2019. B. MOTION PRACTICE. 3. Confidential Documents. Any consolidated motion to seal is due on or before 6/27/2019, and any response is due by 7/11/2019. Any reply is due by 7/18/2019. The court expects full compliance with Local Rule of Civil Procedure 26.4(c). C. CASES READY FOR TRANSFER, REMAND OR TRIAL 1. Venue Recommendations. By no later than 7/8/2019, 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 7/15/2019. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 2/4/2019. (cc: Clerk of the JPMDL; attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Ethicon Wave 11 cases identified on Exhibits A and B) (ts) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 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 West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
August 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER The deadline to submit joint motions of dismissal is extended to 10/31/2018 for all cases in MDL 2327 currently on an inactive docket. All remaining provisions of Inactive Docket Orders entered in MDL 2327 and individual cases remain in effect. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 8/15/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases on inactive docket) (ts) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
May 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER (CHANGE TO CHARACTERIZATION BY CLERK'S OFFICE OF CASES ON INACTIVE DOCKET) It is directed that in all cases with an inactive docket order which resulted in "Closed" and "MDL Ethicon Inactive" flags on the docket sheet, the Clerk is directed to update the docket by removing the "Closed" flag from the docket sheet and leaving the "MDL Ethicon Inactive" flag, for reasons set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 4/26/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Member Cases Flagged "Closed" and "MDL Ethicon Inactive") (mek) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER The deadline to submit joint motions of dismissal is extended to 8/31/2018 for all cases in MDL 2327 currently on an inactive docket. All remaining provisions of Inactive Docket Orders entered in MDL 2327 and individual cases remain in effect. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/16/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases on inactive docket) (lca) (ADI) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
October 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER The deadline to submit joint motions of dismissal is extended to 3/31/2018 for all cases in MDL 2327 currently on an inactive docket. All remaining provisions of Inactive Docket Orders entered in MDL 2327 and individual cases remain in effect. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 10/19/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases on inactive docket) (mks) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
September 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 INACTIVE DOCKET ORDER: The court has been advised that the plaintiff(s) and Ethicon, Inc. have reached a settlement with regard to Ethicon. All discovery deadlines are continued until further order of the court. The Clerk is directed to retire this case from the active docket. Plaintiff(s) and Ethicon may submit an agreed order of dismissal with prejudice on or before 10/31/2017; if settlements are not finalized and dismissal orders are not submitted by then the Court will have a hearing to determine the appropriate action pertaining to any remaining cases on the inactive docket. Counsel for plaintiffs and defendant(s) are directed to provide quarterly reports as to their progress in dismissing cases on the inactive docket. The court will reinstate the case to the active docket if one of the parties shows good cause for such reinstatement. This Order is related to the Proposed Inactive Docket Order filed at ECF No. 4426 in MDL Case No. 2327 Ethicon. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 9/27/2017. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (st) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
June 20, 2017 Filing 5 PLAINTIFF PROFILE FORM filed by Kimberly Joan Ellis, William Ray Ellis. (Coleman, Gregory) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 24, 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 West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
April 10, 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 West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 24, 2015 Filing 2 TRANSMITTED PRETRIAL ORDER # 167 (QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER)entered on 02/26/2015 in MDL 2327 to attorneys in member case. (kw) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]
March 23, 2015 Filing 1 SHORT FORM COMPLAINT. Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt # 0425-3779803. (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (tlg) [Transferred from West Virginia Southern on 10/27/2020.]

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Plaintiff: William Ray Ellis
Represented By: Greg Frederic Coleman
Represented By: Justin G. Day
Represented By: Adam Arthur Edwards
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Plaintiff: Kimberly Joan Ellis
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Defendant: Ethicon, Inc.
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Defendant: Johnson & Johnson
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