County of Falls v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. et al
Plaintiff: County of Falls
Defendant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Purdue Pharma, L.P., Actavis LLC, AbbVie Inc., Does 1-100, Inclusive, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Purdue Pharma, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbbVie Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, The Purdue Frederick Company, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., McKesson Corporation, Allergan plc and Watson Laboratories, Inc.
Case Number: 6:2018cv00047
Filed: February 15, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Office: Waco Office
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey C Manske
Referring Judge: Robert Pitman
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 28, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER GRANTING #5 Motion to Remand to State Court; DENYING #6 Motion to Amend/Correct. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jch)
March 27, 2018 Filing 35 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Under Rule 12 by Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma, L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company, Watson Laboratories, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
March 26, 2018 Filing 34 DEFENDANTS SUR-REPLY IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO REMAND, filed by AbbVie Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Allergan PLC, Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbbVie Inc., McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma, L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company, Watson Laboratories, Inc., re #5 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff County of Falls. (jch)
March 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #28 Motion for Leave to File entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Although Defendants state that Plaintiff opposes the instant Motion, the Court notes that Plaintiff has not filed a response justifying its opposition or contesting Defendants arguments in favor of leave to file a sur-reply. Accordingly, having considered the Motion and the grounds therefore, the Court GRANTS Defendants Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply in Support of their Opposition to the Motion to Remand.(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (nc)
March 23, 2018 Filing 33 RESPONSE to Motion, filed by County of Falls, re #5 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff County of Falls (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Carter, Amy)
March 23, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendant Abbvie Inc. by County of Falls (Carter, Amy)
March 23, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendant Knoll Pharmaceutical Company by County of Falls (Carter, Amy)
March 9, 2018 Filing 30 SUPPLEMENT Counter-Statement of Authority in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Perry, Charles)
March 7, 2018 Filing 29 SUPPLEMENT Authority by County of Falls. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(MacLemore, Dan)
March 6, 2018 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to File Distributor Defendants' Sur-Reply in Further Support of Their Opposition to the Motion to Remand by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
March 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER GRANTING #23 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Signed by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (tb)
March 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER GRANTING #21 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Signed by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (tb)
March 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER GRANTING #22 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Signed by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (tb)
March 1, 2018 Filing 24 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by McKesson Corporation. (Richards, Emery)
March 1, 2018 Filing 23 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 600022473) by County of Falls. (Attachments: #1 Receipt). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (jch)
March 1, 2018 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 600022475) by County of Falls. (Attachments: #1 Receipt). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (jch)
February 28, 2018 Filing 21 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 600022474) by County of Falls. (Attachments: #1 Receipt). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (jch)
February 28, 2018 Filing 20 RESPONSE in Support, filed by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation, re #6 MOTION to Amend/Correct #4 Amended MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed by Defendant Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Defendant McKesson Corporation, Defendant Cardinal Health, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Perry, Charles)
February 28, 2018 Filing 19 RESPONSE in Support, filed by County of Falls, re #5 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff County of Falls (MacLemore, Dan)
February 23, 2018 Filing 18 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation, re #5 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff County of Falls (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Perry, Charles)
February 23, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Emery Gullickson Richards on behalf of McKesson Corporation. Attorney Emery Gullickson Richards added to party McKesson Corporation(pty:dft) (Richards, Emery)
February 23, 2018 Filing 16 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Cardinal Health, Inc.. (Mengis, Michael)
February 23, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Warren Mengis on behalf of Cardinal Health, Inc. (Mengis, Michael)
February 23, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Noelle M. Reed on behalf of Purdue Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma, L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company. Attorney Noelle M. Reed added to party Purdue Pharma, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Noelle M. Reed added to party Purdue Pharma, L.P.(pty:dft), Attorney Noelle M. Reed added to party The Purdue Frederick Company(pty:dft) (Reed, Noelle)
February 22, 2018 Filing 13 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Amerisourcebergen Corporation. (Perry, Charles)
February 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Having considered the Motion and the grounds therefor, the Court GRANTS Defendants Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response under Rule 12. Defendants deadline to file a responsive pleading is March 29, 2018. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (nc)
February 22, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: AbbVie Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Actavis LLC answer due 3/29/2018; Actavis Pharma, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Allergan Finance LLC answer due 3/29/2018; Amerisourcebergen Corporation answer due 3/29/2018; Cardinal Health, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Endo Health Solutions Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Johnson & Johnson answer due 3/29/2018; Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbbVie Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; McKesson Corporation answer due 3/29/2018; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Purdue Pharma, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018; Purdue Pharma, L.P. answer due 3/29/2018; The Purdue Frederick Company answer due 3/29/2018; Watson Laboratories, Inc. answer due 3/29/2018. (jch)
February 21, 2018 Filing 12 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Under Rule 12 by AbbVie Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Allergan Finance LLC, Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbbVie Inc., McKesson Corporation, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma, Inc., Purdue Pharma, L.P., The Purdue Frederick Company, Watson Laboratories, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
February 21, 2018 Filing 11 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by County of Falls, re #4 Amended MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed by Defendant Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Defendant McKesson Corporation, Defendant Cardinal Health, Inc., #6 MOTION to Amend/Correct #4 Amended MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed by Defendant Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Defendant McKesson Corporation, Defendant Cardinal Health, Inc., #3 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed by Defendant Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Defendant McKesson Corporation, Defendant Cardinal Health, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B)(MacLemore, Dan)
February 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDERED that the Courts previous order dated February 20,2018, #9 , is VACATED. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jch)
February 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER GRANTING #3 Motion to Stay Case; GRANTING #4 Motion to Stay Case; GRANTING #6 Motion to Amend/Correct. This matter is hereby STAYED until the JPML rules on the motion to transfer this action. The movants are ORDERED to file a status report with this Court every 30 days, beginning 30 days from the date of this order. The movants are also ORDERED to notify the Court of the JPMLs ruling on the relevant transfer order upon its issuance. All pending matters and settings in this case are ABATED pending further order from this Court. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jch)
February 20, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dan N. MacLemore, IV on behalf of County of Falls. Attorney Dan N. MacLemore, IV added to party County of Falls(pty:pla) (MacLemore, Dan)
February 20, 2018 Filing 7 Letter sent to attorney Misty A. Farris and Heather V. Davis advising of admission status and other general procedures. (jgb)
February 19, 2018 Filing 6 MOTION to Amend/Correct #4 Amended MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
February 16, 2018 Filing 5 MOTION to Remand to State Court by County of Falls. (Attachments: #1 Memo in Support, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Brown, Craig)
February 16, 2018 Filing 4 Amended MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
February 16, 2018 Filing 3 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Ruling By United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Perry, Charles)
February 16, 2018 Filing 2 Letter sent to various attorneys advising of admission status and other general procedures. (jgb)
February 15, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation (Filing fee $400 receipt number 0542-10471072), filed by Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Perry, Charles)
February 15, 2018 Case assigned to Judge Robert Pitman. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (jgb)
February 15, 2018 CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (jgb)

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Defendant: Cardinal Health, Inc.
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Plaintiff: County of Falls
Represented By: Craig W. Brown
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