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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT MERCK & CO., INC.’S REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC 

APPEARANCE 

Michael K. Brown (SBN 104252) 

Thomas J. Yoo (SBN 175118) 

REED SMITH LLP 

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514 

Telephone: 213.457.8000 

Facsimile: 213.457.8080 

Email: mkbrown@reedsmith.com 

tyoo@reedsmith.com 

Steven J. Boranian (SBN 174183) 

REED SMITH LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3922 

Telephone: 415.543.8700 

Facsimile: 415.391.8269 

Email: sboranian@reedsmith.com 

Kevin M. Hara (SBN 221604) 

REED SMITH LLP 

1999 Harrison St., Suite 2400 

Oakland, CA 94610 

Telephone: 510.763.2000 

Facsimile: 510.273.8832 

Email: khara@reedsmith.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Merck & Co., Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF JUANITA BATTLE, by and 

through a Successor in Interest, AMEENAH 

SHABBAZ, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MERCK & COMPANY, INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:07-cv-00077-MCE-KJM 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT 

MERCK & CO., INC.’S REQUEST FOR 

TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE 

Hearing Date: June 8, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3 

Compl. Filed: September 26, 2006 

Trial Date: None Set 

Honorable Morrison C. England 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT MERCK & CO., INC.’S REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC 

APPEARANCE 

The Court, having considered Defendant Merck & Co., Inc.’s Request For Telephonic 

Appearance at the scheduled hearings on Merck's Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending a Decision on 

Transfer by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and Plaintiff's Motion To Remand before 

this Court on June 8, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, and good cause appearing, ORDERS as 

follows: 

Defendant Merck & Co., Inc.’s Request for Telephonic Appearance at the above scheduled 

hearings is GRANTED. Counsel for Merck, Steven J. Boranian will appear and be available at the 

number (415) 659-5980. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 6, 2007 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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