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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT; ORDER

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Carolyn Taylor, Esq. (SBN 159347)

ctaylor@mpplaw.com

Tammara N. Tukloff, Esq. (SBN 192200)

ttukloff@mpplaw.com

MORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP

600 W. Broadway, Suite 500

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 557-0404

Facsimile: (619) 557-0460

Attorneys for Defendants

BRENN DISTRIBUTION, INC. f/k/a 

PROPST DISTRIBUTION, INC. f/k/a 

QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; and 

BRENN MANUFACTURING, INC. f/k/a 

VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

EDWARD BALTAZAR, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

MCKESSON CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:12-CV-01917-AWI-BAM

STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME 

TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ 

COMPLAINT PENDING 

RESOLUTION OF MOTION TO 

REMAND; ORDER

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Complaint was filed in Fresno County Superior Court on 

November 15, 2012;

WHEREAS, this action was removed by Defendants BRENN DISTRIBUTION, 

INC. f/k/a PROPST DISTRIBUTION, INC. f/k/a QUALITEST 

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and BRENN MANUFACTURING, INC. f/k/a 

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VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. to the United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of California on November 26, 2012 [Docket No. 1];

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Remand on January 31, 2013 [Docket 

No. 9], and the hearing on Plaintiffs Remand Motion set for March 15, 2013 has been 

stayed pending a decision from the MDL;

WHEREAS, various defendants have been served in the intervening time period 

with response deadlines likely to occur prior to the ruling on the pending motion to 

remand;

IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED by and between Defendants and 

Plaintiffs, through their respective attorneys of record, that:

In the interest of judicial economy, and upon the Court’s entry of an order upon 

this stipulation (Proposed Order submitted concurrently herewith), any Defendants who 

have an upcoming deadline to respond to the Complaint shall have that deadline 

continued until thirty (30) days after the entry of any court order denying Plaintiffs’ 

Motion to Remand. If Plaintiffs’ Remand Motion is granted, the parties agree that the 

time for Defendants to respond to the Complaint shall be governed by the California 

Code of Civil Procedure, stipulation of counsel, and/or other court order.

Dated: April 4, 2013 KHORRAMI LLP

By:_/s/ Elise Rochelle Sanguinetti__________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Elise Rochelle Sanguinetti

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated: April 4, 2013 MORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP

By:_/s/ Tammara N. Tukloff_______________

Carolyn Taylor

Tammara N. Tukloff

Attorneys for Defendants

BRENN DISTRIBUTION, INC. f/k/a 

PROPST DISTRIBUTION, INC. f/k/a 

QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, 

INC.; and BRENN MANUFACTURING, 

INC. f/k/a VINTAGE 

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Dated: April 4, 2013 GOODMAN NEUMAN HAMILTON LLP

By:_/s/ Patricia L. Bonheyo_______________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Farley J. Neuman

fneuman@gnhllp.com

Pavan L. Rosati

prosati@gnhllp.com

Patricia L. Bonheyo

pbonheyo@gnhllp.com

417 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel. (415) 705-0400

Fax. (415) 705-0411

Attorneys for Defendant

MCKESSON CORPORATION

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Dated: April 4, 2013 SEEGER SELVAS LLP

By:__/s/ Adam R. Salvas__________________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Kenneth M. Seeger

kseeger@seegersalvas.com

Adam R. Salvas

asalvas@seegersalvas.com

455 Market Street, Suite 1530

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel. (415) 981-9260

Fax. (415) 981-9266

Attorneys for Defendants

VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; 

GENERICS INTERNATIONAL (US), INC.; 

GENERICS BIDCO I, LLC; GENERICS 

BIDCO II, LLC; GENERICS 

INTERNATIONAL (US PARENT), INC.; 

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; and 

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, 

INC.

Dated: April 4, 2013 SEDGWICK LLP

By:__/s/ Christopher P. Norton_____________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Karen Woodward

karen.woodward@sedgwicklaw.com

Christopher P. Norton

christopher.norton@sedgwicklaw.com

801 S. Figueroa Street, 19th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Tel. (213) 426-6900

Fax. (213) 426-6921

Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant

XANODYNE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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Dated: April 4, 2013 SPENCER, LLP

PIETRAGALLO GORDON ALFANO 

BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP

By:_/s/ Emily J. Hicks____________________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Julian G. Senior (SBN 219098)

jsenior@spencerllp.com

David C. Shay (SBN 241702)

dshay@spencerllp.com

SPENCER, LLP

1600 Rosecrans Ave., Bldg. 7 – Ste. 320

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Tel. (310) 727-3330

Fax. (310) 727-3331

Emily J. Hicks (SBN 232155)

ejh@pietragallo.com

PIETRAGALLO GORDON ALFANO 

BOSICK & RASPANTI, LLP

One Oxford Centre, 38th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Tel. (412) 263-4356

Fax. (412) 263-4247

Attorneys for Defendants

MYLAN INC. and MYLAN 

PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

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Dated: April 4, 2013 GORDON & REES LLP

By:_/s/ Kai Peters________________________

(as authorized on 04/04/2013)

Kai Peters (SBN 198516)

kpeters@gordonrees.com

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Tel. (415) 986-5900

Fax. (415) 986-8054

Attorneys for 

CORNERSTONE BIOPHARMA 

HOLDINGS, INC.

ORDER

Based on the above stipulation, and for good cause shown, the Court finds the 

Stipulated Request is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. The deadline for any Defendant to respond to the Complaint shall be 

continued until thirty (30) days after the entry of any order of this Court which 

denies Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand; and 

2. Should Plaintiffs’ Remand Motion be granted, Defendants’ time to respond to 

the Complaint shall be governed by the California Code of Civil Procedure, 

stipulation of counsel, and/or other court order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 10, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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