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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On April 29, 2015, the Court held a scheduling conference in this matter. However, in light of 

the fact that two foreign defendants were added to the matter in the First Amended Complaint and they 

have not yet been served, the Court will set a further scheduling conference. Moreover, after the 

hearing, the Court discovered that Ms. Stackhouse, counsel for Plaintiff, is not a member of this Court

and she has she not applied for pro hac vice membership. Therefore, the Court ORDERS:

1. The Court sets a further scheduling conference on September 9, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. 

Telephonic appearances via the CourtCall service are authorized;

2. No later than August 26, 2015, the parties SHALL file a joint statement addressing 

whether the foreign defendants have been served and, if they have not, the efforts made thusfar and 

those acts remaining to complete service and when services is expected to be accomplished. In the 

event service has not been completed, Plaintiff will be required to provide a status report every 21 

days thereafter until service is complete;

KAREAMA PATTERSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

BAYER HEALTHCARE 

PHARMACEUTICALS INC., et al.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01087 LJO JLT

ORDER SETTING FURTHER SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE; ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL 

TO APPLY FOR PRO HAC VICE MEMBERSHIP

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3. In the event the foreign defendants have been served, the parties SHALL file a joint 

amended scheduling report rather than the joint statement, and SHALL address the topics required by 

the Court’s order setting the scheduling conference (Doc. 3);

4. Plantiff’s counsel SHALL take all reasonable steps to effectuate service on the foreign 

defendants as expeditiously as possible;

5. Because it appears that Ms. Stackhouse is not a member of this Court or a member of 

the State Bar of California, and she has not been admitted pro hac vice, she is not permitted to practice 

in this Court. She SHALL file a request to appear pro hac vice within 21 days or be prohibited from 

further appearances in this Court.

Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions and could 

include dismissal of the unserved defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 29, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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