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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-Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LATONYA BOHANNON 

Plaintiffs), 

v. 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, et al. 

Defendant(s) 

Case No: 3:15-cv-4295 

APPLICATION FOR 

ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY 

PRO HAC VICE 

(CIVIL LOCAL RULE 11-3) 

I, James F. Murdica , an active member in good standing of the bar of 

New York hereby respectfully apply for admission to practice pro hac vice in the 

Northern District of California representing: Defendants (See Exh. A for list) in the 

above-entitled action. My local co-counsel in this case is Sarah E. Johnston f an 

attorney who is a member of the bar of this Court in good standing and who maintains an office 

within the State of California. 

MY ADDRESS OF RECORD: LOCAL CO-COUNSEL'S ADDRESS OF RECORD: 

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 2029 Century Park 

Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 East, Ste. 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067 

MY TELEPHONE # OF RECORD: LOCAL CO-COUNSEL'S TELEPHONE # OF RECORD: 

(212) 336-2921 (310) 284-3798 

MY EMAIL ADDRESS OF RECORD: LOCAL CO-COUNSEL'S EMAIL ADDRESS OF RECORD: 

j fm LI rd ica@pbwt.com s j ohnston(a)btlaw. com 

I am an active member in good standing of a United States Court or of the highest court of 

another State or the District of Columbia, as indicated above; my bar number is: 4397735 

A true and correct copy of a certificate of good standing or equivalent official document from said 

bar is attached to this application. 

I agree to familiarize myself with, and abide by, the Local Rules of this Court, especially the 

Standards of Professional Conduct for attorneys and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Local Rules. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Dated: James F. Murdica 

APPLICANT 

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 

FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the application of James F. Murdica is granted, 

subject to the terms and conditions of Civil L.R. 11-3. All papers filed by the attorney must indicate 

appearance pro hac vice. Service of papers upon, and communication with, local co-counsel 

designated in the application will constitute notice to the party. 

Dated: 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION & ORDER l v lobarI <: 

11/13/2015

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and Counselor at Saw in all courts of(He State of OCew fo/H on tfie 26 tH day 

of January, 2003} is currently in yoodstandiny andis reyisteredwith tHe 

administrative Office oftHe Courts as required£>y section four HundredsixtyeiyHt- a of the judiciary t2aw. 

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EXHIBIT A 

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EXH. A: 

LIST OF REPRESENTED PARTIES 

James F. Murdica applies for admission pro hac vice in the Northern District of California 

representing the following Defendants in this action: 

• Johnson & Johnson; 

• Janssen Research & Development, LLC (sued herein as Johnson & Johnson 

Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.); 

• Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (sued herein as Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 

Inc.); and 

• McKesson Corporation. 

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EXH. A IN SUPPORT OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION OF JAMES F. MURDICA A 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within-entitled action. My 

business address is 2029 Century Park East, Suite 300, Los Angeles, California 90067. I am 

readily familiar with this firm's practice for collection and processing of correspondence for 

mailing with the United States Postal Service. On November 12, 2015,1 placed with this firm at 

the above address for deposit with the United States Postal Service a true and correct copy of the 

within document(s): 

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION AND ORDER 

1—| BY UNITED STATES MAIL by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed 

envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, the United States mail at Los Angeles, 

California addressed as set forth below. 

By notice of Electronic Filing, which is a notice automatically generated by the 

CM/EFC system at the time the document listed above was filed with this Court, to 

lead counsel listed by CM/ECF as "ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED." 

in a sealed envelope, postage fully paid, addressed as follows; 

Sin-Ting Mary Liu, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

AYLSTOCK, WITKIN, KREIS & 

OVERHOLTZ, PLLC T; 510-698-9566 

248 Third Street, #715 F: 760-304-8933 

Oakland, CA 94608 E: mliu@awkolaw.com 

Following ordinary business practices, the envelope was sealed and placed for collection 

and mailing on this date, and would, in the ordinary course of business, be deposited with the 

United States Postal Service on this date. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose 

direction the service was made. 

Executed on November 12, 2015, at Los Angeles, California. 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

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