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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERESA HERRINGTON, ANNA HALEY, JOY

SARJENT, KIMBERLY FOURNIER and CINDY

KING, individually and on behalf of

themselves and all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES,

INC.; L’OREAL USA, INC.; KIMBERLYCLARK CORPORATION; CVS/CAREMARK

CORPORATION; and TARGET CORPORATION,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 09-1597 CW

ORDER GRANTING IN

PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

FILE MOTION TO

DISMISS IN EXCESS OF

25 PAGES AND TO

MODIFY BRIEFING

SCHEDULE

(Docket No. 126)

Defendants have filed a joint motion requesting leave to file

a consolidated, omnibus brief which will not exceed thirty-five

pages in length. In addition, each individual Defendant seeks

leave to file an appendix, not to exceed five pages in length, to

discuss Defendant-specific issues. Defendants assert that expanded

briefing is required to address Plaintiffs’ eleven causes of action

against five separate Defendants who are alleged to have marketed

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different products. Defendants state that Plaintiffs do not oppose

their motion. 

Having considered Defendants’ papers, the Court GRANTS their

request in part. Defendants may file a consolidated, omnibus brief

in support of their Motion to Dismiss that does not exceed twentyfive pages in length. If necessary, each individual Defendant may

file an appendix, which addresses non-repetitively Defendantspecific issues, that does not exceed three pages in length. In

turn, Plaintiffs may file a consolidated, omnibus opposition brief

that does not exceed forty pages in length. 

Defendants’ opening brief and related appendices shall be due

February 5, 2010. Plaintiffs’ opposition shall be due March 8,

2010, and any reply shall be due March 22, 2010. Defendants’

Motion shall be taken under submission on the papers. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2010 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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