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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENEE CONTRATTO,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

ETHICON, INC., et al.

Defendants. /

No. C03-03804 MJJ

ORDER AMENDING SCHEDULING

ORDER

Pending before the Court are Defendants’ various motions to strike and/or exclude Plaintiff’s

expert evidence (Docs. #224, #239, #242, #245, #248, #251, #252, #260, #263, #266). Also Pending

before the Court are Defendants’ motions for summary judgment (Docs. #302, #306, #311, #318, #319,

#329). Additionally, Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Relief from Excusable Neglect (Doc. #345), and

Defendants have filed a Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Untimely and Improper Non-Causation Rebuttal

Experts Dr. David Redwine and Dr. Michael Doody (Doc. #351), and a Motion to Shorten Time (Doc.

#347). To enable the Court to adequately consider the parties’ motions, and in the interest of judicial

efficiency, the Court orders as follows: 

The January 9, 2006 deadline for motions in limine and the January 16, 2006 deadline for

responses to motions in limine are VACATED and will be re-set by the Court following its rulings on

the parties’ pending Motions. 

The pre-trial conference set for January 24, 2006 is VACATED and will be re-set by the Court.

The hearing on Defendants’ various evidentiary motions is re-set for January 20, 2006, at 9:30

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United States District Court

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a.m. At this time, the Court will also hear argument on Defendants’ Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s

Untimely and Improper Non-Causation Rebuttal Experts Dr. David Redwine and Dr. Michael Doody

(Doc.#351); Defendants’ Motion to Shorten Time (Doc. #347); and Plaintiff’s Motion for Relief from

Excusable Neglect (Doc. #345). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 01/04/2006 /s/ 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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