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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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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

THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, on behalf

of itself and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ASTRA USA, INC., ASTRA ZENECA

PHARMACEUTICALS LP, EVENTS

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., BAYER

CORPORATION, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB

COMPANY, PFIZER, INC.,

SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION TAP

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, INC.,

ZENECCA, INC., ZLB BEHRING LLC,

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION,

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION

d/b/a GLAXO SMITHKLINE, WYETH, INC.,

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-03740 WHA

ORDER REGARDING

DEFENDANT AVENTIS’S

OBJECTIONS TO

PLAINTIFFS’ DESIGNATION

OF AMBIEN IN DISCOVERY

REQUESTS

Issued on July 9, 2010, the third amended case management order (Dkt. No. 667) is the

operative scheduling order in this matter. Among other items, it ordered that each defendant

must answer under oath two interrogatories regarding a single drug selected by plaintiffs for that

defendant (July 9 order at 2). Defendant Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. has now filed an

objection to the drug — Ambien — chosen by plaintiffs as to it. Aventis argues that Ambien is

not a 

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United States District Court

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product as issue in this action. Plaintiffs shall respond in a brief of no more than 5 pages no later

than NOON ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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