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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATTHEW BUTLER, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STRYKER CORPORATION; STRYKER 

SALES CORPORATION; and DOES 1-

100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:09-CV-02255 WBS-EFB 

RELATED CASE ORDER

TERRI LYNN TODD, 

Plaintiff, 

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STRYKER CORPORATION, et al. 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:09-CV-01509 JAM-GGH 

ADAM PHILLIPPI, 

Plaintiff, 

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STRYKER CORPORATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:08-CV-02445 JAM-GGH 

JULIE M. COMBS AND STEVEN COMBS,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

STRYKER CORPORATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:09-CV-02018 JAM-GGH 

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these 

actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123 (E.D. 

Cal. 2005). Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same 

judge and magistrate judge is likely to affect a substantial 

savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for 

the parties. 

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under 

Local Rule 83-123 merely has the result that these actions are 

assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation 

of the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this 

court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and 

magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:09-CV02255-WBS-EFB be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate 

Judge Gregory G. Hollows for all further proceedings, and any dates 

currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. 

Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases 

shall be shown as 2:09-CV-02255-JAM-GGH. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make 

appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to 

compensate for this reassignment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 7, 2010. /s/ John A. Mendez___________

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

United States District Judge 

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