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

BARRY NOTMEYER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STRYKER CORP., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-04096 SI

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

Via letter brief, plaintiff requests clarification of the Court’s July 3, 2007 Order Re: Discovery.

In that Order, the Court found that one of the parties’ disputes – a motion by plaintiff to compel

production of adverse event documents – was moot, because defendants appeared to agree to produce

the documents at issue. Plaintiff now complains that defendants agreed only to produce adverse event

documents related to femoral heads of the same size as those implanted in plaintiff; plaintiff requested

accident reports related to femoral heads of all sizes. In response, defendants contend that the requested

documents are not likely to lead to relevant evidence. The Court disagrees. The rate and manner of

failure for different sizes of the femoral head are highly relevant to plaintiff’s negligent design and

manufacturing defect claims. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS defendants to produce adverse event

documents for adverse events occurring after plaintiff’s implantation surgery, involving all sizes of the

Alumina C-Taper femoral heads. [Docket No. 67] 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 6, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:06-cv-04096-SI Document 73 Filed 08/06/07 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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