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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIANNE M. THEODOROU,

Plaintiff,

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ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS,

L.P., et al.

Defendants.

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No. C 06-01483 JSW

ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’

OMNIBUS MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

REQUESTING ORDERS

APPROVING DISMISSALS

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

This matter comes before the Court on an omnibus motion for administrative relief filed

by Plaintiffs in multiple actions pending before this Court, in which those Plaintiffs seek

dismissals without prejudice of those actions. Defendants have opposed Plaintiffs’ omnibus

motion, and Plaintiffs have submitted a reply. Accordingly, the matter is now ripe for decision. 

For the following reasons, Plaintiffs ominbus motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART.

On July 6, 2006, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued a Transfer Order

that transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida the

Boatwright (06-602), Collier (06-599), Heigl (06-551), Sulkowski (06-586), Masterson (06-

657), Carroll (06-562) and Mozingo (06-628) cases. Accordingly, to the extent Plaintiffs seek

to dismiss those cases by this motion, that request is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to

raising the issue before the presiding judge in the Middle District of Florida.

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By their omnibus motion, the moving Plaintiffs also ask the Court to dismiss the Cotton

(06-1322), Theodorou (06-1483) and Outlaw (06-1857) cases. Plaintiffs contend that they have

valid reasons to do so: (1) current counsel will not refile certain, but unspecified, cases in any

jurisdiction and those plaintiffs should have the opportunity to pursue their claims with other

counsel if they choose; (2) in light of the transfer order, current counsel will be required to

litigate the federal matters in the Middle District of Florida, a venue where they have no

contacts and experience; and (3) there are state courts in Delaware and New Jersey where

coordinated proceedings have been created and where counsel has cases pending. Defendants

have articulated no plain legal prejudice that would result from the dismissal of the Cotton,

Theodorou, and Outlaw cases. Accordingly, those requests shall be GRANTED. Plaintiffs in

the Cotton and Outlaw cases are HEREBY ORDERED to e-file proposed orders of dismissal in

those cases by no later than July 21, 2006, which shall reference this Order. 

By this Order, the above captioned matter (Theodorou, 06-1483) is HEREBY

DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and the Clerk is directed to close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 18, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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