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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation

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JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

DEADLINE AND CONFERENCE, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE - - No.C06-2994 SI

BRAYTON

 ̃PURCELL LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

222 RUSH LANDING ROAD

P O BOX 6169

NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ., S.B. #73685

DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436

BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP

Attorneys at Law

222 Rush Landing Road

Novato, California 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

(415) 898-1247 (Fax No.)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

RICHARD JASNA and

BILLY TYNDALL,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 

TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION,

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS

CORPORATION, and DOES 1-300, 

Defendants.

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No.C06-2994 SI

JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO

STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE

MANAGEMENT DEADLINE AND

CONFERENCE, AND TO EXTEND TIME;

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY;

[PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE] ORDER

TO CONTINUE 

Pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-11 and 7-12, the following parties hereby stipulate to, and

respectfully move the Court for, an Order extending time as set forth in the Order Setting Initial

Case Management Conference filed May 3, 2006 (Document 2), for the following good cause:

 On June 26, 2006, Defendant MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION filed

Document 16, a Notice to Tag Along Action regarding the pending Multidistrict Litigation

(“MDL”) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeking among other things, to move

Jurisdiction of this matter to that District. On June 28, 2006 Defendant TODD SHIPYARDS

CORPORATION filed a similar Notice to Tag Along Action (Document 11).

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JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

DEADLINE AND CONFERENCE, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE - - No.C06-2994 SI

 On July 29, 1991, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) entered an

order transferring all asbestos personal injury cases pending in the federal courts to the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for coordinated pretrial

proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 14097. That order also applies to “tag-along actions,” or

actions involving common questions of fact filed after January 17, 1991. Such actions are to be

transferred to the eastern District of Pennsylvania as part of MDL 875, for coordinated pretrial

proceedings. 

The JPML has held that a district court has the authority to stay pending a transfer order.

In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 170 F. Supp. 2d 1348, 1349 n.1 (J.P.M.L. 2001)

(“[T]hose courts concluding that such issues should be addressed by the transferee judge need

not rule on them, and the process of 1407 transfer in MDL-875 can continue without any

unnecessary interruption or delay.”)

The parties agree that it is likely that the JPML will transfer this matter to the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania.

However, to date, the Clerk of the JPML has not entered a Conditional Transfer Order

pursuant to JPML Rule 12(a) or filed an order to show cause why the action should not be

transferred, pursuant to JPML Rule 13(b). 

It is likely the dates set forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference

filed May 3, 2006 (Document 2), including the deadlines imposed by Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 26, will come to pass before the Clerk of the JPML acts. 

The parties make this Motion on the grounds that a stay of this action would (a) promote

judicial efficiency, (b) allow consistency in pretrial rulings, and (c) be most convenient to the

parties. 

Due to the pending action by the Clerk of the JPML, the parties hereby STIPULATE to

and respectfully request the Court VACATE its Order Setting Initial Case Management

Conference filed May 3, 2006 (Document 2), and that the Court issue an Order STAYING this

action pending the outcome of the MDL Panel’s decision on the merits of the transfer. 

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JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

DEADLINE AND CONFERENCE, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE - - No.C06-2994 SI

In the alternative, the parties hereby STIPULATE to and respectfully request that the

dates set forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed May 3, 2006

(Document 2) be vacated and continued pending the outcome of the JPML’s decision on the

merits of the transfer. Specifically, these deadlines include the July 14, 2006 deadline to meet

and confer, and file Joint ADR Certification, the July 14, 2006 Deadline to complete Initial

Disclosures, the July 28, 2006 deadline to file the Joint Case Management Statement, and the

Case Management Conference currently set for August 4, 2006.

 Dated: June 29, 2006 BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP 

/s/ David R. Donadio 

 By: __________________________ 

 David R. Donadio

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 6, 2006 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN &

ARNOLD, LLP

 /s Damon McClain 

 By: __________________________ 

Damon McClain

Attorneys for Defendant 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Dated: June 29, 2006 YARON & ASSOCIATES

 /s/ Anne V. Leinfelder 

 By: __________________________ 

Anne V. Leinfelder

Attorneys for TODD SHIPYARDS 

CORPORATION

 Dated: June 29, 2006 BRYAN CAVE LLP

 /s/ Robert E. Boone III 

 By: __________________________ 

Robert E. Boone III

Attorneys for MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 

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 [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing date and deadlines specified in the Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed May 3, 2006 (Document 2) and Clerk’s

Notice filed April 3, 2006 (Document 3), are hereby VACATED and that this action is

STAYED pending the outcome of the JPML’s decision on the merits of the transfer. 

Dated: _____________________

_____________________________ . 

Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

[PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE] ORDER TO CONTINUE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing date and deadlines specified in the Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed May 3, 2006 (Document 2) are hereby

VACATED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following case management deadlines are

continued as follows: 

1. Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process

selection, and discovery plan is [set for a date on or after November 15, 2006 to wit:] 

__________, 2006;

2. Last day to file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR process or

Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference is [set for a date on or after November 15, 2006 to

wit:] __________, 2006;

3. Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection to Rule 26(f) Report,

file/serve Case Management Statement and file/serve Rule 26(f) Report is [set for a date on or

after November 15, 2006 to wit:] ________________, 2006; and

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4. The Case Management Conference is [set for a date after November 15, 2006 to 

wit: ] ___________________ 2006 at 2:00 p.m., Courtroom 10, 19th Floor, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California.

Dated: _____________________

_____________________________ . 

Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

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