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

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05cv1244.stipo.0804.wpd JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

KAYE SCHOLER LLP

PAMELA J. YATES, Bar Number 137440

BETSY L. KATZ, Bar Number 229194

1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (310) 788-1000

Facsimile: (310) 788-1200

Attorneys for Defendant

PFIZER INC.

WATERS & KRAUS, LLP

MICHAEL ARMITAGE, Bar Number 152740

JENNIFER BARTLETT, Bar Number 183154

300 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

Telephone: (310) 414-8146

Facsimile: (310) 414-8156

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LINDA LASATER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LINDA LASATER, an individual,

Plaintiff,

vs.

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS

CORPORATION; ORTHO-MCNEIL

PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.; JOHNSON &

JOHNSON, individually and as successor-ininterest to Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.;

PFIZER, INC.; WYETH d/b/a WYETH, INC.,

WYETH LABORATORIES, WYETH-AYERST,

AYETH AYERST LABROATORIES, WYETH

LEDERLE, LEDERLE LABORATORIES and

formerly known as AMERICAN HOME

PRODUCTS CORPORATION; 

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CASE NO. CV-05-1244 LKK (GGH)

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

STAYING PROCEEDINGS

PENDING TRANSFER TO THE MDL

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05cv1244.stipo.0804.wpd JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

It is STIPULATED by plaintiff and defendant Pfizer Inc. that the above-captioned action

shall be STAYED for 60 days and that dates currently set by this Court be taken off calendar,

pending transfer to the In re Prempro Prods. Liab. Litig. Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) proceeding

(MDL No. 1507) pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (the

“MDL Court”). All deadlines including, but not limited to, defendants’ time to file a responsive

pleading shall be extended until 30 days after transfer to the MDL Court is effective, or as otherwise

ordered by the MDL Court.

Dated: August ___, 2005 KAYE SCHOLER LLP 

/signature on original

Betsy L. Katz

Attorneys for Defendant

PFIZER INC.

Dated: July ___, 2005 WATERS & KRAUS, LLP

/signature on original

Michael Armitage

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LINDA LASATER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2005 /s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

HON. LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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