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

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Plaintiff’s Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute 

Attorneys

CASE NO. MDL 1699

B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, III, FL Bar No. 0229430

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC

2131 Magnolia Avenue, STE 200 

Birmingham, AL 35205

Telephone: (205) 328-2200

Facsimile: (205) 324-7896

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION)

In re: Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales 

Practices and Product Liability Litigation

MDL No. 1699

District Judge: Charles R. Breyer

Magistrate:

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

Mark Coats v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4048-CRB

Joan Detloff v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4048-CRB

Loretta Meinsen v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Margie Tims v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4048-CRB

Joseph Wilcher v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Katherine Greenwood v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Freddie Smith v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Sylvia St. Pierre et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Gerald Rittenberry et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et 

al., Case No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Joseph Lautieri v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Clarence Thomas v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Dorothy Fornes v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4048-CRB

Muriel Beetz v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4048-CRB

Joseph Houston v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6136-CRB

Berniece Nelson v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6136-CRB, 

MDL No.: 1699

PLAINTIFFS’ STIPULATION & PROPOSED 

ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL & 

SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEYS

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Plaintiff’s Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute 

Attorneys - 2 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

Noah Grimes v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-6136-CRB, 

Luz Rivera Armstrong v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-6136-CRB, 

Leopal McAdams v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6136-CRB, 

Valarie Momet-Elam v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-6136-CRB, 

Ronda Stevens v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6136-CRB

Dorothy Sivilli v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6136-CRB

Walter Parr v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-6136-CRB

Alice Meyette v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-6811-CRB

Norma Wheadon v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6811-CRB

Alice Banks Ellis v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6811-CRB

Norman Welsh v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6812-CRB

Charles Kitchens, Sr. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-6812-CRB

Corrine Thomas v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Marvin Wickline v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Edward Komoski v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Michael Tubbs v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Rosalyn Benson et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Lateena Bull et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Patricia Gott et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-7691-CRB

Esther Baldwin v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Candace Bebout v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Paula Bradley v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Delores Clayborn v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Erma Cleeton v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Elanore Cole v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

David Counterman v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Virginia Daringer v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Joseph Drake v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

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Attorneys - 3 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Linda Duvall v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

Bobbie Feltman v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Ralph Frederick, Jr. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Christine Gaines v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Ted Geiger v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

Webster Green v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB

Daryl Hood v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

Jerry Hoyte v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

Sherry Lockridge v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1826-CRB 

Edgar Luten v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1826-CRB

Louis MacLean v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB

Shirley Motley v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Elmer Murry v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

Odis Payne v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

Dolly Price v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

Carmen Pomales v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

John Slaybaugh v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Greg Rhoades v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Ardella Sims v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

Katherine Sinnett v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

William Skipper v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Charles Tautfest v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Jerry Trussel v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

John Vasquez v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Danny Ward v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1827-CRB 

Monica Williams v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1827-CRB 

Veronica Carloss Crow et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. 

et al., Case No. 07-cv-1827-CRB

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Plaintiff’s Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute 

Attorneys - 4 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

Mary S. Malone et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1827-CRB

Belinda Taylor et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1827-CRB

Vikki L. Wells et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1827-CRB

Gary Brewer v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-4031-CRB 

Richard Calloway v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Mike Haney v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-4031-CRB

Kathy Hoover v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Linda Latham v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Barbara Mayo v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Gernie Moorhead v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

John Nixon v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-4031-CRB

Raphael Ramsarran v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-4031-CRB 

Isabel Sanabria v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Leonid Zagorodnyuk, v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-4031-CRB

Dana Chin et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-4793-CRB

Clara Massey v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4049-CRB 

Jennifer Degazon v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4049-CRB

Morris Oden v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4049-CRB

James Redmond v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4049-CRB

Mary Ellen Queen et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et 

al., Case No. 06-cv-4050-CRB

Joseph Sabol v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4597-CRB

Gilbert Pedroza v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4597-CRB

James Richards, Sr. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-4597-CRB

James Root v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-4597-CRB

Wanda Talbot v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-4597-CRB

Irene Gibson et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-4597-CRB

Elizabeth A. Fields et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et 

al., Case No. 06-cv-4597-CRB

Burl Harmon v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

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Plaintiff’s Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute 

Attorneys - 5 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

06-cv-6135-CRB 

Josep Loper v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-6135-CRB

Mary Lee Jenkins v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6135-CRB

Ruby Barrentine v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-6135-CRB

Elizabeth Stotts et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-6135-CRB

Sharon O’Quinn et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-6135-CRB

Charles Skelton v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7690-CRB 

James Conley, Sr. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 06-cv-7690-CRB

Bukurije Skepi v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7690-CRB

Robert Parker v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7690-CRB

Winford Bent v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

06-cv-7690-CRB

Alicia Carswell v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7690-CRB

Virginia Atkins v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 06-cv-7690-CRB

Anna Jones v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-2594-CRB

Daniel Silver v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-5704-CRB

Robert Haring v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Lorraine Lee v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-5704-CRB

Candace Berry v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Guillermo Sans v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Robert Altadonna v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Diane Dicresci v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Cathy Byrd v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-5704-CRB

Dwilette Haynes v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-5704-CRB

Jimmy Barnes v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Gloria Belton v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Helene Berkman v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Carol Cameron v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Jacqueline Cannon v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

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Attorneys - 6 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

Stephen Crooke v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Hugo Harbers, Jr. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al.,

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Jacqueline Hunt v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Gerald Jones v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1738-CRB

Ronald Massecar et al. v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Sabatino Masucci v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Delores Moffatt v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Don Moffatt v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case No. 

07-cv-1738-CRB

Linda Mollette v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Maureen Olivarez v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Ernestine Redmond v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., 

Case No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Anne Tomkinson v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

Brenda White v. Pfizer, Inc. et al., Case 

No. 07-cv-1738-CRB

1. Plaintiffs, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a) and NDCA Local Rule 11-5, by and 

through the undersigned attorneys, stipulate and consent to the following:

2. B. Kristian W. Rasmussen hereby withdrawals as attorney of record and counsel 

for the Plaintiffs identified on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated here in.

3. Pete Kaufman, attorney at law in good standing with the Florida Bar and 

previously admitted pro hac vice in this litigation, is hereby substituted in place and instead of 

attorney, B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, as attorney for the Plaintiffs and counsel of record in this 

action. 

4. In support thereof the Plaintiffs state the following: 

5. B. Kristian W. Rasmussen resigned from his position with his former firm, Levin 

Papantonio, et. al., and joined the law firm of Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. Mr. 

Rasmussen’s new contact information is:

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Plaintiff’s Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute 

Attorneys - 7 -

CASE NO. MDL 1699 

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C.

2131 Magnolia Avenue

Birmingham, AL 35205

205-328-2200 (office)

205-271-7111 (office direct)

1-800-852-6299 (office – toll free)

205-324-7896 (facsimile)

Krasmussen@cwcd.com

6. Pete Kaufman is and has been making all necessary arrangements to receive 

notice of any and all activity related to the Plaintiffs’ claims.

7. This Withdrawal and Substitution will not to adversely affect any claims made on 

behalf of the clients nor will it cause any delay whatsoever in the litigation. 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs, by and through the undersigned attorney respectfully request 

that this Honorable Court enter the Order Granting the Parties Stipulation to Withdrawal and 

Substitute Attorneys. 

Dated: April 9, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ B. Kristian W. Rasmussen__

B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, Esq.

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________ _________________________

Hon. Charles R. Breyer 

United States District Court

PFZR/1035934/1030331v.1

April 14, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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