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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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M610454 1 Case No. 3:09-cv-04564-JL

DEFENDANTS' AMENDED NOTICE OF MOTION FOR SANCTIONS FOR PLAINTIFFS' FAILURE TO 

APPEAR AT INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Michelle Rognlien Gilboe (Pro Hac Vice)

Jenny A. Covington (SBN 233625) 

BOWMAN AND BROOKE LLP

150 S. Fifth Street, Suite 3000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: (612) 339-8682

Fax: (612) 672-3200

jenny.covington@bowmanandbrooke.com

Attorneys for Defendants

ACCREDO HEALTH GROUP, INC., 

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., 

SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 

formerly known as 

SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TAMARA MAYNARD, JOSEPH MAYNARD, 

and SEAN MAYNARD, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ACCREDO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 

DELTEC, INC., and DOES 1 through 50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 3:09-cv-04564-JL

(Removed from San Francisco County 

Superior Court - Case No. CGC-09-

484970)

Assigned: Hon. Magistrate Judge 

James Larson

Department: Courtroom F, Fl. 15

DEFENDANTS' AMENDED NOTICE 

OF MOTION FOR SANCTIONS FOR 

PLAINTIFFS' FAILURE TO APPEAR 

AT INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

[Request for Sanctions in the Amount 

of $3,000 pursuant to F.R.C.P. 16(f) 

and 28 U.S.C. § 1927]

Action Filed: February 13, 2009

Date: March 3, 2010

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Ctrm: Courtroom F, Fl. 15

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TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES OF RECORD HEREIN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom F, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102 Defendants

Accredo Health Group, Inc., Medco Health Solutions, Inc., and Smiths Medical ASD, 

Inc. (hereinafter "Defendants") will move for the imposition of $3,000 in sanctions 

against Plaintiffs and their Counsel for their failure to appear at the initial case 

management conference. This sum represents the costs and attorneys fees incurred 

by Defendants in relation to Defense counsel's appearance. Counsel further 

requests permission to attend the hearing (should oral argument be permitted) 

via telephone.

DATED this 2nd day of February, 2010.

BOWMAN AND BROOKE LLP

By: /s/Jenny A. Covington

Jenny A. Covington

California Bar No. 233625

150 S. Fifth Street, Suite 3000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attorneys for Defendants

ACCREDO HEALTH GROUP, INC., 

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., 

SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. formerly 

known as SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC FILING

I hereby certify that on February 2, 2010 a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

was filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District using 

the CM/ECF system. All parties of record herein are registered with U.S.D.C. Northern 

District ECF, which will provide notice to the following counsel of record: 

John Fitzpatrick Vannucci

Law Offices of John Fitzpatrick Vannucci

120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: 415-981-7500

Fax: 415-981-5700

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/s/ Jenny A. Covington

Jenny A. Covington

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