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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN NEAL and BETTY NEAL, )

) 2:06-cv-0675-GEB-PAN(JFM)

Plaintiffs, )

) ORDER

v. )

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MERCK & COMPANY, INC., a New )

Jersey corporation; MCKESSON )

CORPORATION, a Delaware )

corporation; and DOES 1 through )

100, inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

)

Presently, hearings are scheduled on May 22, 2006 and

June 5, 2006, respectively, for Defendant Merck’s (“Defendant”) motion

to stay this action pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on

Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL Panel”) on whether this action should

be transferred to Multidistrict Litigation proceeding No. 1657

(“MDL-1657") and Plaintiffs’ motion to remand this action to state

court. Since this action was included in the MDL Panel’s May 2, 2006,

Conditional Transfer Order and could be transferred to MDL-1657,

judicial economy is served by deferring consideration of the pending

motions. Accordingly, the hearings on the motions are continued to

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September 18, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. The Scheduling Conference set for

July 17, 2006, is vacated. Defendant shall file a status report no

later than August 21, 2006, in which it shall only explain the status

of its effort to transfer this action to MDL-1657.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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