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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

WITOLD KOLANKOWSKI, )

) 2:06-cv-1978-GEB-GGH

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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MERCK & COMPANY, INC., and )

MCKESSON CORPORATION, )

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Defendants. )

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Presently, a hearing is scheduled for November 13, 2006, on

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"). Since Defendant asserts,

and Plaintiff does not dispute, that it has provided notice to the

Panel of this action and a Conditional Transfer Order will likely be

issued within the next few weeks, judicial economy is served by

deferring consideration of the pending motions. Therefore, the

hearings on these motions are continued to February 5, 2007, at

9:00 a.m. The hearing set for November 13, 2006, is vacated. Upon

entry of this Order further proceedings in this action are stayed

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pending the decision on whether this action will be transferred to MDL

Proceeding No. 1657 in the Eastern District of Louisiana except

Defendant shall file a status report no later than January 16, 2007,

in which it only explains the status of its effort to transfer this

action to MDL-1657.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2006

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