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

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Michelle M. Fujimoto (SBN: 125462) 

Eva M. Weiler (SBN: 233942) 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

Jamboree Center 

5 Park Plaza, Suite 1600 

Irvine, California 92614-2546 

Telephone: 949.475.1500 

Facsimile: 949.475.0016 

Attorneys for Defendants Wyeth LLC 

fka Wyeth and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PATRICIA A. WALKER, 

Plaintiff, Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PFIZER, INC; WYETH dba WYETH 

LLC; WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, 

INC.; ORTHO-MCNEIL 

PHARMACEUTICAL LLC; 

MONARCH PHARMACEUTICALS 

INC.; AND WARNER CHILCOTT US 

LLC, 

Defendants. 

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Case No.: 2:10-CV-00463 GEB-KJN 

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION 

OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS 

WYETH LLC FKA WYETH, 

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS 

INC., AND PFIZER INC. TO 

ANSWER OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S 

COMPLAINT; AND 

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION 

OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS 

WYETH LLC FKA WYETH, 

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS 

INC., AND PFIZER INC. TO 

ANSWER OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S 

COMPLAINT; AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Complaint: Feb. 23, 2010 

1. This stipulation for extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to 

plaintiff’s complaint is made on behalf of defendants Wyeth LLC fka Wyeth, Wyeth 

Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Pfizer Inc. No prior extensions of time to respond to the 

complaint have been sought by any of the parties. 

2. This case is one of more than hundreds of pending federal cases in which 

plaintiffs seek relief in connection with their use of the prescription drug Prempro. 

3. On March 4, 2003, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the 

“MDL Panel”) ordered that centralization pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 was 

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appropriate for the litigation concerning claims for relief by Prempro users, and the 

Panel issued a Transfer Order assigning the litigation to Judge William R. Wilson, Jr. 

of the Eastern District of Arkansas. See In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation, 

MDL Docket No. 4:03CV1507 WRW (E.D. Ark.). 

4. Pursuant to Rules 1.1, 7.4 and 7.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the 

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, defendant Wyeth will promptly notify the 

Panel that this case qualifies as a “tag-along” action. It is to be expected that the Panel 

will shortly issue a Conditional Transfer Order listing this case. 

5. Under Practice and Procedure Order No. 1 of In re Prempro Products 

Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 4:03CV1507 WRW, defendants are relieved of 

their obligations to answer complaints in “tag-along” actions, and one of a number of 

answers on file with the MDL court are deemed their answers in such actions. 

6. Accordingly, defendants move this Court for an extension of time to 

answer or otherwise respond to the complaint through and including the day that 

transfer of this case to In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 

4:03CV1507 WRW, is accomplished pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. 

Dated: April_12, 2010 

Dated: April_7, 2010 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

By: /s/ Eva M. Weiler 

Eva M. Weiler 

Attorneys for Defendants Wyeth and Wyeth 

Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

KAYE SCHOLER LLP 

By: /s/ Pamela Yates (as authorized 4/7/10) Pamela Yates 

Attorneys for Pfizer Inc. 

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Dated: April_12, 2010 STEBNER AND ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ Kathryn A. Stebner (as authorized 4/12/10___________________________

Kathryn A. Stebner Attorneys for Plaintiff Patricia A. Walker 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 4/14/10 

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age 

of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 5 Park Plaza, Suite 

1600, Irvine, California 92614. 

On April 12, 2010, I served on the interested parties in said action the within: 

STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS WYETH 

LLC FKA WYETH, WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS INC., AND PFIZER INC. 

TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT; 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope(s) addressed as stated on the 

attached mailing list. 

 (MAIL) I am readily familiar with this firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be 

deposited with the U.S. postal service on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than 1 day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. 

 (HAND DELIVERY) By placing a true and correct copy of the above document(s) in a sealed envelope addressed as indicated above and causing such envelope(s) to be delivered by hand to the addressee(s) designated. 

 (ELECTRONIC FILING) I provided the document(s) listed above electronically through the CM/ECF system pursuant to the instructions set forth in the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that 

the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on April 12, 2010, at Irvine, California. 

Eva M. Weiler /s/ Eva M. Weiler 

(Type or print name) (Signature) 

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SERVICE LIST

Kathryn A. Stebner 

STEBNER AND ASSOCIATES 

870 Market Street, Suite 1212 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: (415) 362-9800 

Fax: (415) 362-9801 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Michael L. Willliams 

Leslie O’Leary 

Williams Love O’Leary & Powers, P.C. 

9755 SW Barnes Rd., Ste. 450 

Portland, OR 97225-6681 

Tel: (503) 295-2924 

Fax: (503) 295-3720 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Bryan O. Blevins, Jr., Esq. 

Christopher T. Kirchmer, Esq. 

PROVOST, UMPHREY LAW FIRM 

490 Park Street 

PO Box 4905 

Beaumont, TX 77704 

Tel: (409) 835-6000 

Fax: (409) 813-8612 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

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