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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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AMENDED COMPLAINT 

CASE NO. 2:08-CV-01558-JAM-GGH 

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Patrick J. Gregory, SBN 206121 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

333 Bush Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, California 94104-2828 

Telephone: 415.544.1900 

Facsimile: 415.391.0281 

Email: pgregory@shb.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 

[Counsel for additional parties listed on signature page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

JUNE M. WORDEN and LEONARD R. 

WORDEN, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., R. J. 

REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:08-cv-01558-JAM-GGH 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ALLOW 

PLAINTIFFS TO FILE SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 15(a) and Local Rules 143 and 220, IT IS 

HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs JUNE M. WORDEN and 

LEONARD R. WORDEN, Defendant PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., and Defendant R.J. 

REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, by and through their counsel of record as follows: 

1. Defendants currently have a pending Motion to Dismiss and to Strike Certain 

Portions of Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint that is scheduled to be heard on January 6, 2010. 

Plaintiffs have filed an opposition to Defendants’ motion. Counsel for Plaintiffs recently advised 

counsel for Defendants that Plaintiffs wish to amend the current causes of action and add new causes 

of action to their operative complaint. 

2. Defendants agree that Plaintiffs may be permitted to file a Second Amended 

Complaint in accordance with this Stipulation. Consequently, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and to 

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Strike Certain Portions of Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint is withdrawn and the January 6, 2010 

hearing on that motion is vacated. 

3. By agreeing that Plaintiffs may file a Second Amended Complaint, Defendants are 

not waiving any rights, including Defendants’ right to file a further Rule 12 motion to dismiss. 

4. Plaintiffs will file a Second Amended Complaint on or before January 4, 2010. 

5. Defendants shall have until February 4, 2010 to answer or otherwise respond to the 

Second Amended Complaint. 

6. If Defendants file a Rule 12 motion in response to the Second Amended Complaint, 

Defendants will notice any such motion for March 17, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6 before 

Judge John A. Mendez. The parties have been informed that said date and time is available for the 

hearing. If March 17, 2010 becomes unavailable, the parties agree that Defendants’ motion shall be 

noticed for the next date that is available from the Court that is mutually agreeable to counsel for all 

parties. 

7. The briefing schedule on any Rule 12 motion will be governed by Local Rule 230. If 

the motion is heard on March 17, 2010, then Plaintiffs’ opposition to a Rule 12 motion shall be due 

on March 3, 2010, and Defendants’ reply brief shall be due on March 10, 2010. Should March 17, 

2010 become unavailable and the hearing on a Rule 12 motion is moved to a later date, the briefing 

schedule shall adjust in accordance with Local Rule 230. 

Dated: December 4, 2009 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

 By: /s/ Patrick J. Gregory__________

 PATRICK J. GREGORY 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 

Dated: December 4, 2009 JONES DAY 

 By: /s/ Ashlie E. Case (as authorized on 12/4/09)

 

PETER N. LARSON 

ASHLIE E. CASE 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 

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Dated: December 4, 2009 WHITFIELD SHARP & SHARP 

 By: /s/ Elaine Whitfield Sharp (as authorized on 12/4/09)

 ELAINE WHITFIELD SHARP 

 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 JUNE M. WORDEN and 

 LEONARD R. WORDEN 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 4, 2009 

/s/ John A. Mendez______________

 HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ 

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