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

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ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STAY 

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

David E. Stanley (State Bar No. 144025) 

dstanley@reedsmith.com 

Alexis A. Rochlin (State Bar No. 280634) 

arochlin@reedsmith.com 

REED SMITH LLP 

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514 

Telephone: +1 213 457 8000 

Facsimile: +1 213 457 8080 

Michael X. Imbroscio (pro hac vice) 

Phyllis A. Jones (pro hac vice) 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

One CityCenter 

850 Tenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20001-4956 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Eli Lilly and Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

RACHEL ANNE BEN; LIBBY DIANE 

HOLLINGER; JESSICA TIPTON; KENNETH 

RAY PRICE; DANNY RAY TROSPER; VICKI 

and ROBERT CRAVEN; KATHERINE JANE 

BENTLEY; JAMIE NELL HUNT; DEVON 

ROBERTS; WA'ZETTE McKELVIN; 

LAWRENCE VIRGIL CURTIS; SUSAN 

LYNNE BLUNT; PHILIP RANDALL 

WILHITE; RACHELLE MICHELLE 

BRUNEAU; TERRY ALAN RAYFIELD; 

ELIZABETH ANN GUESS; DIANE MARIE 

LIEBHABER; JOHN ROBERT ADAMS; 

DEREK DELAYNE HASKINS; PATRICIA 

MARIE DORMINY; REGINA KAY THOMAS; 

LARRY and LYNETTE SERNA; EVELYN W. 

DANIELS; and LISA RAY and JOSEPH 

MICHAEL LEWIS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, an Indiana 

corporation, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 2:14-cv-02914-KJM-EFB 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR 

ADDITIONAL STAY 

Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller

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ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STAY 

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware 

ORDER 

The court, having reviewed and considered the Joint Notice of Settlement Status and Request 

for Additional Stay submitted by plaintiffs and defendant Eli Lilly and Company (collectively 

“parties”) and with good cause showing, hereby orders as follows: 

1. The above-captioned action is stayed until September 1, 2017, in order to allow the 

parties to evaluate plaintiffs’ claims under the provisions of the global settlement framework 

agreement for Cymbalta personal injury cases in various federal and state courts. 

2. The parties shall file a status report within 250 days of this order confirming the 

transmittal of individual settlement offers to claimants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 24, 2016 

 

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