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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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HUNTER PYLE, SBN 191125 

RACHEL EVANS, SBN 291876 

SUNDEEN SALINAS & PYLE 

428 Thirteenth Street, Eighth Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone:(510) 663-9240 

Facsimile: (510) 663-9241 

hpyle@ssrplaw.com; revans@ssrplaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Michael A. Russell Jr. and Jonathan Sassani 

Additional Counsel Listed Below 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL A. RUSSELL JR. and JONATHAN 

SASSANI, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SYNTHES, INC.; DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, 

INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, 

INC.; and SYNTHES USA SALES, LLC, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-03173-EMC 

SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

Date: December 17, 2015 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Location: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor 

450 Golden Gate Avenue 

San Francisco, California 

Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen 

Action Filed: June 8, 2015 

 

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BLANK ROME LLP

Michael L. Ludwig (SBN 173850) 

Ludwig@BlankRome.com 

Caroline P. Donelan (SBN 268762) 

CDonelan@BlankRome.com 

2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: 424.239.3400 

Facsimile: 424.239.3434 

BLANK ROME LLP 

Anthony B. Haller (pro hac vice) 

Haller@BlankRome.com 

One Logan Square 

130 North 18th Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: 215.569.5690 

Facsimile: 215.832.5690 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Synthes, Inc.; Depuy Synthes Sales, Inc.; 

Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.; and Synthes USA Sales, LLC

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Plaintiffs MICHAEL A. RUSSELL JR. and JONATHAN SASSANI (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants SYNTHES, INC.; DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON 

SERVICES, INC.; and SYNTHES USA SALES, LLC (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”) 

hereby submit this Supplemental Case Management Statement. 

The Parties have reached settlement. On November 23, 2015, Plaintiffs each filed a Notice 

of Acceptance of Defendants’ Rule 68 Offer of Judgment. The Parties have come to a mutual 

agreement regarding Defendants’ payment of attorneys’ fees and costs to Plaintiffs. 

The Parties will promptly file a joint stipulation of judgment with this Court. The Parties do 

not anticipate that any conflicts or issues will arise that will require the Court’s attention prior to 

filing the joint stipulation of judgment. 

Dated: December 10, 2015 SUNDEEN SALINAS & PYLE 

By: /s/ Hunter Pyle_____________________ 

Hunter Pyle 

HUNTER PYLE, SBN 191125 

RACHEL EVANS, SBN 291876 

SUNDEEN SALINAS & PYLE 

428 Thirteenth Street, Eighth Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 663-9240 

Facsimile: (510) 663-9241 

hpyle@ssrplaw.com; revans@ssrplaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Michael A. Russell Jr. and Jonathan Sassani 

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Dated: December 10, 2015 BLANK ROME LLP 

By: /s/ Caroline Donelan

Michael L. Ludwig 

Caroline P. Donelan

2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 424.239.3400 

Facsimile: 424.239.3434 

Ludwig@BlankRome.com

CDonelan@BlankRome.com

Anthony B. Haller (pro hac vice) 

One Logan Square

130 North 18th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: 215.569.5690 

Facsimile: 215.832.5690 

Haller@BlankRome.com

Attorneys for Defendants, 

DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc., 

Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., 

Synthes, Inc., and Synthes USA Sales, LLC

IT IS SO ORDERED that the CMC is reset

from 12/17/15 to 1/28/16 at 9:30 A.M.

An updated joint CMC Statement shall

be filed by 1/21/16. The 1/28/16 CMC

will be vacated once a stipulation

for dismissal is filed.

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Edward M. Chen

U. S. District Judge

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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