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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY T. FREEMAN, )

) 2:06-cv-0477-GEB-PAN(JFM)

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

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MERCK & COMPANY, INC., and )

BRADLEY BLANKENSHIP, M.D., )

)

Defendants. )

)

Presently, a hearing is scheduled for May 22, 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 this action was

included in the MDL Panel’s May 2, 2006, Conditional Transfer Order

and could be transferred to MDL-1657, judicial economy is served by

deferring consideration of the pending motion. Accordingly, the

hearing on the motion is continued to September 18, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. 

The Scheduling Conference set for June 19, 2006, is vacated. 

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Defendant shall file a status report no later than August 21, 2006, in

which it shall only explain the status of its effort to transfer this

action to MDL-1657.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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