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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAMELA PARKER, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ON )

BEHALF OF PEARL DUNN, )

) 2:05-cv-2446-GEB-KJM

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

)

MERCK & CO., INC., a corporation; )

MCKESSON CORPORATION, a )

corporation; AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG)

CORPORATION, a corporation; DOES 1 )

to 100; PHARMACEUTICAL DEFENDANT )

DOES 101 to 200; and DISTRIBUTOR )

DEFENDANT DOES 201 to 300, )

inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

)

Presently, hearings are scheduled for January 30, 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") and Plaintiff’s motion to

remand this action to state court. Since this action was included in

the MDL Panel’s January 10, 2006, Conditional Transfer Order and will

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

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deferring consideration of the pending motions. Therefore, the

hearings on these motions are continued to May 8, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. 

The Scheduling Conference set for March 20, 2006, is vacated. 

Defendant shall file a status report no later than April 17, 2006, in

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

action to MDL-1657.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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