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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA HACKER, )

) 2:05-cv-2193-GEB-JFM

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

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MERCK & COMPANY, INC., PFIZER, )

INC., MCKESSON CORPORATION, AND )

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, )

)

Defendants. )

)

Presently, hearings are scheduled for February 13, 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 December 21, 2005, Conditional Transfer Order and will

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

deferring consideration of the pending motions. Therefore, the

hearings on these motions are continued to May 22, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. 

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The Scheduling Conference set for February 21, 2006, is vacated. 

Defendant shall file a status report no later than May 2, 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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