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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, on behalf of

itself and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ASTRA USA, INC.; ASTRAZENECA

PHARMACEUTICALS LP; AVENTIS

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; BAYER

CORP.; BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.;

PFIZER, INC.; SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.;

SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.; TAP

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, INC.;

WYETH, INC.; WYETH

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; ZENECA,

INC.; ZLB BEHRING LLC;

AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP.; and DOES

1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-03740 WHA

NOTICE RE MOTION HEARING

Plaintiff County of Santa Clara is ORDERED to arrange for the presence, at the hearing

on Thursday, April 27, 2006, of an employee, officer or director of each clinic and health-care

provider organization identified in paragraph ten of the complaint who has authority to bind the

clinic or health-care provider organization. 

The parties should be prepared to address whether or not AmerisourceBergen Corp. is a

party to a Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement. If it is not, can the breach of contract claim be

maintained against it? The parties also ought to be ready to talk about whether or not the

entities named in paragraph ten, other than the County of Santa Clara, have the legal capacity to

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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bring suit on their own, or whether a civil action on their behalf instead may only be brought by

the County of Santa Clara. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 21, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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