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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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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 27A: AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER 

FOR INITIAL MDL TRIALS – M:05-CV-01699-CRB 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE: BEXTRA AND CELEBREX 

MARKETING SALES PRACTICES AND 

PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION 

CASE NO. M:05-CV-01699-CRB

MDL No. 1699 

This Order Relates to: 

Beverly Haslam, et al. v. Pfizer, Inc., et al., 

MDL No. 06-2145: Plaintiff Beverly 

Haslam on behalf of Glen Haslam, 

deceased

Linda Cullor, et al. v. Pfizer, Inc., MDL 

No. 06-2547: Plaintiff James P. Daly, Jr.

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 27A: AMENDED 

SCHEDULING ORDER FOR INITIAL 

MDL TRIALS 

Pursuant to Pretrial Order No. 25, the Court has established a procedure for the 

selection of two plaintiffs for initial trials in the MDL. Pursuant to that procedure, the parties 

have selected Beverly Haslam, on behalf of Glen Haslam (MDL No. 06-2145) and James Daly 

(MDL No. 06-2547) for the initial trials. In the Daly matter only, the parties have agreed to defer 

any case-specific motions, case-specific deposition designations, identification of case-specific 

exhibits, the case-specific witness list, proposed jury instructions, proposed jury questionnaires, 

proposed special verdict forms, any case-specific trial briefs, and the portions of the joint draft 

pretrial statement that incorporate those filings until that case is set for trial. The Court hereby 

amends the remainder of the schedule established in Pretrial Order No. 27 as follows: 

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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 27A: AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER 

FOR INITIAL MDL TRIALS – M:05-CV-01699-CRB 

Monday, March 31, 2008 Expert depositions to be completed

Briefs in support of dispositive and Daubert motions filed (for 

experts deposed by March 26) (by noon Pacific)

Motions in limine (MILs) filed 

Preliminary exhibit lists exchanged (including Fed. R. Evid. 

1006 summaries); parties to meet and confer regarding exhibits 

and objections

Thursday, April 3, 2008 Briefs in support of Daubert motions filed (for experts deposed 

after March 26)

Monday, April 7, 2008 Objections to deposition designations and counter-designations 

served

Parties exchange draft joint pretrial statements, including 

witness lists

Friday, April 11, 2008 Opposition briefs to dispositive and Daubert motions filed (for 

experts deposed by March 26)

Monday, April 14, 2008 Final witness lists filed 

Objections to counter-designations and reply designations

served

Opposition briefs to Daubert motions filed (for experts deposed 

after March 26) (by 3:00 p.m. Pacific)

Proposed jury questionnaires exchanged; parties to meet and 

confer on joint questionnaire

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Opposition briefs to MILs filed

Reply briefs in support of dispositive and Daubert motions filed 

(for experts deposed by March 26)

Thursday, April 17, 2008 Reply briefs in support of Daubert motions filed (for experts 

deposed after March 26)

Friday, April 18, 2008 Objections to reply designations served

Monday, April 21, 2008 Trial briefs and pretrial statements filed

Proposed joint jury questionnaire filed with Court

Monday, April 28, 2008, 

8:30 a.m. Pacific 

Hearing (if any) on dispositive motions and Daubert motions 

– scope of hearing to be determined by Court

Proposed jury instructions and special verdict forms (if any) 

filed

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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 27A: AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER 

FOR INITIAL MDL TRIALS – M:05-CV-01699-CRB 

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 

8:30 a.m. Pacific 

Hearing on MILs, objections to deposition designations, and 

objections to exhibit lists

Jury questionnaire provided to prospective jurors

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 

8:30 a.m. Pacific 

Jury selection

Monday, May 5, 2008 Trial commences

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: March 26, 2008 /s/

HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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