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Parties Involved:
General Electric Company
Defendant
Lockheed Shipbuilding Company
Defendant
Yvette Mclemore-Williams
Plaintiff
Calvin Oxford
Plaintiff
Chris Oxford
Plaintiff
Jennifer Oxford
Plaintiff
Judy Oxford
Plaintiff
Todd Shipyards Corporation
Defendant
Carolyn Ann Williams
Plaintiff

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JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

DEADLINE AND CONFERENCE, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE - - C05-4946 SI

BRAYTON

 ̃PURCELL LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

222 RUSH LANDING ROAD

P O BOX 6169

NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ., S.B. #73685

DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436

BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP

Attorneys at Law

222 Rush Landing Road

Novato, California 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

(415) 898-1247 (Fax No.)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

JUDY OXFORD, Individually, as

Wrongful Death Heir, and as

Successor-in-Interest to CALVIN

OXFORD, Deceased; and CHRIS

OXFORD and JENNIFER OXFORD, as

Legal Heirs of CALVIN OXFORD,

Deceased; and, 

CAROLYN ANN WILLIAMS,

Individually, as Wrongful Death Heir, and

as Successor-in-Interest to ROY

WILLIAMS, Deceased; and YVETTE

MCLEMORE-WILLIAMS as Legal Heir

of ROY WILLIAMS, Deceased,

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION,

LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING

COMPANY, and DOES 1-300,

Defendants. 

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No. C05-4946 SI

JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO

STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE

MANAGEMENT DEADLINE AND

CONFERENCE, AND TO EXTEND TIME;

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY;

[PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE] ORDER

TO CONTINUE 

Pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-11 and 7-12, the following parties hereby stipulate to, and

respectfully move the Court for, an Order extending time as set forth in the Order Setting Initial

Case Management Conference filed November 30, 2005 (Document 2), for the following good

cause:

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JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

DEADLINE AND CONFERENCE, [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE - - C05-4946 SI

 On January 10, 2006, Defendant GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY filed Document 8,

a Notice to Tag Along Action regarding the pending Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeking among other things, to move Jurisdiction of this matter

to that District. On January 13, 2006, Defendant TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION filed

Document 10, a similar Notice to Tag Along Notice.

 On July 29, 1991, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) entered an

order transferring all asbestos personal injury cases pending in the federal courts to the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for coordinated pretrial

proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 14097. That order also applies to “tag-along actions,” or

actions involving common questions of fact filed after January 17, 1991. Such actions are to be

transferred to the eastern District of Pennsylvania as part of MDL 875, for coordinated pretrial

proceedings. 

The JPML has held that a district court has the authority to stay pending a transfer order.

In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 170 F. Supp. 2d 1348, 1349 n.1 (J.P.M.L. 2001)

(“[T]hose courts concluding that such issues should be addressed by the transferee judge need

not rule on them, and the process of 1407 transfer in MDL-875 can continue without any

unnecessary interruption or delay.”)

The parties agree that it is likely that the JPML will transfer this matter to the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania.

However, to date, the Clerk of the JPML has not entered a Conditional Transfer Order

pursuant to JPML Rule 12(a) or filed an order to show cause why the action should not be

transferred, pursuant to JPML Rule 13(b). 

It is likely the dates set forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference

filed November 30, 2005 (Document 2), including the deadlines imposed by Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure 26, will come to pass before the Clerk of the JPML acts. 

In addition, it has come to the attention of counsel that the Judge assigned to hear the

cases pending in MDL 875, the Honorable Charles R. Weiner of the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania, passed away on November 9, 2005 and that the Clerk of that Court has reported a

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backlog in cases transferred to that Court by the MDL panel.

The parties make this Motion on the grounds that a stay of this action would (a) promote

judicial efficiency, (b) allow consistency in pretrial rulings, and (c) be most convenient to the

parties. 

Due to the pending action by the Clerk of the JPML, the parties hereby STIPULATE to

and respectfully request the Court VACATE its Order Setting Initial Case Management

Conference filed November 30, 2006 (Document 2), and that the Court issue an Order

STAYING this action pending the outcome of the MDL Panel’s decision on the merits of the

transfer. 

In the alternative, the parties hereby STIPULATE to and respectfully request that the

dates set forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed November 30,

2005 (Document 2), be vacated and continued pending the outcome of the JPML’s decision on

the merits of the transfer. Specifically, these deadlines include the March 10, 2006 deadline to

meet and confer, and file Joint ADR Certification, the March 24, 2006 Deadline to complete

Initial Disclosures, the March 24, 2006 deadline to file the Joint Case Management Statement

and the Case Management Conference currently set for March 31, 2006. 

Dated: February 28, 2006 BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP 

/s/ David R. Donadio

 

 By: __________________________ 

 David R. Donadio

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: February 24, 2006 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN &

ARNOLD, LLP

 /s/ Damon McClain 

 By: __________________________ 

Damon McClain

Attorneys for Defendant 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Dated: February 25, 2006 KNOTT & GLAZIER LLP

 /s/ Laura Patricia Yee 

 By: __________________________ 

Laura Patricia Yee

Attorneys for LOCKHEED MARTIN 

CORPORATION

Dated: February 27, 2006 YARON & ASSOCIATES

 /s/ D. David Steele 

 By: __________________________ 

D. David Steele

Attorneys for TODD SHIPYARDS 

CORPORATION

 [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing date and deadlines specified in the Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed November 30, 2005 (Document 2), are

hereby VACATED and that this action is STAYED pending the outcome of the JPML’s decision

on the merits of the transfer. 

Dated: _____________________

_____________________________ . 

Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

[PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE] ORDER TO CONTINUE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing date and deadlines specified in the Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference filed November 30, 2005 (Document 2), are

hereby VACATED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following case management deadlines are

continued as follows: 

1. Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process

selection, and discovery plan is [set for a date on or after July 15, 2006 to wit:] __________,

2006;

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2. Last day to file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR process or

Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference is [set for a date on or after July 15, 2006 to wit:] 

__________, 2006;

3. Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection to Rule 26(f) Report,

file/serve Case Management Statement and file/serve Rule 26(f) Report is [set for a date on or

after July 15, 2006 to wit:] ________________, 2006; and

4. The Case Management Conference is [set for a date on or after July 15, 2006 to

wit:] Friday, _______________ 2006 at 2:00 p.m., Courtroom 10 , 19th Floor, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California.

Dated: _____________________

_____________________________ . 

Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

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