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Parties Involved:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Defendant
Colleen Jaeger
Plaintiff
William Jaeger
Plaintiff

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UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY AT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CASE NO. 15-CV-00164-HSG 

Lori E. Andrus (SBN 205816)

ANDRUS ANDERSON LLP 

155 Montgomery Street, Suite 900 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 986-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 986-1474 

lori@andrusanderson.com

James G. O’Brien (pro hac vice) 

ZOLL, KRANZ & BORGESS, LLC 

6620 W. Central Avenue, Suite 100 

Toledo, OH 43617 

Telephone: (419) 841-9623 

Facsimile: (419) 841-9719 

jim@zkblaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Colleen Jaeger and William Jaeger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

COLLEEN JAEGER, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., 

Defendant. 

Civil Action No.: 15-cv-00164-HSG

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPEAR 

TELEPHONICALLY AT CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Plaintiffs Colleen Jaeger and William Jaeger, by their undersigned counsel, respectfully 

request the Court allow their national counsel, James G. O’Brien, to appear telephonically at the 

upcoming Case Management Conference: 

1. This case is one of nine involving the medical device known as “CerviCore” that were 

originally filed on a consolidated action but were since transferred to seven districts. Ms. 

Jaeger’s case is the only CerviCore case pending in the Northern District of California. 

2. Attorney James G. O’Brien is lead national plaintiffs’ counsel on all filed CerviCore 

cases. Mr. O’Brien resides in and works in Ohio. 

3. Mr. O’Brien and Paul Asfendis, national defense counsel for Howmedica, communicate 

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almost daily on issues related to CerviCore cases, including this case. 

4. The Court set a CMC for April 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. 

5. Plaintiffs’ counsel and Defendant’s counsel have a discovery dispute hearing in a related 

CerviCore case on April 21 at 11 a.m. (Central) in the Southern District of Illinois. That 

Court has indicated it will allow telephonic attendance, but counsel have not finalized 

their plans on whether to attend telephonically or in person. 

6. In this case, Defendant filed a motion (in which Plaintiffs joined) asking the Court to 

reschedule the April 21 CMC. (Doc. 46.) 

7. Defendant also filed a motion to appear telephonically to which Plaintiffs have no 

objection (Doc. 47.) 

8. Plaintiffs’ San Francisco–based counsel, Lori E. Andrus, will attend the CMC in person, 

whether on April 21 or, if the Court reschedules, on another date. 

9. Plaintiffs’ counsel consulted with Defendant’s counsel and Defendant does not object to 

Plaintiffs’ counsel attending the CMC telephonically. 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request the Court permit counsel James G. O’Brien to attend 

the Case Management Conference—whether as originally scheduled or on another date—

telephonically. 

DATE: April 15, 2015 ZOLL, KRANZ & BORGESS, LLC

By: /s/ James G. O’Brien 

 James G. O’Brien 

James G. O’Brien (pro hac vice) 

ZOLL, KRANZ & BORGESS, LLC 

6620 W. Central Avenue, Suite 100 

Toledo, OH 43617 

Telephone: (419) 841-9623 

Facsimile: (419) 841-9719 

jim@zkblaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Colleen Jaeger and William Jaeger

 

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ORDER 

The Court, having reviewed Plaintiffs’ request to allow counsel James G. O’Brien to attend 

telephonically, and finding GOOD CAUSE, GRANTS the Motion. 

Dated: ____________________ ____________________________________ 

 Hon. Hayward S. Gilliam, Jr. 

 United States District Judge 

4/16/2015 Counsel shall contact CourtCall at (866) 582-6878 to make arrangements for the telephonic appearance.

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