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Parties Involved:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Defendant
Therese Bottiglieri
Plaintiff
Pfizer Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

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

THERESE BOTTIGLIERI,

Plaintiff,

 v.

PFIZER INC., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-03248 JSW

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

DISPUTE

This matter comes before the Court upon the joint letter brief submitted by the parties

dated April 6, 2007, regarding a discovery dispute. Defendants Boehringer Ingelheim

Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“BIPI”) and Pfizer Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) have jointly moved

before the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation for transfer for consolidation and

coordination to a single transferee district. In response to the pending discovery dispute,

plaintiff Therese Bottiglier (“Bottiglier”) requests to postpone discovery deadlines to allow her

to bring a motion to transfer this action to Minnesota, where there are other similar actions

pending. Thus, both parties seek to have this matter transferred. In the interests of judicial

economy and to avoid inconsistent orders, the pending discovery dispute should be addressed

by the court that ultimately hears the substance of this action. Accordingly, the Court denies the

requested relief regarding discovery without prejudice to Defendants raising their concerns with

the court that ultimately hears this matter.

With respect to Bottiglier’s request to postpone discovery deadlines in order to file a

motion to transfer, Bottiglier has not properly raised either issue before the Court. If Bottiglier 

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seeks to have this Court postpone deadlines, she should file an administrative motion or

stipulation on this issue. If she seeks to have this Court hear a motion to transfer, she should

file a noticed motion.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 12, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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