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Parties Involved:
Eli Lilly and Company
Defendant
Andrew J.W. Walker
Plaintiff

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Plaintiff did not provide the Court with a chambers copy of his Joint Case

Management Statement. The Court, nonetheless, has considered the filing. For future

reference, plaintiff and his counsel of record are reminded of the following provision in the

Court’s Standing Orders: “In all cases that have been assigned to the Electronic Case

Filing Program, the parties are required to provide for use in chambers one paper copy of

each document that is filed electronically. The paper copy of each such document shall be

delivered no later than noon on the day after the document is filed electronically. The

paper copy shall be marked ‘Chambers Copy’ and shall be delivered to the Clerk’s Office in

an envelope clearly marked with the judge’s name, case number, and ‘E-Filing Chambers

Copy.’”

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW J.W. WALKER,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY,

Defendant

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No. C-06-1480 MMC

ORDER VACATING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is plaintiff’s Case Management Conference Statement, filed June

16, 2006, by which plaintiff seeks to continue the June 30, 2006 case management

conference in the instant action by approximately 120 days.1

 Plaintiff states a continuance

is necessary because he anticipates the instant action will be transferred for inclusion in

MDL No. 1596, In re Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation, and because he has not served

defendant.

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Because the instant action was filed February 26, 2006, the 120-day deadline for

plaintiffs to serve defendant, pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

is June 27, 2006, i.e., tomorrow. Plaintiff has not sought relief from the deadline. The

Court, however, has been notified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”),

by letter dated May 17, 2006, that the JPML has directed the Clerk of the Eastern District of

New York to file an order transferring the above-titled action to that court for inclusion in

MDL No. 1596. Consequently, the Court will defer to the transferee court the issue of

whether the above-titled action should be dismissed for failure to timely serve defendant.

Accordingly, for good cause shown in light of the pending transfer, the June 30,

2006 case management conference is hereby VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 26, 2006 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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