UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 

EASTERN DIVISION 

IN RE: DAVOL, INC./C. R. BARD, 

INC., POLYPROPYLENE HERNIA 

MESH PRODUCTS LIABILITY 

LITIGATION 

This document relates to: 

ALL CASES 

 

Case No.: 2:18-md-2846 

JUDGE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. 

Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson 

JOINT MOTION TO ENTER CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 53: 

DOCKET CONTROL ORDER 

Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Davol Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) and the Plaintiffs’ 

Steering Committee (“PSC”) pursuant to the authority vested upon it in Case Management Order 

No. 3 and as the result of mediation pursuant to Case Management Order Nos. 51 and 51-A, which 

is ongoing and not yet complete, through their undersigned counsel, respectfully move this Court 

to enter Case Management Order No. 53: Docket Control Order, which is a comprehensive Order 

that provides procedures related to requirements for record preservation and prima facie evidence 

of implant, injury and causation. A copy of the proposed Order is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 

WHEREFORE, Defendants and the PSC respectfully request that the proposed Case 

Management Order No. 53: Docket Control Order be entered. 

Date: July 5, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ David J. Butler 

David J. Butler (0068455) 

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel 

TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP 

41 South High Street, Suite 1800 

Columbus, OH 43215-4213 

Tel: (614) 221-2838 

Fax: (614) 221-2007 

Email: dbutler@taftlaw.com 

/s/ Eric L. Alexander__________ 

Eric L. Alexander, Esq. 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 469-5640 

eric.alexander@hklaw.com 

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Timothy M. O’Brien 

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel 

Florida Bar No. 055565 

LEVIN, PAPANTONIO, 

PROCTOR, BUCHANAN, O’BRIEN, 

BARR & MOUGEY, P.A. 

316 South Baylen St., Ste. 600 

Pensacola, FL 32502 

Tel: (850) 435-7084 

Fax: (850) 436-6084 

Email: tobrien@levinlaw.com 

Kelsey L. Stokes 

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel 

Texas Bar No. 24083912 

FLEMING, NOLEN & JEZ, L.L.P. 

2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 6000 

Houston, TX 77056-6109 

Tel: (713) 621-7944 

Fax: (713) 621-9638 

Email: kelsey_stokes@fleming-law.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Michael K. Brown 

REED SMITH LLP 

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514 

Telephone: (213) 457-8000 

mkbrown@reedsmith.com 

Co-Lead Counsel for Defendants Davol 

Inc. and C. R. Bard, Inc. 

William D. Kloss, Jr. 

VORYS SATER SEYMOUR AND 

PEASE LLP 

52 East Gay Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

(614) 464-6360 

wdklossjr@vorys.com 

Liaison Counsel for Defendants C. R. 

Bard, Inc. and Davol Inc. 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on July 5, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of 

the Court by using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of this electronic filing to all 

counsel of record. 

/s/Eric L. Alexander 

 Eric L. Alexander 

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