Free Order Staying Case - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-03640-CRB

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI JACKSON DIVISION THAD F. WAITES v. PFIZER, INC. PLAINTIFF CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:08cv223TSL-JCS

DEFENDANT ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on the joint request of the parties for a stay of all proceedings pending transfer to multidistrict litigation proceedings. The court finds that it is welltaken and should be granted. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that all proceedings in this case are hereby STAYED pending transfer of this case to the Northern District of California for consolidated and coordinated pre-trial proceedings as part of In re Bextra and Celebrex Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL-1699. SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, this the 2nd day of May, 2008. /s/ James C. Sumner ___________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 3:08-cv-03640-CRB

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AGREED: /s/Sheila M. Bossier Sheila M. Bossier (MSB #10618) BOSSIER & ASSOCIATES, PLLC 1520 North State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Telephone: (601) 352-5450 Attorney for Plaintiff /s/ Walter T. Johnson Walter T. Johnson (MSB #8712) Leigh D. Vernon (MSB #99696) WATKINS & EAGER PLLC 400 East Capitol Street, Suite 300 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0650 Telephone: (601) 948-6470 Attorneys for Defendant

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