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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
LAURENCE SCHMIDT, ) `
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Plaintifi )
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v. ) Case No.:
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MERCK & CO., INC., also d/b/a MERCK, SHARP) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
AND DOHME and d/b/a MSD SHARP & DOHME)
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Defendants. ) Q
PFIZER INC.’S CERTIFICATION OF CONSENT
AND AGREEMENT TO JOIN IN REMOVAL
Defendant, Pfizer Inc., by and through its attorneys and without waiving any defenses in
this action, hereby certifies that it joins in and consents to the removal of the above-captioned
action, from the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois, to the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, 1441, and
1446.
Dated: October 31, 2006 By: /s/ Robert H. Shultz, Jr.
HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN
Robert H. Shultz, Jr. — #03122739
103 West Vandalia Street, Suite 100
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
(618) 656-4646
Attorneys for Pfizer Inc.
EXHIBIT 3

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