Opinion
Case No. 6:15-cv-0652 MDL No. 6:11-md-2299
07-07-2015
IN RE: ACTOS® (PIOGLITAZONE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION This Document Applies To: Scott v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, et al.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA RULING
The Court received a motion, entitled Motion to Register in the Registration Process [Rec. Doc. 9], requesting that Plaintiff Courtney Scott be allowed to register his claim in the Census of Claims after the deadline given in this Court's Case Management Order Regarding Census of Claims [Rec. Doc. 5551] ("the Census Order").
The Census Order applies "to all Counsel who represent one or more plaintiffs in Multidistrict Litigation No. 2299." Rec. Doc. 5551, p. 1. Mr. Scott is appearing in this matter pro se, and consequently the Census Order does not apply to him. No existing pro se litigant is required to register his or her claim with the Census in order to otherwise participate in the program established by the Master Settlement Agreement.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Plaintiff's Motion to Register in the Registration Process [Rec. Doc. 9] is DENIED, as this Court's Case Management Order Regarding Census of Claims [Rec. Doc. 5551] does not apply to Plaintiff's claim.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Lafayette, Louisiana, this 7th day of July, 2015.
/s/_________
REBECCA F. DOHERTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE