Opinion
CASE NO. 2:12-CV-01085-MCE-CMK
07-10-2012
RICKY D. YOCHUM, Plaintiff, v. DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., an Indiana corporation; JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation; JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC., a New Jersey corporation; THOMAS P. SCHMALZRIED, MD; and THOMAS P. SCHMALZRIED, MD, A Professional California Corporation; and DOES I through 100, inclusive, Defendants.
YUKEVICH CALFO & CAVANAUGH Alexander G. Calfo Kelley S. Olah Gabrielle Anderson-Thompson Attorneys for Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON & JOHNSON (erroneously sued as "Johnson & Johnson, Inc.")
ALEXANDER G. CALFO (SBN 152891)
KELLEY S. OLAH (SBN 245180)
GABRIELLE ANDERSON-THOMPSON (SBN 247039)
YUKEVICH CALFO & CAVANAUGH
Attorneys for Defendants
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON &
JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON &
JOHNSON (erroneously sued as "Johnson &
Johnson, Inc.")
ORDER RE STIPULATION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Upon consideration of the Stipulation to Stay Proceedings submitted by Plaintiff RICKY D. YOCHUM and Defendants DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON & JOHNSON (erroneously sued as "Johnson & Johnson, Inc.") (hereafter collectively "the Parties"); upon consideration of all documents, files, and pleadings in this action; and upon good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The Parties' request for a stay of proceedings is GRANTED;
2. All proceedings in this action are hereby stayed, pending a decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether this case should be transferred to In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2244.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
______________________
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Respectfully submitted by,
YUKEVICH CALFO & CAVANAUGH
By: ______________________
Alexander G. Calfo
Kelley S. Olah
Gabrielle Anderson-Thompson Attorneys for Defendants DEPUY
ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., JOHNSON &
JOHNSON SERVICES, INC., and JOHNSON &
JOHNSON (erroneously sued as "Johnson &
Johnson, Inc.")