In re: McKinsey & Co., Inc. National Prescription Opiate Consultant Litigation

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Elizabeth J. Cabraser (SBN 083151)
ecabraser@lchb.com
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: (415) 956-1000
Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
John L. Brownlee (pro hac vice)
john.brownlee@hklaw.com
Robert J. Farlow (pro hac vice)
robert.farlow@hklaw.com
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700
Tysons, VA 22102
Telephone: (703) 720-8600
Michael T. Maroney (pro hac vice)
michael.maroney@hklaw.com
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
10 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: (617) 523-2700
Counsel for Plaintiff Robyn Hurley,
as Executrix of the Estate of Ethan Emirzian
James L. Bernard (pro hac vice)
james.bernard@hoganlovells.com
Julie G. Matos (pro hac vice)
Julie.matos@hoganlovells.com
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
390 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 918-3000
Mark David McPherson (SBN 307951)
mmcpherson@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 813-8869
Attorneys for Defendants McKinsey &
Company, Inc.; McKinsey & Company, Inc.
United States; McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Washington D.C.; and McKinsey Holdings,
Inc.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IN RE: MCKINSEY & CO., INC.
NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE
CONSULTANT LITIGATION
This Document Relates to:
HURLEY v. MCKINSEY & COMPANY,
INC., UNITED STATES,
Case No. 3:22-cv-10351-MGM (D. Mass.)
Case No. 21-md-02996-CRB (SK)
[PROPOSED] SECOND CASE
MANAGEMENT ORDER
Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer
Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor
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I. 	Cooperation
The parties have agreed to work together to coordinate discovery to the maximum extent
feasible to promote the efficient and speedy resolution of this MDL (ECF No. 772). To that end,
the parties agree to the following modifications to the discovery schedule set forth in ECF No.
772.
II. 	Discovery
a. 	Fact Discovery Cutoff: March 31, 2026; provided, however, that in the event
any discovery dispute is pending at the time the Fact Discovery Cutoff passes, the Cutoff as to the
disputed issue shall be extended 45 days from the date the issue is resolved by the Court.
b. 	Expert Discovery Deadlines:
i. 	Plaintiff’s Expert Reports: 60 days after Fact Discovery Cutoff.
ii. 	Defendants’ Expert Reports: 60 days after Plaintiff’s Expert Reports.
iii. 	Expert Discovery Cutoff: 30 days after Defendants’ Expert Reports.
iv. 	Daubert and Dispositive Motions: No later than 30 days after the
Expert Discovery Cutoff, the parties shall meet and confer and
submit a proposed schedule for Daubert motions and dispositive
motions. If the parties are unable to agree, then each side shall submit
its own proposal with a memorandum (not to exceed two pages,
double spaced) explaining why the Court should adopt that party’s
proposal.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
By: /s/ Michael T. Maroney
John L. Brownlee (Pro Hac Vice)
john.brownlee@hklaw.com
Robert J. Farlow (Pro Hac Vice)
robert.farlow@hklaw.com
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700
Tysons, VA 22102
Telephone: (703) 720-8600
Michael T. Maroney (Pro Hac Vice)
michael.maroney@hklaw.com
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
10 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: (617) 523-2700
Counsel for Plaintiff Robyn Hurley,
as Executrix of the Estate of Ethan Emirzian
Elizabeth J. Cabraser (SBN 083151)
ecabraser@lchb.com
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: (415) 956-1000
Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel
Dated: February 5, 2026
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By: /s/ Mark David McPherson
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
James L. Bernard (Pro Hac Vice)
james.bernard@hoganlovells.com
Julie G. Matos (Pro Hac Vice)
Julie.matos@hoganlovells.com
390 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 918-3000
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
Mark David McPherson (SBN 307951)
mmcpherson@goodwinlaw.com
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 813-8869
Attorneys for Defendants McKinsey &
Company, Inc.; McKinsey & Company, Inc.
United States; McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Washington D.C.; and McKinsey Holdings, Inc.
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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
The above [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER is approved as a Case
Management Order for this case and all parties shall comply with its provisions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: _________________, 2026 	_________________________
CHARLES R. BREYER
United States District Judge
February 9
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