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12/16/70 | | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. (A-1 thru A-20). Sent to involved judges, 4
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12/21/70 | | HEARING ORDER Entered. Sent to Judges and Hearing Clerk
* | NOTICE OF HEARING Mailed to Counsel J@# JJ,/77 2A A
0 J | Extension of Time Filed. Extending to 1/13/71 for all parties to
|| respond to SCO. Extension requested by Def. G. D. Searle & Co.
| Mailed to All Counsel.
12/30/70 11.| Response of pltf. Marvene A. Seyfang (Ohio, S., No. 3683)
12/30/70 Response of pltf., Harry Seyfang (Ohio, S., No. 3684)
3.| Response of Pltf. Sandra Jane Pennanen & Allan Pennanen
4. | Response © D. Searle	& Co. (De
1/11/74 Ks.| Supplemental Response o D. Searle & CQ All Cases
I7IT771 6. | Response of G.D. Searle & Co: (5 5.D. Ohio Cases)
*] 0 [ eque ing extension © ime Om D © 5 e De also
[J designation of attorney to appear befor the Panel
+ Response of Mead Johnson Laboratories	1/13/71 Response of Tabatchnick and Gray (P's) (N.J.)
1/13/71 [|9. JResponse of G.D. Searle (R.I. defendants)
1/13/71 I 10.} Response of Oresman
1/13/71 Response of G.D. Searle (Kansas Defendant
1/13/71 Response of G.D. Searle (E.D. Calif. Defendant
1/13/71 Response of G.D. Searle & Co. (W.D. Texas Defendant
1/13/71 Response of G.D. Searle & Co. (Nebraska Defendant) Civ. 03153
1/13/71 Response of G.D. Searle & Co. (Nebraska Defendant) Civ. 03602
1/14771 16 JResponse © ary L. Hancoc D
1/14 |IT7.]Response of McCartney (P
4 | 18. lResponse of Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. (D —
1/15/71 [19 | Response o D eg ec & ®) ) Mi higan Delendan
20 | Response of D eg a § ® D ® New 0 e De eodapt	1/18/71 Supplementary response of Meade Johnson Laboratories (D
1/21/71 Response oO ntex Laboratories (py (N.J. Civ. Action No 3-70
1 | JcCertificate © ervice for Pleading	No. 8
532 | Response of Parke Davis & Co. (D) ~~ ‘sos
2/18/71 | ~~ JOPINION AND ORDER (Per iam) Denying Transfe
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OPINION AND ORDER OF FEB. 18, 1971 - 322 F. Supp. 1011
RE DOCKET No. 9%
DOCKET -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
¢ Description of Litigation _	IN RE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
DISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER|} JUDGE DATE MISC.
A-1 Audrey L. Brush & James Brush v. G. D. E.D. Cal.
Searle & Co. iv. S-1644 | Wilkins
A-2 Consuelo Ramirez & Juan Ramirez v. G. D. | E.Q. Cal.
® Searle & Co., et al. iv. S=-1764 WilkinsA-3 Patricia Carter McCoy & Freddie McCoy v. | E.D. Cal. Co
G. D. Searle & Co. iv. §-1771 Pilking
A-4 Norbert W. St. Martin, etc. v. G. D. Conn.
Searle & Co. (Est. of Phyllis Seaton 13909 V,ampano
A-5 Ruth Jean Olsen v. G. D. Searle & Co. Conn. 7
B-138 imbersg : -
A-6 Cynthia O'Hara v. G. D. Searle & Co. Conn. iL
B-155 imberg
A-7 Amelia Ramsey v. G. D. Searle & Co. Kansas Co .
W-4206 Brown ay - r’
A-8 Vv] Sandra Jane Pennanen & Allan Pennanen v. | E.D. Mich. . )
G.D. Searle & Co. 30765 Gubow
A-9 Rosemary Fitzpatrck & James Fitzpatrick | E.D. Mich. :
v. G. D. Searle & Co. 35325 Kaess / fie
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A-10 | Juanita Jo McCartney v. G. D. Searle Nebraska
® & Co. Civ. 03153 JRobinsoA-11 | Nancy J. Searcy v. G.D. Searle & Co. Nebraska Robinsadh
Civ. 03602 pexakarf
A-12 |Marilyn Tabatchnick & Jay Tabatchnick v. | New Jersey
G. D. Searle & Co., et al. 758-70 oolaha
A-13 [Willie Gray, Sr., etc. v. G. D. Searle New Jersey
& Co., et al. 1133-70 hipple
A-14 JEdward F. Urban & Camille C. Urban v. N.Y., W. N/A
® G. D. Searle & Co. Civ+1970-39	XT A-15 [Edward C. Cranford & Beverly Cranford v. [N.Y., W. N/A
G. D. Searle & Co., et al. Civ<=1970-19b

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DOCKET ~- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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é Description of LitigationIN RE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION , . ] :
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IDISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER|} JUDGE DATE MISC.
A-16 | Harry Seyfang v. G. D. Searle & Co., S.D. Ohio .
et al. Civil 3684 fWeinma
A-17 | Marvene A. Seyfang v. G. D. Searle & Co. J S.D. Ohio
et al. Civil 3683 peinma .
@. Sadie Hotchkiss v. G. D. Searle & Co. S.D. OhioCivil 7205 jR|ogan
A-19 | Sandra Oresman & Richard Oresman v. G. D.] Rhode Islanf
Searle & Co. civil 4285 Day NY	A-20 | Gary L. Hancock & Nancy Hancock v. G. D. |W.D. Texas )
Searle & Co. SA 70 CA 13p Spear FAIS
KE M ry
B-1 Lillian Brice, Samuel Brice v. G. D. S.D. Ohio
Searle & Co. 7749 Hogan
B-2 Helen Hurst v. G. D. Searle & Co. wW.D. N.Y.
C Civ-1969-20FB-3 Ward Drew & Cynthia J. Drew v. G. D. W.D. N.Y.
Searle & Co. Civ-1969-19p
B-5 cts Te . .
B-6 Marie Trafford v. G. D. Searle & Co. Rode Island

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$ DOCKET NO. 62 == __IN RE ORAL ONCTRACEPTIVES PRODUCTS LTABRTLTTY LITIGATIONee ese rsereesretr ere eet eee eA eV eee ete A Aetrrrem
Plaintiff Defendant
AUDREY L. BRUSH & JAMES BRUSH: CONSEULO G. D. SEARLE & CO.
RAMIREZ & JUAN RAMIREZ: PATRICIA CARTER William B. Richmond, Esquire
McCOY & FREDDIE McCOY Sidley and Austin
Rodney A. Klein, Esquire One First National Plaza
® Fields & Klein Chicago, Illinois 60670	701 F Street, Suite 240 :
Sacramento, California 95814 MEAD JOHNSON
Scott Conley, Esquire
NORBERT W. ST. MARTIN, ETC. Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Robert B., Cohen, Esquire 111 Pine Street, llth Floor
Wilson, Asbel & Channin San Francisco, California 94111
100 Constitutiona Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
Walter A. Bates, Esquire
RUTH JEAN OLSEN: CYNTHIA O'HARA Arter and Hadden
Theodore I. Koskoff, Esquire 1144 Union Commerce Building
1241 Main Street Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06603
PARK, DAVIS & CO.
AMELIA RAMSEY Fitzwilliam, Memering, Stumlias & Demerg
Bradley Post, Esquire 708 Tenth Street
Michaud & Cranmer Sacramento, California 95814
Suite 201, Beacon Buildng
114 South Main SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC.
Wichita, Kansas 67202 Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne
70 Sip Avenue
SANDRA JANE PENNANEN & ALLAN PENNANEN Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
George R. Lewis, Esquire
Qo Hibbs and Lewis PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NEW YORK CITY, INC	Post Office Box 5242 James and Addas
Grosse Pointe, Michigan ' 48236" 26 Journal Square
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
ROSEMARY FITZPATRICK & JAMES FITZPATRICK
Saul M. Leach, Esquire PLANNED PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF INCINNATI
Maile, Leach & Schreier 2406 Auburn Avenue
3025 Cadillac Tower Cincinnati, Ohio
Detroit, Michigan 48226 Ro ——— EE
JUANITA JO McCARTNEY
Peter E. Marchetti, Esquire :
<P Nelson, Harding, Mrchetti, Leonard & Tatfle	515 Executive Building
P.O. Box 1476, Downtown Station .
Omaha, Nebraska 68101

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Plaintiff Defendant /NANCY J. SEARCY, o¢ i DKUTI N, £
Sant Me Shans ORE BCE i op YA E
Corrigan, Down & Nayianz Cermgen 157. :617 Omaha Building
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
MARILYN TABATCHNICK & JAY TABATCHNICK
Stuart A. Schlesinger, Esquire
Julien, Glaser, Blitz & Schlesinger
2 Lafayette Street :
New York, New York 10007
WILLIE GRAY, SR., ETC.
Irvin L. Solondz, Esquire
790 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey C
EDWARD F. URBAN & CAMILE C. URBAN:
EDWARD C. CRANFORD & BEVERLY CRANFORD
David Mark Wexler, Esquire
88 Lexington Avenue
- Buffalo, New York 14222
HARRY SEYFANG: MARVENE A. SEYFANG
James C. Baggott, Esquire
834 Third National Building
Dayton, Ohio
SADIE HOTCHKISS
Thomas F. Lazaron, Esquire
918 First National Bank
’ Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
SANDRA ORESMAN & RICHARD ORESMAN
Alan T. Dworkin, Esquire
Aisenberg, Decof & Dworkin
809 Industrial Bank Building
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
GARY L. HANCOCK & NANCY HANCOCK o
James D. Cunningham, Esquire
Watts and Patterson
Post Office Box 1031 rs
. Odessa, Texas 79760 J .» ty en nse

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$ DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION	IN RE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
A-1 Rodney A. KEM Esa.	= IM ESQ. McCutchen, Black, Verlige & SheaA-2 Fields & Klein 615 S. Flower Street, Suite 1111
@--: 901 F Street, Suite 240 Los Angeles, California 90017
Sacramento, California 95814 Fitzwilliam, Memering, Stumliag & DeMers708 10th Street, : Parke
Sacramento, California 95814 (payis-aA-2)
A-4 Robert B. Cohen, Esquire Henry J. Lyons, Esquire
Wilson, Asbel & Channin Pullman, Comley, Bradley & Reeves
100 Constitution Plaza 855 Main Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Bridgeport, Connecticut 06603
A-5 Theodore I. Koskoff, Esquire Same as A-4 above;
1241 Main Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06603 , : iad
A-6 Same as A-§ above Same as A-4 above
A-7 Bradley Post, Esquire Robert C. Foulston, Esquire
v | Michaud and Cranmer Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt
| suite	201, Beacon Building - 600 Fourth National Bank Bldg.
Wichita, Kansas 67202 | Wichita, Kansas 67202
A-8 George R. Lewis, Esquire Vandeveer,--Doelle, Garzia, Tonkin & Kerr
Nea; Hibbs & -Catrtileseree. 3250 Guardian Building...
- 85a Er-Warren Avenue Fo Bry EE Detroit; Michigan / Co Jo
petreit, Michigan 48236 - J gras	ce ill
C SE SlA—9O saul M. Leach, Esquire Jeppha W. Schureman, Esq.
Maile, fer 3 ae 2230 lst National Bank Building
3025 Cadillac Tower Detroit, Michigan 48226
Detroit, Michigan 48226
PETE =, MP grrA-10 eTeR €. PRY ETTI os & Tate Cassem, Tierney, Adams & Henatsch
6055 d4th—Street $75 £YECLNVE BY, 400 City National Bank Building
Post Office Box 26281y py J Omaha, Nebraska
wrimeodinr Nebraska 28% 76 Dvrony S$
one p17 »/ 27)
-11} Corrigan, Dowd & Naviauz Charles F.Gotch, Esquire
617 Omaha Building 400 City National Bank Bldg.
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Omahan, Nebraska

No.| Platntsze	| Defendant
(SEARLE)
A-12 Stuart A. Schlesinger, Esquire Gleeson, Hansen & Pantages
~~ | Julien, Glaser, Blitz & Schlesinger 1180 Raymond Blvd. 812 Lafayette Street Newark, New Jersey
New York, New York 10007 (SYNTEX)
Tem mmm Tow - Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne
70 Sip Avenue
Jersey Gity, New Jersey 07306
; A-13 | Irvin L. Solendz, Esquire (SEARLE)
790 Broad Street Same as A-12 above (Gleeson firm)
Newark, New Jersey
(PLANNED PARENTHOOD)
James & Addas
26 Journal Square
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 C
A-14 | David Mark Wexler, Esquire John E. Leach, Esquire
170C	- oF] nmi ige Statler Hilton Hotel Brown, Kelly, Turner, Hassett & Leach
_ { Buffalo, New York 142Q@2 700 Niagara Frontier Building
? Buffalo, New York 14202
A-15 § Same as A-14 above (Wexler) Same as A-14 above (Leach); also
(MEAD JOHNSON)
Meyer, Fix, Esquire
Fix, Spindelman, Turk & Himelein A¢
155 West Main Street
Rochester, New York 14614
A-16 | James C. Baggott, Esquire ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL y
834 Third National Building Yalter A. Bates, Esquire 4
Dayton, Ohio Arter & Hadden ;
1144 Union Commerce Bdlg. :
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 :
Stanley A. Freeman, Esquire
Smith & Schnacke
390 Talbott Tower :
Dayton, Ohio 45420
Co G, D, SEARLE & co. or C	bavid C. Greer, Esquire To
Bieser, Greet & Landis JET
) 8 N. Main Street
Dayton, Ohio
A-17 | Same as A-16 above Same as A-16 above
A~18 Thomas F. Lazaron, Esquire Sape as A-16 above (Greer) }
918 First National Bank oh PLANNED PARENTS ASSN. OF NCINNATI
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 fp) 2406 ANpurn AvenueMM Cincinnaxi, OMNo
ED PARENTMQODNASSN. QF “CINCI I
Ge e W. Webdx, Jr., E3qu -@P
be 0 ADs Bank Bwilding2 ACincinnath, Ohio ™
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A-19] Alan T. Dworkin, Esquire Thomas D. Gidley, Esquire
Aisenberg, Decof & Dworkin Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons
C 809 Industrial Bank Building 2200 Industrial Bank BuildingProvidence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island 02903
a-20} Alfonso Chapa, Esquire John ‘-H. Wood, Jr., Esquire
Suite Sie, daverick Building Beckmann, Stanard, Wood & Keene	San AntonIs, Texas 78206 1503 N B C Building
San Antonio, Texas
James D. Cunningham, Esquire
Watts, Cunningham & Patterson -
NI 403 North Texas Street G. D.SEARLE	& CO. (Gen. Csl.)
Odessa, Texas William B. Richmond, EsquireSidley and Austin
One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60670
MEAD JOHNSON |
Scott Conley, Esquire
Sedgwick, Défert; Moran & Arnold111"Pine Street
San Francisco, California 94111
B-1 Robert L. Bucciere, Esquire
Bucciere, McNally, Panioto, TIhrig & Allmbanese
a 2400 Carew Tower .
® Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
B-2 Paul Shatkin, Esquire Roy P. Ohlin, Esquire
409 Brisbane Building Ohlin, Damon, Morey, Sawyer & M-ot
Buffalo, New York 14203 1800 Liberty Bank Building
eres 2-H Buffalo, New York 14202
B-3 Same as A-14 above (Wexler) Same as A-14 above (Leach)

No. Defendant
B-6 } Bernard G. Gladstone, Esquire Same as A-19 above (Gidley)
Robert Maclean, Esquire - : I
503 01d Colony Bank Building
Providence, Rhode Island 02903

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