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Plaintiffs:	PAUL J. CHAIKEN, DDS, SOUTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER, LLC, SUZANNE KIRSCHNER and JOHN WILLIAMS
Defendants:	BIOMET, INC, IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC, DEPUY, INC, DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC, SMITH & NEPHEW, PLC, STRYKER CORPORATION, ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC and ZIMMER, INC

Case Number:	1:2007ml09831
Filed:	April 19, 2007

Court:	Indiana Southern District Court
Office:	Indianapolis Office [ Court Info ]
County:	Marion
Presiding Judge:	Judge John Daniel Tinder
Referring Judge:	Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence

Nature of Suit:	Other Statutes - Antitrust
Cause:	28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust
Jurisdiction:	Federal Question
Jury Demanded By:	None

Date Filed	#	Docket Text
April 19, 2007	1	Letter from Clerk and Transfer Order of the MDL - Re: MDL 1831 --In re Orthopaedic Implant Device Antitrust Litigation transferring 4 cases to the SD/IN Indpls Division (CBU) (Entered: 05/09/2007)
June 11, 2007	2	ORDER REGARDING PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UPON TRANSFER (see Order) AND SETTING INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 7/16/2007 01:30 PM in room #277 before Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence. Status Conference set for 8/9/2007 01:30 PM in room #277 before Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 06/11/2007. c/m WTL Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL(TMA) (Entered: June 11, 2007)
June 12, 2007	3	ORDER CORRECTING SCRIVENER'S ERROR re: ORDER REGARDING PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UPON TRANSFER AND SETTING INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 06/12/2007. Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL(TMA) (Entered: June 12, 2007)
June 22, 2007	4	NOTICE of Appearance by Sonia Pfaffenroth on behalf of Defendants ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC, ZIMMER, INC. (Related cases: 1:07-7000, 1:07-7001, 1:07-7002, 1:07-7003) (Pfaffenroth, Sonia) (Entered: June 22, 2007)
June 22, 2007	5	NOTICE of Appearance by James Cooper on behalf of Defendants ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC, ZIMMER, INC. (Related cases: 1:07-7000, 1:07-7001, 1:07-7002, 1:07-7003) (Cooper, James) (Entered: June 22, 2007)
June 22, 2007	6	NOTICE of Appearance by Franklin R. Liss on behalf of Defendants ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC, ZIMMER, INC. (Related cases: 1:07-7000, 1:07-7001, 1:07-7002, 1:07-7003) (Liss, Franklin) (Entered: June 22, 2007)
June 28, 2007	7	NOTICE of Change Address by Richard J. Kilsheimer (Related cases: Change of Address) (Kilsheimer, Richard) (Entered: June 28, 2007)
June 29, 2007	8	NOTICE of Appearance by Gayle A. Reindl on behalf of Defendant BIOMET, INC. (Related cases: 1:07cv7000; 1:07cv7001; 1:07cv7002; 1:07cv7003) (Reindl, Gayle) (Entered: June 29, 2007)
June 29, 2007	9	NOTICE of Appearance by F. Anthony Paganelli on behalf of Defendant BIOMET, INC. (Related cases: 1:07cv7000; 1:07cv7001; 1:07cv7002; 1:07cv7003) (Paganelli, F.) (Entered: June 29, 2007)
June 29, 2007	10	NOTICE of Appearance by Jackie M. Bennett, Jr on behalf of Defendant BIOMET, INC. (Related cases: 1:07cv7000; 1:07cv7001; 1:07cv7002; 1:07cv7003) (Bennett, Jackie) (Entered: June 29, 2007)
July 11, 2007	11	Joint MOTION for Continuance of Pretrial Conferences, filed by Defendants DEPUY, INC, DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC, SMITH & NEPHEW, PLC, STRYKER CORPORATION, ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC, ZIMMER, INC, BIOMET, INC, IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC, Plaintiffs PAUL J. CHAIKEN, DDS, SUZANNE KIRSCHNER, JOHN WILLIAMS, SOUTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER, LLC., (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Related cases: MDL Docket No 1831)(Osborn, Kathy) (Entered: July 11, 2007)
July 12, 2007	12	ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF PRETRIAL CONFERENCES - SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 07/16/07 is VACATED AND RESCHEDULED for 10/19/2007 01:30 PM in room #277 before Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence. Status Conference set for 08/09/07 is VACATED AND RESCHEDULED for 11/8/2007 01:30 PM in room #277 before Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 07/12/2007. Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL(TMA) (Entered: July 12, 2007)
July 18, 2007	13	NOTICE of Appearance by William Baer on behalf of Defendants ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC, ZIMMER DENTAL, INC, ZIMMER, INC. (Related cases: 1:07-cv-7000; 1:07-cv-7001; 1:07-cv-7002; 1:07-cv-7003) (Baer, William) (Entered: July 18, 2007)
August 3, 2007	14	SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Conference set for 11/08/07 is VACATED AND RESCHEDULED for 11/14/2007 10:00 AM in room #277 before Magistrate Judge William T. Lawrence. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 08/03/2007. c/m WTL Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL(TMA) (Entered: 08/03/2007)
October 17, 2007	15	ENTRY - The parties have represented to the Court that a Notice of Dismissal Without Prejudice will be filed in this matter. In anticipation of this filing, the Court hereby vacates the Pretrial Conference currently scheduled to take place this Friday, October 19, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 10/17/2007. Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL(TMA) (Entered: October 17, 2007)
October 18, 2007	16	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal, filed by Plaintiffs PAUL J. CHAIKEN, DDS, SUZANNE KIRSCHNER, JOHN WILLIAMS, SOUTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER, LLC. (Related cases: 07-7000, 07-7001, 07-7002, 07-7003, 07-9831) (Gilchrist, Scott) (Entered: October 18, 2007)
October 23, 2007	17	CLOSED DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Judge John Daniel Tinder on 10/23/07 -cm. Associated Cases: 1:07-ml-09831-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07000-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07001-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07002-JDT-WTL, 1:07-cv-07003-JDT-WTL (Related cases: 07-7000, 07-7001, 07-7002, 07-7003)(EAH) (Entered: October 23, 2007)

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Plaintiff: SOUTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER, LLC
Represented By: R. Scott Palmer, Manuel J. Dominguez, Scott D. Gilchrist, Joseph Goldberg, Daniel E. Gustafson, Jason S. Kilene, Irwin B. Levin, Dianne M. Nast, Garrett Blanchfield, W. Joseph Bruckner, Richard E. Shevitz, Renae D. Steiner, Dennis Stewart
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Defendant: BIOMET, INC
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Defendant: DEPUY, INC
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Defendant: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC
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Defendant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Defendant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC
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Defendant: STRYKER CORPORATION
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Defendant: ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC
Represented By: William Baer, James Cooper, Joshua R. Denton, Carl Anthony Greci, Robert Dale Grimes, James H. Ham, III, Franklin R. Liss, Kathy Lynn Osborn, Sonia Pfaffenroth
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Defendant: ZIMMER DENTAL, INC
Represented By: William Baer, James Cooper, Carl Anthony Greci, James H. Ham, III, Franklin R. Liss, Kathy Lynn Osborn, Sonia Pfaffenroth
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Defendant: ZIMMER, INC
Represented By: William Baer, James Cooper, Joshua R. Denton, Carl Anthony Greci, Robert Dale Grimes, James H. Ham, III, Franklin R. Liss, Kathy Lynn Osborn, Sonia Pfaffenroth
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Plaintiff: SUZANNE KIRSCHNER
Represented By: Mary Jane Fait, B. J. Wade
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Plaintiff: JOHN WILLIAMS
Represented By: Mary Jane Fait, B. J. Wade
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