California Eastern District Court
Judge:Morrison C England, Jr
Referred: Kendall J Newman
Case #: 2:17-cv-02573
Nature of Suit950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)
Case Filed:Dec 08, 2017
Terminated:Sep 19, 2022
Last checked: Wednesday Jun 06, 2018 2:20 AM PDT
Defendant
Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.
Represented By
Selma Michele Inan
Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
Robert P David
Represented By
Selma Michele Inan
Department Of Justice
contact info
Plaintiff
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Represented By
Robert N. Weiner, PHV
contact info
Jeffrey L. Handwerker, PHV
contact info
R. Stanton Jones, PHV
contact info
Annie Smith Amaral
Downey Brand Llp (sacramento)
contact info

GPO Jan 23 2018
ges; and the hearing shall be 4/19/2018. (Reader, L)ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 1/22/2018 ORDERING Defendants' initial memorandum of points and authorities in support of the motion to dismiss complaint shall be filed no later than 1/26/2018, and be no longer in length than 30 pages; Plaintiff's opposition memorandum shall be filed no later than 2/26/2018, and be no longer in length than 30 pages; Defendants' reply memorandum shall be filed no later than 3/26/2018, and be no longer in length than 20 pa
GPO Apr 05 2018
ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 4/4/2018 GRANTING 25 Application for Leave to File Sur-Reply. (Washington, S)
GPO Apr 17 2018
ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 4/16/2018 GRANTING leave to file a response to 27 Sur-reply of no more than 3 pages. Defendant must file within 5 days. (Fabillaran, J)
GPO Aug 30 2018
MEMORANDUM and ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 8/28/18 GRANTING 19 Motion to Dismiss: The Complaint is DISMISSED in its entirety, but PhRMA is granted leave to amend the Complaint not later than thirty (30) days following the date this Memorandum and Order is electronically filed. (Kaminski, H)
GPO Oct 12 2018
ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 10/11/2018 IT IS SO ORDERED Defendants' motion to dismiss and memorandum shall be filed no later than 10/24/2018, its memorandum shall be no longer than 30 pages; Plaintiff's opposition by 11/16/2018, memorandum no longer than 30 pages; Defendants' reply by 12/6/2018, and no longer than 20 pages; the hearing on defendants' motion to dismiss shall be 12/13/2018, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. (Reader, L)
GPO Nov 27 2018
AMENDED ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 11/26/18 GRANTING 39 Request to Seal. The Court's previous Order 46 shall be re-filed under seal. (Kaminski, H)
GPO Jul 31 2019
ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 7/30/19 DENYING 43 Motion to Dismiss and GRANTING 43 Request for Judicial Notice. (Coll, A)
GPO Jan 13 2020
ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 1/10/2020 ORDERING plaintiff's 59 Objections are SUSTAINED. Plaintiff shall file its motion for summary judgment within 30 days of the order. California shall file its response within 45 days after Plaintiff's motion is filed. Plaintiff may file a reply within 15 days after California's response is filed, and California may file a reply within 15 days of Plaintiff's reply. (Zignago, K.)
GPO Mar 20 2020
to Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 64) shall be filed no later than April 27, 2020; 2. Plaintiff's reply shall be filed no later than fifteen days after Defendant's response is filed; and3. Defendant may file a reply nSTIPULATION and ORDER GRANTING ECF NO. 68 signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 3/20/2020. Good cause having been shown, and in accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the Court here by ORDERS that: 1. Defendant's response o later than fifteen days after Plaintiff's reply is filed. (Deutsch, S)
GPO May 05 2020
ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 5/4/2020 ORDERING that Plaintiff's reply to Defendant's 70 opposition to the motion for summary judgment shall be filed no later than 5/19/2020. Defendant may file a reply to Plaintiff's reply no later than 6/10/2020. (Zignago, K.)
GPO Aug 17 2020
STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 8/17/20 ORDERING that the Parties shall appear via videoconference at oral argument for Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment hearing scheduled for August 27, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.. (Kaminski, H)
GPO Aug 26 2020
STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 8/26/2020 CONTINUING the 64 Motion for Summary Judgement Hearing to 9/17/2020 at 11:00 AM conducted by Zoom videoconference before Senior Judge Morrison C. England Jr.. (Tupolo, A)
GPO Jan 04 2021
MEMORANDUM and ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 12/30/2020 DENYING 64 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Tupolo, A)
GPO Jun 17 2021
ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 6/16/2021 GRANTING 94 Motion for Certification of Interlocutory Appeal. Pursuant to Federal Appellate Rule 5(a)(3), the Court hereby amends its 1/4/2021, Memorandum and Order to grant PhRMA permission to appeal and state that the Order satisfies the necessary conditions for an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). This case is STAYED pending resolution of a petition for permission to appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and any subsequent appellate proceedings. Not later than ninety (90) days following the date this Order is electronically filed, and every ninety (90) days thereafter until the stay is lifted, the parties are directed to file a Joint Status Report advising the Court as to the status of the proceedings before the Ninth Circuit. CASE STAYED. (Zignago, K.)

1. Drug industry lawsuit shows it wants to keep patients in dark on pricing (latimes.com)
Submitted Fri 12/15/2017
2. Drug companies sue to block California drug price law (star-telegram.com)
Submitted Mon 12/11/2017
Docket last updated: 04/18/2024 11:59 PM PDT
Monday, September 19, 2022
112 112 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Mon 09/19 11:02 AM
STIPULATION of DISMISSAL by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. (Amaral, Annie)
Related: [-]
111 111 misc Status Report Mon 09/19 10:59 AM
JOINT STATUS REPORT by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. (Amaral, Annie)
Related: [-]
notice Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Mon 09/19 1:57 PM
CASE CLOSED (text only entry): pursuant to112 Stipulation of Dismissal. CASE CLOSED (Benson, A.)
Related: [-]