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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant,
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`Intervenor-Defendants.
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`SEAGEN INC.,
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`DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.,
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`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS
`LP, and ASTRAZENECA UK LTD
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-CV-00337-JRG
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`ORDER APPOINTING MEDIATOR
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`Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Notice Regarding Mediation (the “Notice”). (Dkt. No.
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`161). In the same, the parties inform the Court that they agree that they may benefit from
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`mediation, but have not agreed on a mediator or when mediation should occur.
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`The Court hereby appoints the Hon. David Folsom, Jackson Walker, L.L.P., 6002-B
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`Summerfield Drive, Texarkana, Texas 75503, telephone number (903) 255-3251 Email:
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`dfolsom@jw.com, as mediator in the above referenced case. The parties are ORDERED to
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`mediate before the Hon. David Folsom on or before January 15, 2022. The mediator's directives
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`as to format of the mediation session (in-person, virtual or a combination) shall be binding on the
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`parties and counsel. No one shall disengage from a mediation session without the mediator’s prior
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`consent. The mediator’s directives as to the level of authority for all corporate representatives
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`shall also be binding on the parties. Mediation shall be governed by the Court-Annexed Mediation
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`Plan, found at: hthttp://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=court-annexed-mediation-plan. In particular
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`and without limitation, the Mediation Plan requires the presence at the mediation conference of all
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 165 Filed 10/12/21 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 7932
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`parties, corporate representatives, and any other required claims professionals (e.g., insurance
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`adjusters, etc.) with full authority to negotiate a settlement. Exceptions to this requirement may be
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`made only by the presiding judge in writing. Further, this Court’s Standing Order Regarding the
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`Use of Local Counsel
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`in Mediation
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`(dated April 30, 2018
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`and
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`found
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`http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/chief-district-judge-rodney-gilstrap) shall be complied
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`with wherever applicable.
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`RODNEY GILSTRAP
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`So ORDERED and SIGNED this 12th day of October, 2021.
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