Enborg

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 CASE NO. 2:20-cv-02477-AWI-BAK TERRI ENBORG, et al.

ORDER ON:

Plaintiff,

(1) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO v. BIFURCATE; AND

ETHICON, INC., et al., (2) PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO

MODIFY PRETRIAL ORDER

Defendants.

(Doc. Nos. 162 & 168)

14 15 16 17 18 Defendants Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson (together, “Ethicon”) have brought a motion to hold a separate trial on their statute of limitations defense, Doc. No. 162, and the Parties have brought a joint motion to modify the Pretrial Order issued by this Court on March 30, 2022, Doc. No. 165, that turns in part on whether Ethicon’s bifurcation motion is granted. Doc. No. 168. The motions have been fully briefed and hearings were held on April 11, 2022. Doc. No. 177. For the reasons set forth below, Ethicon’s motion to bifurcate will be denied and the Parties’ joint motion to modify the March 30, 2022 Pretrial Order will be granted. ETHICON’S MOTION TO BIFURCATE A. Legal…