Aetna Inc. v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STALEY, et al., Case No. 19-cv-02573-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO VACATE AETNA’S
VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., et al., Docket No. 863 Defendants.
AETNA INC., RELATED TO
Plaintiff, Case No. 21-cv-09827-EMC v.
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., et al., Docket No. 19 Defendants.
17 The pending motion concerns Aetna v. Gilead, No. C-21-9827 EMC, which is one of the cases related to the main Staley action. This case shall hereinafter be referred to as Aetna I. Aetna filed Aetna I in state court, but Gilead removed the case to federal court. Aetna then moved to remand. The same day that Gilead’s opposition to the remand motion was due, Aetna filed a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41. Now pending before the Court is Gilead’s motion to vacate the voluntary dismissal. Having…