Docket of Omnibus Autism Proceeding

Docket of Omnibus Autism Proceeding
(last update 01/12/11)
Date Docket Entry
07/03/02 Autism General Order #1
(signed by Chief Special Master Gary J. Golkiewicz)
07/08/02 Discussion of Issue of "Short-Form" Petitions
(signed by Chief Special Master Gary J. Golkiewicz)
08/02/02 Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents
(filed by Petitioners' Steering Committee)
08/09/02 Designation of Counsel
(Petitioners' Steering Committee designates Jeffrey S. Thompson and Ghada A. Anis as lead counsel)
09/03/02 Response to Petitioners' Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents
(filed by Respondent)
09/03/02 Status Report
(Respondent's report on the status of his Response to Petitioners' Interrogatories and Request for the Production of Documents)
09/03/02 Respondent's Designation of Lead Counsel
(Respondent designates Vincent J. Matanoski and Mark C. Raby as lead counsel.
09/05/02 Autism Update - September 4, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
09/25/02 Autism Update - September 25, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
10/11/02 Autism Update - October 11, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
11/18/02 Autism Update - November 18, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
11/19/02 Motion for Protective Order (filed by Respondent)
11/22/02 Ruling by the Chief Special Master in Leroy v. Secretary of HHS(filed by Special Master Hastings)
11/25/02 Petitioners' Response to Respondent's Motion for Protective Order (filed by Petitioners' Committee)
12/19/02 Order (signed by Special Master George Hastings)
12/26/02 Autism Update - December 20, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
12/27/02 Motion to Withdraw the Motion for Protective Order (filed by Respondent)
1/14/03 Autism Update & Order - January 14, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

2/26/03

Autism Update & Order- February 26, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

4/02/03

Autism Update & Order- April 2, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

5/09/03

Autism Update & Order- May 9, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

6/27/03

Autism Update & Order- June 27, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

7/30/03

Response to Special Master's Questions Concerning the "Issue of Judgments"

8/25/03

Designation of Counsel

8/22/03

Petitioners' Response to the Special Master's Questions Regarding the Issue of Judgments

9/09/03

Order Concerning Judgments Issue

9/09/03

Order Placing Stewart Rulings into Master File

9/11/03

Petitioners' Steering Committee Memorandum Regarding Third Party Discovery

9/11/03

Petitioners' Steering Committee Memorandum Regarding Serial Injury

9/24/03

Autism Update & Order- September 24, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

9/29/03

Order Relating to Judgments Issue

9/29/03

Order Placing Currie document into Master File

9/30/03

Petitioners' Notice of CDC Deposition

9/30/03

Petitioners' Request for "Stehr-Green Study" Documents

10/07/03

Petitioners' Motion to Issue Third Party Subpoena (MERCK)

10/08/03

Order Placing Respondent's Stewart Filings into Master File

10/15/03

Petitioners' Supplemental Brief Regarding Judgments Issue

10/17/03

Respondent's Supplemental Brief Regarding Judgments Issue
10/20/03 Order Placing More of Respondent's Stewart Filings into Master File

10/29/03

Notice Concerning Attorneys' Fees

10/29/03

Petitioners' Revised Motion for Subpoena Re: Merck

10/30/03

Briefing Order Concerning Subpoena Request Re: Merck

10/30/03

Respondent's Third Brief Re Judgments Issue

11/07/03

Autism Update & Order- November 07, 2003 (signed by Special Master George Hastings)

11/14/03

Merck's Motion for Leave to Proceed

11/14/03

Merck's Response to Petitioners' Motion to Issue Revised Third Party Subpoena

11/14/03

Merck's Motion for Information

11/26/03

Order Re: Merck's Information Request

11/26/03

Order Re: Briefing Schedule

11/26/03

Respondent's Filing Re: Fees Issues

12/03/03

Opening Brief of Aventis Pasteur, Filed Dec.3,2003

12/03/03

Opening Brief of Wyeth's, Filed Dec.3,2003

12/03/03

Opening Brief of Baxter's, Filed Dec.3,2003

12/03/03

Baxter's Motion to Intervene, Filed Dec.3,2003

12/03/03

Brief of SmithKline, Filed Dec.3,2003

12/11/03

Petitioners' Reply Brief Re: Merck Discovery

12/16/03

Order Re: CD ROM Filings, Filed Dec.16,2003

12/16/03

Order Re: Baxter's Participation, Filed Dec.16,2003

12/17/03

Petitioners' Notice of FDA Deposition, Filed Dec. 17, 2003

12/17/03

Petitioner's Notice of NIH Deposition, Filed Dec. 17, 2003

12/29/03

Reply Brief of SmithKline, Dec. 29, 2003

12/29/03

Merck's Reply Brief, Dec. 29, 2003

12/29/03

Reply Brief of Wyeth

12/30/03

Reply Brief of Aventis, Dec. 30, 2003

12/30/03

Motion Re: Late Brief, Dec. 30, 2003

12/31/03

Order Re: Briefing Schedule

1/05/04

Baxter's Joinder in Reply Briefs

1/06/04

Order Permitting Late Brief, filed Jan 6, 2004

1/06/04

Order Re: Wood and Currie Opinions, filed Jan 6, 2004

1/12/04

Autism Update & Order- January 12, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

1/16/04

Scheduling Order

2/09/04

Scheduling Order

2/13/04

Scheduling Order Feb.13

2/19/04

Respondent's Response to Scheduling Order

2/20/04

Scheduling Order

2/26/04

Petitioners' Second Subpoena Request re: Merck

3/09/04

Autism Update & Order- March 9, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

3/09/04

Petitioners' Motion to Compel Government Discovery and Supporting Memorandum

3/23/04

Petitioners' Brief Re: Merck Discovery Issue

3/26/04

Petitioners' Exhibit B

4/13/04

Scheduling Order

4/20/04

Scheduling Order, filed April 20, 2004

4/23/04

Autism Update & Order- April 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

4/26/04

Merck Response re: Discovery Motion

4/26/04

Merck's Motion for Information re: Discovery

5/10/04

Petitioners' Reply Brief Re: Merck Discovery

5/17/04

Order re: Merck's Motion for Information

5/20/04

Scheduling Order

5/26/04

Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Merck Discovery

6/07/04

Petitioners' Reply Re: Motion to Compel Government Discovery

6/10/04

Scheduling Order

6/23/04

Autism Update - June 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

6/28/04

Petitioners' Supplemental Reply Re: Motion to Compel Government Discovery

7/14/04

Scheduling Order

7/16/04

Ruling Concerning Motion For Discovery From Merck Re: MMR Vaccine

8/30/04

Autism Update - August 30, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

9/14/04

Notice Re: Judicial Conference

9/29/04

Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Government Discovery

10/07/04

Petitioners' Exhibits Re: Hearing of 9-23-04

10/28/04

Autism Update - October 28, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

11/12/04

Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Government Discovery

12/23/04

Autism Update - December 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

2/24/05

Autism Update - February 24, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

4/08/05

Petitioners' Amended Motion to Compel Discovery

4/14/05

Discovery Order

4/28/05

Autism Update - April 28, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

6/14/05

Petitioners' Filing Re: Timing of Expert Reports

6/15/05

Order Re: Document Service

6/27/05

Autism Update - June 27, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

7/12/05

Respondents' Filing Re: Timing of Expert Reports

7/13/05

Respondents' Correction of Service

8/10/05

Autism - Judicial Conference

8/11/05

Ruling Concerning Issue of Time

9/12/05

Judicial Conference and Special "In-Person" Autism Status Conference

9/12/05

Order Re: Document Service

9/29/05

Autism Update - September 29, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

11/23/05

Order Re: Electronic Filing and Filing of Medical Records on Optical Disc

12/22/05

Autism Update - December 22, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

1/31/06

Scheduling Order

1/31/06

PSC Expert Reports Re: Requests for Extension

1/31/06

Order Allowing Additional Time for Petitioner to File a List of Experts

2/14/06

Petitioners' Initial Disclosure of Experts

2/17/06

Order Re: Transmission of Documents

3/22/06

Supplement to Petitioners' Disclosure of Experts

3/28/06

Notice Re Judicial Conference and Potential Vaccine-Related and Autism-Related Activities

4/21/06

Second Ruling Concerning Issue of Time for Filing Expert Reports

5/10/06

Respondent's Motion for Enlargement of Time, Re: Witness List

5/11/06

Omnibus Order Granting Time Extension
5/16/06 Autism Update - May 16, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)

6/15/06

Respondent's Notice of Expert Witnesses
7/18/06 Petitioners' Proposal re General Causation Proceedings
7/27/06 Respondent's Amendment re Expert Witnesses
9/01/06 Supplemental Notice Re Judicial Conference
9/07/06 Autism Update - September 07, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
11/27/06 Autism Update - November 27, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings)
12/08/06 Petitioners' Exhibits 1-85
12/08/06 Petitioners' Second "Motion to Compel" and Exhibits 86-90
12/13/06 Petitioners' Exhibits 91(Expert re-analysis of TSA)
1/09/07 Petitioners' Second Proposal Re General Causation Hearing
1/10/07 Petitioners' Exhibits 92-94 (Additional Expert Designations)
1/11/07 Notice Regarding Reassignment of Autism Cases to Additional Special Masters
1/19/07 Respondent's Response to Petitioners' Second Motion to Compel
1/19/07 Autism Update - January 19, 2007
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
1/26/07 Respondent's Response to Petitioners' Proposed Conduct of General Causation Hearing
1/31/07 Scheduling Order
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
2/13/07 Order Granting Time Extension
2/15/07 Omnibus Order Granting Time Extension
2/26/07 PSC Reply Re: General Causation Proceedings
2/26/07 Objection of Non-Party Managed Care Organizations to Petitioners' Motion to Compel and for Issuing Third-Party Subpoenas
3/09/07 Roster of Petitioner's Steering Committee
3/12/07 Order Granting Time Extension
3/14/07 Autism Update - March 14, 2007
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
3/19/07 PSC Reply Re: Motion to Compel
3/20/07 Procedural Order
3/22/07 Order Attaching PSC's Position Regarding 'Access' Issue
3/23/07 Respondent's Notice of Expert Witnesses
3/26/07 Respondent's Second Opposition Re: Motion to Compel
3/28/07 MCO's Second Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Compel
4/03/07 Respondent's Position Regarding Public Access
4/04/07 Procedural Order
4/09/07 PSC Update Re: Test Case Designations
4/17/07 Scheduling Order
4/18/07 PSC Response Re: Public Access
4/27/07 Scheduling Order
4/27/07 Order Adjusting Document Service Procedures in OAP
4/27/07 Respondent's "Motion for Appropriate Relief"
5/01/07 Order Extending Deadline
5/22/07 Respondent's Brief Regarding the Daubert Standard
5/25/07 Ruling Concerning Petitioners "Second Motion To Compel"
5/25/07 Autism Update - May 25, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
5/29/07 Order Denying Exclusion Motions In Cedillo Test Case
5/30/07 Order Denying Respondent's Motion for Appropriate Relief
6/01/07 Notice of Change of Cedillo Hearing Schedule
6/05/07 Order Concerning Case Processing
6/11/07 Order
6/12/07 List of Expert Witnesses for Cedillo Hearing
6/25/07 PSC Proposal RE Second Causation Theory
7/12/07 Autism Update - July 12, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
7/10/07 PSC Amendment of Second Motion to Compel
08/08/07 PSC Designation of Dr. Woods and CV
08/15/07 Order Granting Motion to Amend Witness List
08/16/07 Respondent's Proposal for Omnibus Trial Schedule
08/28/07 PSC's "Second Theory" Causation Reports of Dr. Sander Greenland and Dr. Richard Deth -- Part IPart II Part III
09/04/07 PSC's "Second Theory" General Causation Report of Dr. H. Vasken Aposhian
09/04/07 Petitioners' CV of Ronald Kennedy
09/12/07 Petitioners' Steering Committee - List of Scientific Articles
09/17/07 PSC's List of Potential Test Cases
09/27/07 Order Concerning Citations to Scientific Articles
09/27/07 Order Concerning Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation
09/28/07 Autism Update - September 28, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
10/12/07 Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation
11/2/07 Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation
11/19/07 Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" Cases
11/20/07 Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation
11/20/07 PSC's Master List of Medical Literature for Second Theory
11/20/07 PSC's Expert Report in Mead Test Case
11/28/07 Autism Update - November 28, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
11/30/07 PSC's Master List of Medical Literature for Second Theory
12/10/07 Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's 'Second Theory of Causation' Cases
12/12/07 Order Concerning Master Exhibit Lists
12/14/07 PSC's Expert Report in King Test Case
1/08/08 PSC's Expert Report in Krakow Test Case
1/14/08 Updated PSC Roster
1/16/08 Order Recognizing New PSC Co-Chair, and Directing Service of Documents
1/17/08 Autism Update - January 17, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
3/27/08 Autism Update - March 27, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
4/11/08 Motion to Withdraw Krakow Test Case
4/16/08 Order Concerning Theories 2 and 3
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)

4/22/08

Expert Report of Dr. Marcel Kinsbourne
4/23/08 Autism Update - April 23, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
4/29/08 Respondent's Position Regarding Further Proceedings on Theory 3
5/06/08 Updated PSC Master Reference List of Medical Literature
5/09/08 Scheduling Order Re: Theory 2
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
6/17/08 Scheduling Order Re: Theory 2
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
7/03/08 Order Concerning Theory 2 General Causation Rebuttal
(Signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)

7/08/08

Autism Update - July 08, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)

7/29/08

Petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration : Toxicology Rebuttal Testimony and Evidence

7/31/08

PSC Notice Re: U.K. Litigation Materials

8/07/08

PSC Notice Re: "Theory 3"

8/07/08

Updated PSC Master Reference List

8/11/08

Respondent's Opposition Re: Toxicology Rebuttal

8/13/08

Respondent's Response Re: U.K. Litigation Materials

8/29/08

Order Re: Dr. Aposhian's "Theory 2" Rebuttal Report
9/29/08 Autism Update - September 29, 2008
(Signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Patricia Campbell-Smith and Denise Vowell)

2/02/09

Respondent's Consent to Disclosure of Expert Reports
2/12/09 Autism Decision - Cedillo v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master George Hastings)
2/12/09 Autism Decision - Hazlehurst v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master Campbell-Smith)
2/12/09 Autism Decision - Snyder v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master Vowell)

4/03/09

Petitioner's "Theory 2" Rebuttal Report from Dr. Asposhion and Update of PSC Master Reference List of Medical Literature
4/23/09 Autism Update - April 23, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
6/05/09 Order Correcting Notice Filed On October 29, 2003 - June 5, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings)
7/24/09 Autism Ruling by Judge Wiese Hazlehurst v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-654V
(Signed by Judge Wiese)
8/6/09 Autism Ruling by Judge Wheeler Cedillo v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 98-916V
(Signed by Judge Wheeler)
8/11/09 Autism Ruling by Judge Sweeney Snyder v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 01-162V
(Signed by Judge Sweeney)
10/08/09 Notice: Information Concerning How To Exit The Program
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
10/09/09 Autism Update - October 9, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
3/12/10 Mead v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-215V
(Signed by Special Master Campbell-Smith)
3/12/10 King v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-584V
(Signed by Special Master Hastings)
3/12/10 Dwyer v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-1202V
(Signed by Special Master Vowell)
03/25/10 Autism Update - March 25, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)

05/13/10

Autism Ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Hazlehurst v. Secretary of HHS

05/20/10

Autism Update - May 20, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)

08/27/10

Autism Ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Cedillo v. Secretary of HHS

09/29/10

Autism Update - September 29, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)
10/08/10 Notice to Counsel
(signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)

01/12/11

Autism Update - January 12, 2011
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith)