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Hearing 3 months agoGRANTED

AETNA INC VS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC

VERIFIED APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE

Hearing date
Jun 2, 2026
Department
4
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Moving Party

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Monetary amounts referenced

$500

Parties

PlaintiffAETNA INC
DefendantGILEAD SCIENCES, INC

Attorneys

DANIEL A. SASSEfor Plaintiff
MICHAEL J SHIPLEYfor Plaintiff

Ruling

June 2, 2026 Law and Motion Calendar PAGE 4 Judge: HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN, Department 04 ________________________________________________________________________

2:00 PM LINE 3 22-CIV-00303 AETNA INC VS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC

AETNA INC DANIEL A. SASSE GILEAD SCIENCES, INC MICHAEL J SHIPLEY

VERIFIED APPLICATION OF ASHLEY L. B. ROSS FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFENDANTS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., GILEAD HOLDINGS, LLC, GILEAD SCIENCES, LLC, AND GILEAD SCIENCES IRELAND UC

TENTATIVE RULING:

The court GRANTS the application of Ashley L. B. Ross to appear as counsel pro hac vice for defendants.

The court reminds counsel of the requirement of Government Code section 70617 subdivision (e)(2) which provides that “on or before the anniversary of the date the application was granted, an annual renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for each year that the attorney maintains pro hac vice status in the case in which the application was granted” must be paid. Failure to pay the fees can have consequences. (See e.g. Golba v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1251, 1255 [declining to award fees].)

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the court. Thereafter, counsel for plaintiff shall prepare a written order consistent with the court’s ruling for the court’s signature, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312, and provide written notice of the ruling to all parties who have appeared in the action and the State Bar of California, as required by law and the California Rules of Court.

June 2, 2026 Law and Motion Calendar PAGE 5 Judge: HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN, Department 04 ________________________________________________________________________

2:00 PM LINE 4 22-CIV-00303 AETNA INC VS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC

AETNA INC DANIEL A. SASSE GILEAD SCIENCES, INC MICHAEL J SHIPLEY

VERIFIED APPLICATION OF JEANNA WACKER FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFENDANTS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., GILEAD HOLDINGS, LLC, GILEAD SCIENCES, LLC, AND GILEAD SCIENCES IRELAND UC

TENTATIVE RULING:

The court GRANTS the application of Jeanna Wacker to appear as counsel pro hac vice for defendants.

The court reminds counsel of the requirement of Government Code section 70617 subdivision (e)(2) which provides that “on or before the anniversary of the date the application was granted, an annual renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for each year that the attorney maintains pro hac vice status in the case in which the application was granted” must be paid. Failure to pay the fees can have consequences. (See e.g. Golba v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1251, 1255 [declining to award fees].)

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the court. Thereafter, counsel for plaintiff shall prepare a written order consistent with the court’s ruling for the court’s signature, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312, and provide written notice of the ruling to all parties who have appeared in the action and the State Bar of California, as required by law and the California Rules of Court.

June 2, 2026 Law and Motion Calendar PAGE 6 Judge: HONORABLE NANCY L. FINEMAN, Department 04 ________________________________________________________________________

2:00 PM LINE 5 22-CIV-00303 AETNA INC VS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC

AETNA INC DANIEL A. SASSE GILEAD SCIENCES, INC MICHAEL J SHIPLEY

VERIFIED APPLICATION OF CHRISTOPHER T. JAGOE FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE FOR DEFENDANTS GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., GILEAD HOLDINGS, LLC, GILEAD SCIENCES, LLC, AND GILEAD SCIENCES IRELAND UC

TENTATIVE RULING:

The court GRANTS the application of Christopher T. Jagoe to appear as counsel pro hac vice for defendants.

The court reminds counsel of the requirement of Government Code section 70617 subdivision (e)(2) which provides that “on or before the anniversary of the date the application was granted, an annual renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for each year that the attorney maintains pro hac vice status in the case in which the application was granted” must be paid. Failure to pay the fees can have consequences. (See e.g. Golba v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1251, 1255 [declining to award fees].)

If the tentative ruling is uncontested, it shall become the order of the court. Thereafter, counsel for plaintiff shall prepare a written order consistent with the court’s ruling for the court’s signature, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1312, and provide written notice of the ruling to all parties who have appeared in the action and the State Bar of California, as required by law and the California Rules of Court.

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