Brannon et al v. Express Scripts Holding Company et al

Joint MOTION to Transfer Case

D. Kan.September 15, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS TRACI BRANNON, LINDSEY RIZZO, and ) JAMIE HERR, individually and on behalf of ) all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:17-cv-02497-DDC-GLR ) EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, ) EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC., ) UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC., ) OPTUMRX, INC., and ) PRIME THERAPEUTICS, LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) DEFENDANTS PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC, EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY, AND EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.’S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE Defendants Prime Therapeutics LLC, Express Scripts Holding Company, and Express Scripts, Inc. hereby move for an Order transferring this case to the District of Minnesota, under the first-to-file rule or, alternatively, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). This motion is based upon all the files and records herein, including Defendants’ memoranda of law. Case 2:17-cv-02497-DDC-TJJ Document 38 Filed 09/15/17 Page 1 of 4 2 Dated: September 15, 2017 BERKOWITZ OLIVER LLP By: /s/ David F. Oliver David F. Oliver KS Bar #70731 Christina M. Wahl KS Bar #23406 Carson M. Hinderks KS Bar #25079 2600 Grand Blvd., Suite 1200 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 561-7007 (Phone) (816) 561-1888 (Fax) email: doliver@berkowitzoliver.com cwahl@berkowitzoliver.com chinderks@berkowitzoliver.com and DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP Stephen P. Lucke (pro hac vice) Jaime Stilson (pro hac vice) Nicholas J. Bullard (pro hac vice) Suite 1500, 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498 Telephone: (612) 340-2600 Facsimile: (612) 340-2868 Email: lucke.steve@dorsey.com stilson.jaime@dorsey.com bullard.nick@dorsey.com Attorneys for Prime Therapeutics LLC GERMAN MAY PC By: /s/ William D. Beil William D. Beil KS Bar #18072 1201 Walnut St., Suite 2000 Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 471-7700 (Phone) (816) 471-2221 (Fax) email: billb@germanmay.com and Case 2:17-cv-02497-DDC-TJJ Document 38 Filed 09/15/17 Page 2 of 4 3 QUINN EMANUAL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP Michael Lyle (pro hac vice) Jonathan Cooper (pro hac vice) 777 Sixth Street NW, 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 538-8000 (Phone) (202) 538-8100 (Fax) email: mikelye@quinnemanuel.com jonathancooper@quinnemanual.com Andrew S. Corkhill (pro hac vice) 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 (212) 849-7000 (Phone) (212) 849-7100 (Fax) email: andrewcorkhill@quinnemanuel.com and STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr. (pro hac vice) Eric G. Serron (pro hac vice) 1330 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-3000 (Phone) email: pondrasik@steptoe.com eserron@steptoe.com Attorneys for Express Scripts Holding Co. and Express Scripts, Inc. Case 2:17-cv-02497-DDC-TJJ Document 38 Filed 09/15/17 Page 3 of 4 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 15, 2017, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the court by using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to all counsel of record. /s/ David F. Oliver Attorney for Defendant Prime Therapeutics LLC Case 2:17-cv-02497-DDC-TJJ Document 38 Filed 09/15/17 Page 4 of 4