Proceed Surgical Mesh/Proceed Ventral Patch

Proceed Surgical Mesh and Proceed Ventral Patch are polypropylene-based mesh prosthetics designed for the repair of hernias. On March 12, 2019, the Supreme Court designated pending and future New Jersey state court litigation alleging injuries from use of Proceed Surgical Mesh and Proceed Ventral Patch as multicounty litigation and assigned it for centralized management to Atlantic County.

Proceed Surgical Mesh/Proceed Ventral Patch Assigned Judges and Staff

Judge Julio L. Mendez
Assignment Judge
New Jersey Superior Court
Courtroom 3A
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47257
E-Mail: Julio.Mendez@njcourts.gov 		Ana Camacho
Secretary to the Judge
New Jersey Superior Court
1201 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47257
E-Mail: Ana.Camacho@njcourts.gov
Judge John C. Porto
New Jersey Superior Court
Courtroom 3H
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47652
E-Mail: John.Porto@njcourts.gov 		Mary Milideo
Secretary to the Judge
New Jersey Superior Court
1201 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47652
E-Mail: Mary.Milideo@njcourts.gov
Robert Devine
Law Clerk
1201 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47653
E-Mail: Robert.Devine@njcourts.gov 		George Coan
Civil Division Manager
1201 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47591
E-Mail: george.coan@njcourts.gov
Allison Theoharis
Team Leader, MCL Division
1201 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Phone: 609-402-0100 Ext. 47638
E-Mail: allison.theoharis@njcourts.gov 		Becky Fuller
Technical Support
Phone: 609-815-2900 Ext. 54900
E-Mail: Rebecca.fuller@njcourts.gov

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Proceed Surgical Mesh/Proceed Ventral Patch Case List

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Proceed Surgical Mesh/Proceed Ventral Patch Calendar of Events

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Date Title Section
04/22/2021 Case Management Order 20 Case Management
03/31/2021 Third Amended Case Management Order 12 Case Management
04/01/2021 Third Order Extending Discovery End Dates General
03/24/2021 Amended Order Scheduling Case Management Conference (April 2021) General
03/10/2021 Second Amended Case Management Order No. 12 Case Management
03/03/2021 Third Amended Case Management Order No. 7 (Discovery, Scheduling and Case Management) Case Management
02/26/2021 Order With Respect To Return Date Of Non-Dispositive Motions And Schedule For Submission Of Papers On Non-Dispositive Motions General
01/14/2021 Case Management Order No. 19 Case Management
11/18/2020 Case Management Order No. 18 Case Management
11/18/2020 Case Management Order No. 17 Case Management
11/18/2020 Case Management Order No. 16 Case Management
11/16/2020 Order Scheduling Case Management Conference from January, 2021 until December, 2021 General
10/19/2020 CMO#15 Proceed Mesh Case Management
10/19/2020 CMO#12 Proceed Mesh Case Management
10/01/2020 Case Management Order No. 14 Case Management
08/27/2020 Case Management Order No 13 Case Management
08/27/2020 Case Management Order No. 6 (revised) Case Management
07/15/2020 (Second) Order Extending Discovery End Dates General
07/06/2020 Proceed Second Amended Order CMC August 2020 General
06/16/2020 Case Management Order No. 12 Case Management
05/29/2020 Case Management Order No 7 (Amended) Case Management
05/21/2020 Order scheduling Case Management Conferences from January 2020 until June 2020 (Amended) Case Management
04/29/2019 Case Management Order 1 Case Management
04/15/2020 Order Extending Deadline for Selection of Cases for Individual Discovery General
02/27/2020 Order Extending Deadline for Selection of Cases for Individual Discovery from 3/3/20 until 4/15/20 General
02/19/2020 Order for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael B. Hewes Esq., w/Sched A Pro Hac Vice
02/19/2020 Order for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Chad R. Hutchinson Esq., w/Sched A Pro Hac Vice
02/19/2020 Order for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Travis Swearingen Esq., w/Sched A Pro Hac Vice
02/19/2020 Case Management Order 2-A Case Management
02/19/2020 Order for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Taylor B. Mayes, Esq w/Sched A Pro Hac Vice
02/11/2020 Case Management Order No 11 Case Management
12/06/2019 Case Management Order 6 (Amended) Case Management
01/16/2020 Case Management Order 10 Case Management
10/17/2019 Case Management Order 9 Case Management
10/17/2019 Case Management Order 8 Case Management
08/20/2019 Case Management Order 5 Case Management
11/13/2019 Case Management Order 4 Case Management
08/20/2019 Case Management Order 3 Case Management
07/18/2019 Case Management Order 2 Case Management
05/02/2019 Order Permitting Use of Court Reporting Services Case Management