Tucker v. Dalkon Shield Trust (In re A.H. Robins Co.)

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Claimant Lucile A. Tucker’s Motion To Execute Trial Election Form For Client. Claimant’s attorney, Robert H. Ford (“Ford”), has filed this Motion seeking relief from the Trust’s October 1, 1996 deadline for Option 3 claimants to return their signed ADR Election Forms. The Trust has refused to extend the deadline or to allow Ford to sign on behalf of his client. For the reasons which follow, the Court will deny the Motion.

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Ford’s one page Motion asks that the Court allow him to execute an ADR Election Form on behalf of his…