Lucas et al v. Springhill Hospitals, Inc. et al

Filing 18

ORDER GRANTING 3 Motion to Stay as set out. This action is STAYED pending receipt of the MDL Panel's transfer order, & the stay will remain in effect until the court is notified of the MDL's Panel's decision concerning transfer. Signed by Chief Judge Callie V. S. Granade on 9/19/08. (tot)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION DAVID G. LUCAS, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. SPRINGHILL HOSPITALS, INC., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-0520-CG-C ) ) ) ) ORDER This matter is before the court on the motion to stay (Doc. 3) filed by Baxter International, Inc. ("BII") and Baxter Healthcare ("BHC"), in which said defendants represent that they expect this case to be included in the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's (MDL Panel) conditional transfer order, which will transfer this case to the Northern District of Ohio for inclusion in the Heparin Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1953. (Doc. 3) Upon due consideration, the defendants' motion to stay is GRANTED, and this action is hereby STAYED pending receipt of the MDL Panel's transfer order. This stay will remain in effect until the court is notified of the MDL Panel's decision concerning transfer. DONE and ORDERED this 19th day of September, 2008.

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE