Ronald Tizenor v. Zimmer, Inc. et al

Filing 17

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: POTENTIAL TRANSFER TO MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION COURT, MDL NO. 227 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: Parties are to respond, in writing, to the above questions, including by joint stipulation, by April 11, 2016. A request by Defendant for the Judicial Panel to transfer the case at bar under Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Rule 7.1(a) will be considered a valid response to this Order. All other dates and deadlines in this action REMAIN on calendar. (lc)

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United States District Court
Central District of California

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Case № 5:16-cv-00453-ODW (E)

RONALD TIZENOR,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:

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ZIMMER, INC.; ZIMMER HOLDINGS

POTENTIAL TRANSFER TO

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INC.; ZIMMER ORTHOPAEDIC

MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

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SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC.; and

COURT, MDL NO. 2272

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DOES 1–10, inclusive,
Defendants.

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In the interest of efficiency and continuity, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict

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Litigation created MDL No. 2272, In Re: Zimmer Nexgen Knee Implant Products

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Liability Litigation, on August 20, 2011. The Panel’s Transfer Order designated the

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Northern District of Illinois as the transferee court named The Honorable Rebecca R.

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Pallmeyer as the presiding judge for the litigation. MDL 2272, United States District

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Court,

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details.aspx?WNesDQBcWakSF/4TSCIYmQ==.

Northern

District

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Illinois,

http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/mdl-

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This Court now asks the parties if the case at bar involves such common

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questions of fact with the motions transferred to MDL No. 2272 that transfer to the

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MDL court in the Northern District of Illinois is now appropriate. Alternatively,

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parties are to explain why, in the face of any commonalities between this action and

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those under the MDL, this matter should remain before this Court.

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Parties are to respond, in writing, to the above questions, including by joint

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stipulation, by April 11, 2016. A request by Defendant for the Judicial Panel to

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transfer the case at bar under Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Rule 7.1(a) will

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be considered a valid response to this Order.

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All other dates and deadlines in this action REMAIN on calendar.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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March 28, 2016

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OTIS D. WRIGHT, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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