Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation et al

Filing 46

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 4/8/09 ORDERING that the motions 37 41 are deemed withdrawn, and may be re-noticed for hearing after the Panel has decided the transfer issue. (Attachments: # 1 Letter from MDL) (Duong, D)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pending are Plaintiff's motions for partial summary judgment, which are set for hearing on June 8, 2009. However, on v. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a Connecticut citizen; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York citizen; COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS, INC., an Oregon citizen, Defendants. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Massachusetts citizen, as the statutory assignee of Roark Schwanenberg, deceased, and his survivors and beneficiaries, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

2:08-cv-03002-GEB-DAD ORDER

March 31, 2009, the undersigned judge received the attached letter from the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The letter states "[p]resently before the Panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 is a motion to transfer which includes [this action]," and that the undersigned judge "may wish to wait [on ruling on any pending motion] until the Panel has decided the transfer issue." 1 Accordingly,

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the motions are deemed withdrawn, and may be re-noticed for hearing after the Panel has decided the transfer issue. Dated: April 8, 2009

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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