Dunbar v. Google, Inc.

Filing 279

ORDER RE: MDL PANEL RULING. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on April 8, 2013. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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KEITH DUNBAR, individually and on Behalf of )
those similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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GOOGLE, INC.,
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Defendant.
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Case No.: 5:12-cv-003305-LHK
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On April 1, 2013, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL

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Panel”) ordered that this action be consolidated for pre-trial purposes with five other actions

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pending in several districts. See ECF No. 272. The cases have been assigned to the undersigned

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judge. See id. There is a motion for class certification pending in the instant action, which is

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scheduled to be heard on April 18, 2013. By noon on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, the parties to the

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instant action shall file a joint status report in which the parties shall state: (1) the parties’

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understanding as to whether the plaintiffs who opposed consolidation will object to transfer and the

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time-frame for resolution of those objections, if any1, and (2) the parties’ position(s) with respect to

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how the Court should proceed in light of the MDL Panel’s Order.

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As set forth in the transfer order, the Plaintiffs in the Northern District of Florida, District of
Maryland, and Eastern District of Pennsylvania actions all opposed consolidation. See ECF No.
272 at 1.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 8, 2013

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Case No.: 12-CV-03305-LHK
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