Allen et al v. Guidant Corporation et al

Filing 10

ORDER granting 8 Motion to Stay Pending Possible Transfer by the MDL Panel. Signed by Judge David R Herndon on 8/14/07. (mkc)

Allen et al v. Guidant Corporation et al

Doc. 10

Case 3:07-cv-00578-DRH-DGW

Document 10

Filed 08/14/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION Harold Allen, Marcus Browning, Gloria Craig, Joe Ellis, Irene Finklea, Leterious Hall, Verle Kuehn, Mary Lanham, Diosdado Nebres, Ronald Pearce, Randall Roscamp, Frederick Sheely, Jerry Stamp, and Raymond G. Tavizon, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., Guidant Sales Corporation and Boston Scientific Corporation, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) No. 07-CV-578-DRH-DGW ) ) ) Honorable Judge David R. Herndon ) Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson ) ) ) ) ) )

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY This matter coming to be heard on Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Stay All Proceedings in This Court Pending Transfer to MDL 1708, due notice having been given and the Court being fully advised in the premises, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. 2. 3. 4. Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Stay All Proceedings in This Court Pending Transfer to MDL 1708 is GRANTED. The above-captioned case is hereby STAYED pending possible transfer by the MDL panel. The parties will cooperate to determine if any of the claims at bar are arguably within the description of those claims consolidated in the pending MDL action. In the event some or all of the plaintiffs in this case are not transferred, the parties shall file a status report with this Court no later than October 12, 2007.

Date: August 14, 2007

/s/ David RHerndon UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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