3 County Farms v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. et al

Filing 5

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Stay. This case is stayed until the earlier of the passage of ninety days from today or until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determines to transfer this action to an MDL proceeding. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jane M. Virden on 11/20/2014. (lec)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
3 COUNTY FARMS, on behalf of intself and all
others similarly situated,
Civil Action No. 4:14-cv-153-DMB-JMV

Plaintiffs,
v.
SYNGENTA SEEDS, INC., SYNGENTA
CORPORATION, AND SYNGENTA CROP
PROTECTION, LLC,

Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR STAY PENDING DECISION BY
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Upon considering the Parties’ Joint Motion To Stay Pending Transfer By Judicial Panel
On Multidistrict Litigation, it is ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED as follows: All
proceedings in this case are STAYED until the earlier of the passage of ninety days from today
or until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determines to transfer this action to an MDL
proceeding and completes any transfer of the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. See In re
Syngenta MIR162 Litig., MDL No. 2591 (J.P.M.L. 2014). If at the passage of ninety days the
Judicial Panel on MDL has not yet determined to transfer the case, the court will sua sponte
consider the propriety of extending the stay at that time.
SO ORDERED this, the 20th day of November, 2014.
/s/ Jane M. Virden
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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