Cleveland v. Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. et al

Filing 17

CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from Multidistrict Litigation Panel, Docket No. 1763, CTO-49 (Stay has been lifted); case will be transferred to USDC-New Jersey. (Clerk to wait to transfer file until receipt of certified copy of order from district court handling MDL docket.) (Attachments: # 1 Cover Letter) (JAB)

UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CHAIRMAN:
Judge John G. Heyburn II United States District Court Western District of Kentucky

MEMBERS:

Judge J. Frederick Motz United States District Court District of Maryland Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. United States District Court Northern District of Indiana Judge Kathryn H. Vratil United States District Court District of Kansas

Judge David R. Hansen United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Judge W. Royal Furgeson, Jr. United States District Court Western District of Texas

DIRECT REPLY TO:
Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel One Columbus Circle, NE Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building Room G-255, North Lobby Washington, D.C. 20002 Telephone: [202] 502-2800 Fax: [202] 502-2888 http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov

October 31, 2008

William T. Walsh, Clerk Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse 50 Walnut Street, 4th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Re: MDL No. 1763 -- IN RE: Human Tissue Products Liability Litigation (See Attached CTO-49) Dear Mr. Walsh: Attached as a PDF document is a certified copy of a conditional transfer order filed by the Panel in the above-captioned matter on October 15, 2008. As stipulated in Rule 7.4(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 199 F.R.D. 425, 435-36 (2001), transmittal of the order has been stayed 15 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 15-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to you for filing. The Panel's governing statute, 28 U.S.C. §1407, requires that the transferee clerk "...transmit a certified copy of the Panel's order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred." A list of involved counsel is attached to this letter. Very truly, Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel By Dana L. Stewart Deputy Clerk Attachments (Conditional Transfer Order is a Separate Document) cc: Transferee Judge: Judge William J. Martini JPML Form 36A

IN RE: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION INVOLVED COUNSEL LIST (CTO-49) Denise B. Bense COZEN O'CONNOR 200 Four Falls Corporate Center Suite 400 P.O. Box 800 W. Conshohocken, PA 19428-0800 Amber L. Blohm CASSEM TIERNEY LAW FIRM 8805 Indian Hills Drive Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114 Ryan C. Carson SNELL & WILMER LLP One Tabor Center 1200 17th Street Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202 David E. Copple COPPLE ROCKEY LAW FIRM P.O. Box 78 Norfolk, NE 68702-0078 Joseph J. DePalma LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG & RIVAS LLC Two Gateway Center 12th Floor Newark, NJ 07102-5003 Christopher M. Placitella COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH PC 127 Maple Avenue Red Bank, NJ 07701

MDL No. 1763