Ziomek et al v. Zimmer, Inc. et al

Filing 12

ORDER Granting 9 Motion to Stay Pending Transfer to Multidistrict Proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 10/16/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MARGARET M. ZIOMEK, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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ZIMMER, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 2:12-cv-01645-JCM-GWF
ORDER
Joint Motion to Stay (#9)

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This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Margaret and David Ziomek and

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Defendants Zimmer, Inc. And Zimmer Holdings, Inc.’s (“Parties”) joint Motion to Stay (#9), filed

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on October 15, 2012. The Parties seek to stay all proceedings in the instant case pending a transfer

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to the Northern District of Illinois (“Transferee Court”) as part of the multidistrict proceeding In

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Re: Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2272. On August 8,

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2011, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) began transferring cases involving

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Defendants’ “NexGen” knee implants to the Transferee Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1707. Plaintiffs

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submitted this action to the JPML for transfer to the Transferee Court on September 27, 2012.

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Therefore, the Court finds good cause for a stay in proceedings in this case. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Pending Transfer to
Multidistrict Proceedings (#9) is granted.
DATED this 16th day of October, 2012.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge