Scofield, III v. Anthem, Inc. et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting 11 Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Resolution of Section 1407 Transfer Motion. Signed by District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 4/3/2015. The parties are reminded to read the order in its entirety. (Downing, L.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:15-cv-00040-BO
EARL EDWARD SCOFIELD, III,
individually, and on behalf of all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
V.

ANTHEM, INC., and ANTHEM
INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO
STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING
RESOLUTION OF THE SECTION 1407
TRANSFER MOTION

Defendants.

This matter came before the Court on Plaintiff Edward Scofield, III and Defendants
Anthem, Inc. and Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.'s Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings
Pending Resolution of the Section 1407 Transfer Motion and the Memorandum in Support. The
Court, being duly advised and finding good cause for the granting of such motion, hereby
GRANTS the Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT this action and all deadlines are stayed until the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") rules on the pending motion for MDL
centralization in In re: Anthem, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 2617
and either (a) a scheduling order is entered by the United States District Court to which the
JPML transfers this case governing further proceedings in this case, or (b) if centralization is
denied, 21 days after the JPML acts.
SO ORDERED this

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Honorable Terrence W. Boyle
United States District Court Judge
Eastern District ofNorth Carolina