Colson et al v. Sorin Group Deutschland GMBH et al

Filing 15

ORDER granting 14 Motion to Stay. The Court hereby ORDERS that the action be and hereby is stayed in its entirety until the JPML enters a ruling on the pending Defendants' Motion for Transfer and Consolidation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 1/31/2018. (Briggeman, N.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

Martin Austin Colson and Alexandra
Colson,

No: 5:17-cv-519-D

ORDER

Plaintiffs,
-versusSarin Group Deutschland GMBH and
Sarin Group USA, Inc.
Defendants.

The Parties to these cases which have been consolidated for discovery purposes only
have jointly moved the Court, pursuant to Rule 6(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to
stay all case deadlines, including the Order for Discovery Plan, pending a decision by the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") on Defendants' Motion for Transfer and
Consolidation under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Defendants' Motion for Transfer was filed on November
6, 2017.
Based on the joint motion of the parties and for good cause shown, the Court hereby
ORDERS that the above-referenced actions be and hereby are stayed in their entirety until the
JPML enters a ruling on the pending Defendants' Motion for Transfer and Consolidation
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407.
SO ORDERED. This .31_ day of January 2018.

Chief United States District Judge