Wohlleber v. Biomet, Inc. et al

Filing 5

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Stay, pending its transfer to MDL No. 2391 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 10/21/2014. (eef)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION

Edward Paul Wohlleber,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Biomet, Inc., and John Does 1-10,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 3:14-CV-00564
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY
PENDING TRANSFER TO MDL AND
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
ANSWER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Joint Motion of the Parties (Doc. No. 4)
requesting a stay of all proceedings in this matter pending the transfer of this action to the
multidistrict litigation In re: Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No.
2391, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (“MDL No. 2391”)
and further to extend Defendant Biomet, Inc.’s time to answer the Plaintiff Edward Paul
Wohlleber’s Complaint until five (5) days after the action has been transferred to MDL No.
2391. This Court has reviewed the motion and the argument of the Parties, and for good cause
shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Motion of the Parties is GRANTED and that
this proceeding is STAYED pending its transfer to MDL No. 2391 in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Further, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant
Biomet, Inc.’s time to answer the Plaintiff’s Complaint is hereby EXTENDED until five (5)
days after this action has been transferred to MDL No. 2391.

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SO ORDERED.
Signed: October 21, 2014

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