Rice v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.

Filing 273

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry) - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 250 Plaintiffs' motion for partial reconsideration is granted in part and denied in part; The Court reconsiders 248 its January 15, 2020 decision to di smiss with prejudice Plaintiffs' Erika Mendoza and James Hunts First and Second Causes of Action; Plaintiffs may file their amended complaint by August 27, 2020; The Court reconsiders 248 its January 15, 2020 decision to dismiss with prejudic e Plaintiffs' Erika Mendoza and James Hunts three Causes of Action as asserted against Defendant Midea Microwave and Electrical Appliances Manufactured Company, Limited and against Defendant Sharp Appliances Thailand Limited; These claims ar e reinstated for the purpose of retransfer; Mendoza and Hunts entire Action is retransferred to the Eastern District of California; The Court reconsiders 248 its January 15, 2020 decision to dismiss with prejudice Plaintiff Dean Mauros First Cause of Action as asserted against Defendants Electrolux Home Products, Inc. and Lowes Home Centers, LLC; this Cause of Action is reinstated and dismissed without prejudice; all other aspects of relief that Plaintiffs have raised in their Motion for Part ial Reconsideration, or in the alternative, for Interlocutory Appeal are denied; 264 Plaintiffs' Motion Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)Seeking Relief From This Courts Final Order Dismissing Plaintiff Rice's Tort-Base d Claims With Prejudice is denied; 248 the Court's January 15, 2020 Order is VACATED to the extent that it is inconsistent with the above; the caption is amended (see order re new caption). (Please see order for further/complete details and deadlines.) Signed by Honorable Matthew W. Brann on 8/13/2020. (lg)

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Case 4:15-cv-00371-MWB Document 273 Filed 08/13/20 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ELAINE RICE, ALEX KUKICH, ERIKA MENDOZA, and JAMES HUNT, Individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, No. 4:15-CV-00371 (Judge Brann) Plaintiffs, v. ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.; LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC; MODESTO DIRECT APPLIANCE, INC.; and ABC CORP. 1-10, Defendants. ORDER AND NOW, this 13th day of August 2020, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Reconsideration, Or, In the Alternative, For Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), Doc. 250, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. 2. The Court reconsiders its January 15, 2020 decision to dismiss with prejudice Plaintiffs Erika Mendoza and James Hunt’s First and Second Causes of Action. To the extent that these Causes of Actions are not asserted against Defendant Midea Microwave and Electrical Case 4:15-cv-00371-MWB Document 273 Filed 08/13/20 Page 2 of 4 Appliances Manufactured Company, Limited and against Defendant Sharp Appliances Thailand Limited, these Causes of Action are reinstated and dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiffs may amend their complaint and assert these Causes of Action again. Plaintiffs may file their amended complaint by August 27, 2020. 3. The Court reconsiders its January 15, 2020 decision to dismiss with prejudice Plaintiffs Erika Mendoza and James Hunt’s three Causes of Action as asserted against Defendant Midea Microwave and Electrical Appliances Manufactured Company, Limited and against Defendant Sharp Appliances Thailand Limited. These claims are reinstated for the purpose of retransfer. 4. Mendoza and Hunt’s entire Action is retransferred to the Eastern District of California. 5. The Court reconsiders its January 15, 2020 decision to dismiss with prejudice Plaintiff Dean Mauro’s First Cause of Action as asserted against Defendants Electrolux Home Products, Inc. and Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC. This Cause of Action is reinstated and dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiffs may amend their complaint and assert this Cause of Action again as against Defendants Electrolux Home Products, Inc. and Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC. - 2 -  Case 4:15-cv-00371-MWB Document 273 Filed 08/13/20 Page 3 of 4 6. With respect to the Court’s reconsideration of Plaintiff Mauro’s First Cause of Action, Plaintiffs may file their amended complaint by August 27, 2020. If no amended complaint is filed by that date, the action will be summarily dismissed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 7. For the avoidance of doubt, all other aspects of relief that Plaintiffs have raised in their Motion for Partial Reconsideration, Or, In the Alternative, For Interlocutory Appeal are DENIED. 8. Plaintiffs’ Motion Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) Seeking Relief From This Court’s Final Order Dismissing Plaintiff Rice’s Tort-Based Claims With Prejudice, Doc. 264, is DENIED. 9. Plaintiff Elaine Rice’s Seventh Cause of Action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE to the extent that this claim is for pure economic loss. 10. The Court’s January 15, 2020 Order, Doc. 248, is VACATED to the extent that it is inconsistent with the above. - 3 -  Case 4:15-cv-00371-MWB Document 273 Filed 08/13/20 Page 4 of 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the caption is amended as follows: ELAINE RICE, ALEX KUKICH, and DEAN MAURO, Individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, No. 4:15-CV-00371 (Judge Brann) Plaintiffs, v. ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.; LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC; MODESTO DIRECT APPLIANCE, INC.; and ABC CORP. 1-10, Defendants. BY THE COURT: s/ Matthew W. Brann Matthew W. Brann United States District Judge - 4 - 

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