Felcher v. AgFeed Industries, Inc. et al

Filing 11

ORDER: Plaintiff's MOTION for attorney(s) William B. Federman and Stuart W. Emmons to Appear Pro Hac Vice 6 is Granted. In consultation with Magistrate Judge Knowles, the Clerk is directed to REASSIGN this case to Judge Knowles as related to Blitz v. AgFeed Indus., Inc., 3-11-0992, already pending before Judge Knowles. Initial Case Management Conference is Cancelled, and will be rescheduled, as appropriate, by Judge Knowles. Judge Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles added. Judge Magis trate Judge Juliet E. Griffin no longer assigned to case. Pending is the motion of movant Ramon Gobbo for consolidation, appointment of lead plaintiff, and approval of lead liaison counsel 4 , and the plaintiff's motion to transfer this case to Chief Judge Campbell 7 . However, by order entered 12/29/2011 8 , the case was transferred to Chief Judge Campbell. Therefore, the motion to transfer 8 was effectively GRANTED and the Clerk is directed to terminate that motion as pending. There will be no further proceedings before the undersigned Magistrate Judge in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 1/12/12. (dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
JOSEPH FELCHER, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated
v.
AGFEED INDUSTRIES, INC; JOHN A.
STADLER; GERARD DAIGNAULT;
RAYMOND M. CESCA; CLAY
MARSHALL; EDWARD PAZDRO;
SONGYAN LI; SELINA JIN;
LIANGFAN YAN; and JUNHONG
XIONG

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No. 3-11-1184

ORDER
The plaintiff's motion for William B. Federman and Stuart W. Emmons to practice in this
case (Docket Entry No. 6) is GRANTED.
William B. Federman and Stuart W. Emmons are hereby admitted to practice in this case on
behalf of the plaintiff.
In consultation with Magistrate Judge Knowles, the Clerk is directed to REASSIGN this case
to Judge Knowles as related to Blitz v. AgFeed Indus., Inc., 3-11-0992, already pending before
Judge Knowles.
The initial case management conference, scheduled on January 30, 2012, is CANCELLED,
and will be rescheduled, as appropriate, by Judge Knowles.
Pending is the motion of movant Ramon Gobbo for consolidation, appointment of lead
plaintiff, and approval of lead liaison counsel (Docket Entry No. 4), and the plaintiff's motion to
transfer this case to Chief Judge Campbell (Docket Entry No. 7). However, by order entered
December 29, 2011 (Docket Entry No. 8), the case was transferred to Chief Judge Campbell.
Therefore, the motion to transfer (Docket Entry No. 8) was effectively GRANTED and the
Clerk is directed to terminate that motion as pending.
There will be no further proceedings before the undersigned Magistrate Judge in this case.
It is so ORDERED.

JULIET GRIFFIN
United States Magistrate Judge