Opinion
2:09-CV-00671-PMP-GWF
01-17-2013
ORDER
Before the Court for consideration is Defendants' fully briefed Motion to Sever Cases for Trial (Doc. #261) filed November 15, 2012. At the hearing conducted January 16, 2013, the Parties clarified that since the filing of Defendants' Motion, several Plaintiffs have reached resolution of their claims against Defendants. As a result, the claims of only ten (10) Plaintiffs remain for trial.
Having considered the arguments of the Parties, the Court concludes that the interest of judicial economy warrant proceeding with a single trial in these cases and that any potential prejudice to Defendants can be addressed by appropriate jury instructions.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Sever Cases for Trial (Doc. #261) is DENIED.
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PHILIP M. PRO
United States District Judge