Opinion
08 Civ. 2516 (VM), 10 Civ. 4987 (VM), 10 Civ. 4988 (VM), 10 Civ. 4989 (VM), 10 Civ. 4990 (VM), 10 Civ. 4991 (VM).
July 1, 2010
ORDER
Upon review of the complaints and other papers filed with the Court in connection with the six cases captioned above, the Court noted that the complaints describe the same or substantially similar underlying events and operative facts, and assert claims arising out of the same or substantially similar actions against all or most of the same defendants, and that the actions are related to the numerous cases transferred to this Court by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for consolidation and supervision of pretrial proceedings as part ofIn re: Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1950. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to consolidate the six cases captioned above for all pretrial purposes; and it is further
ORDERED that all filings in connection with the consolidated action be docketed against the remaining lower number case, 08 Civ. 2516; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court close the referenced higher numbered cases, 10 Civ. 4987, 10 Civ. 4988, 10 Civ. 4989, 10 Civ. 4990 and 10 Civ. 4991, as separate actions and remove them and terminate any pending motions in these cases from the Court's database.