Opinion
MDL No. 2158
06-13-2012
In re: ZIMMER DUROM HIP CUP PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
FEDERAL BLD & U.S. COURTHOUSE
MDL, Clerk
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for
the Eastern District of California
Re: MDL-2158 - In Re: Zimmer Durom Hip Cup Products Liability Litigation
Williams v. Zimmer Holdings, Inc. et al CA No. 2:12-01151 Dear Clerk:
Enclosed is a certified copy of the Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, transferring the above-entitled action presently pending in your Court to the District of New Jersey and assigned to the Honorable Susan D. Wigenton, USDC for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 USC 1407.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM T. WALSH, Clerk
By: _________
Murtuza Akbari, Deputy Clerk
(SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE)
CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO -27)
On June 9, 2010, the Panel transferred 11 civil action(s) to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407. See 717 F.Supp.2d 1376 (J.P.M.L. 2010). Since that time, 85 additional action(s) have been transferred to the District of New Jersey. With the consent of that court, all such actions have been assigned to the Honorable Susan D Wigenton.
It appears that the action(s) on this conditional transfer order involve questions of fact that are common to the actions previously transferred to the District of New Jersey and assigned to Judge Wigenton.
Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. §1407 to the District of New Jersey for the reasons stated in the order of June 9, 2010, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Susan D Wigenton.
This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The transmittal of this order to said Clerk shall be stayed 7 days from the entry thereof. If any party files a notice of opposition with the Clerk of the Panel within this 7-day period, the stay will be continued until further order of the Panel.
FOR THE PANEL:
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Jeffery N. Lüthi
Clerk of the Panel
SCHEDULE CTO-27 - TAG-ALONG ACTIONS
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