Staton v. Merck Co., Inc.

Full title: SUZANNE M. STATON and WALLACE H. STATON, Plaintiffs, v. MERCK CO., INC.…

Court: United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Charlotte Division

Date published: Oct 11, 2006

Civil Action No. 3:06-cv-00408 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 11, 2006)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 3:06-cv-00408.

October 11, 2006

ORDER

CARL HORN III, Magistrate Judge

This matter is before the Court on the Joint Motion of Plaintiffs Suzanne M. Staton and Wallace H. Staton ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant Merck Co., Inc. ("Merck") to stay all proceedings in this action pending resolution of Merck's motion before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for transfer of this case to a single court for coordinated pretrial management, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. This Court has reviewed the Joint Motion. For good cause shown, and in the interest of judicial economy, it is hereby

ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Stay All Proceedings Pending Transfer Decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is granted, and this case is stayed pending a transfer decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. It is further

ORDERED that Merck shall be responsible for notifying the Court when a transfer decision has been made.

SO ORDERED.