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Hearing Session Order & Amendments January 25, 2018

Hearing Session Order Amendments · Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel Case MDL No. 2795 Document 100 Filed 01/02/18 Page 1 of 1. UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

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  • Hearing Session Order&

    Amendments

    January 25, 2018

  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    IN RE: CENTURYLINK RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER BILLING DISPUTES LITIGATION

    Inter-Marketing Group, USA, Inc. v. Centurylink, Inc., et al., )W.D. Louisiana, C.A. No. 3:17-01648 ) MDL No. 2795(Formerly S.D. New York, C.A. No. 1:17-08234) )

    FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE HEARING SESSION ORDERAND ATTACHED SCHEDULE FILED DECEMBER 15, 2017

    AND ORDER AMENDING CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER

    This action (Inter-Marketing Group, USA, Inc.,), bearing the Southern District of New Yorkcivil action number of 1:17-08234, was included on the Panel’s conditional transfer order (“CTO-3")filed on November 6, 2017. Plaintiff in Inter-Marketing Group, USA, Inc., filed a notice ofopposition to the transfer. Plaintiff later filed a motion and brief to vacate the CTO. The matter isscheduled to be heard at the Panel's January 25, 2018, hearing in Miami, Florida.

    The Panel has now been advised that this action was transferred from the Southern Districtof New York to the Western District of Louisiana pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), by the HonorableLewis A. Kaplan in an order filed on December 13, 2017. Coincident to this transfer, Inter-Marketing Group, USA, Inc., was assigned a new Western District of Louisiana civil action numberof 3:17-01648.

    IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Panel’s conditional transfer order designated as “CTO-3" filed on November 6, 2017, is AMENDED to reflect the new Western District of Louisianacivil action number of 3:17-01648.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all documents filed with the Panel's CM/ECF system underC.A. No. 1:17-08234 will be re-designated as C.A. No. 3:17-01648.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Hearing Order and Schedule filed on December 15,2017, is likewise amended to reflect the new Western District of Louisiana civil action number of3:17-01648.

    FOR THE PANEL:

    Jeffery N. Lüthi Clerk of the Panel

    Case MDL No. 2795 Document 100 Filed 01/02/18 Page 1 of 1

  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    NOTICE OF HEARING SESSION

    Pursuant to the order of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed today,notice is hereby given that a hearing session has been scheduled to consider various mattersunder 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    DATE OF HEARING SESSION: January 25, 2018

    LOCATION OF HEARING SESSION: Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse Ceremonial Courtroom 13-3, 13th Floor 400 North Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33128

    TIME OF HEARING SESSION: In those matters designated for oral argument, counselpresenting oral argument must be present at 8:00 a.m. in order for the Panel to allocate theamount of time for oral argument. Oral argument will commence at 9:30 a.m.

    SCHEDULED MATTERS: Matters scheduled for consideration at this hearing session are listed on the enclosed Hearing Session Order and Schedule of Matters for Hearing Session.

    • Section A of this Schedule lists the matters designated for oral argument and includes all actions encompassed by Motion(s) for transfer filed pursuant to Rules 6.1 and 6.2. Any party waiving oral argument pursuant to Rule 11.1(d) need not attend the Hearing Session.

    • Section B of this Schedule lists the matters that the Panel has determined to consider without oral argument, pursuant to Rule 11.1(c). Parties and counsel involved in these matters need not attend the Hearing Session.

    ORAL ARGUMENT: • The Panel carefully considers the positions advocated in filings with the Panel

    when it allocates time to attorneys presenting oral argument. The Panel, therefore,expects attorneys to adhere to those positions including those concerning anappropriate transferee district. Any change in position should be conveyed toPanel staff before the beginning of oral argument. Where an attorney thereafteradvocates a position different from that conveyed to Panel staff, the Panel mayreduce the allotted argument time and decline to hear further from that attorney.

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    • The Panel expects attorneys presenting oral argument to be prepared to discusswhat steps they have taken to pursue alternatives to centralization including, butnot limited to, engaging in informal coordination of discovery and scheduling, andseeking Section 1404 transfer of one or more of the subject cases.

    For those matters listed on Section A of the Schedule, the "Notice of Presentation or Waiver of Oral Argument" must be filed in this office no later than January 8, 2018. The procedures governing Panel oral argument (Panel Rule 11.1) are attached. The Panel strictly adheres to theseprocedures.

    FOR THE PANEL:

    Jeffery N. LüthiClerk of the Panel

    cc: Clerk, United States District for the Southern District of Florida

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  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    HEARING SESSION ORDER

    The Panel issues the following orders in connection with its next hearing session,

    IT IS ORDERED that on January 25, 2018, the Panel will convene a hearing session in Miami, Florida, to consider the matters on the attached Schedule under 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel may, on its own initiative, consider transferof any or all of the actions in those matters to any district or districts.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will hear oral argument on the matters listedon Section A of the attached Schedule, unless the parties waive oral argument or unless the Panellater decides to dispense with oral argument pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c).

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will consider without oral argument thematters listed on Section B of the attached Schedule pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c). The Panelreserves the prerogative, on any basis including submissions of parties pursuant to Panel Rule11.1(b), to designate any of those matters for oral argument.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Judicial Panel on MultidistrictLitigation shall direct notice of this hearing session to counsel for all parties involved in thematters on the attached Schedule.

    PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    _________________________________ Sarah S. Vance Chair

    Marjorie O. Rendell Charles R. Breyer Lewis A. Kaplan Ellen Segal Huvelle

    R. David Proctor Catherine D. Perry

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  • SCHEDULE OF MATTERS FOR HEARING SESSIONJanuary 25, 2018 !! Miami, Florida

    SECTION AMATTERS DESIGNATED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

    (This schedule contains only those civil actions listed in the Schedule(s) of Actions submitted with the docketedmotion(s) for transfer. See Panel Rules 6.1 and 6.2. In the event these dockets are centralized, other actions of whichthe Panel has been informed may be subject to transfer pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1.)

    MDL No. 2809 ! IN RE: ONGLYZA (SAXAGLIPTIN) AND KOMBIGLYZE XR (SAXAGLIPTIN AND METFORMIN) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiff Carolyn Williams to transfer the following actions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Middle District of Alabama

    VALLENTINE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00265

    Northern District of Alabama

    PEOPLES v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!00101

    District of Arizona

    SETTLE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01269

    Northern District of California

    WILLIAMS, ET AL. v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP, ET AL.,C.A. No. 3:16!07152

    MARTIN v. BRISTOL!MYERS COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00661

    Northern District of Georgia

    REID v. BRISTOL!MEYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01503TURNER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!02782YORK v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!02915JOHNSON v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!02916

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  • District of Idaho

    CHRISTENSEN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00321

    Northern District of Indiana

    MILLER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00330

    Southern District of Indiana

    COUSINS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!02607

    Eastern District of Kentucky

    BARNES v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00124TAYLOR, ET AL. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 5:16!00260

    Western District of Kentucky

    TUCKER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00268

    Eastern District of Louisiana

    ROSS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00443LESTER SPEIGHTS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 2:17!07884

    Middle District of Louisiana

    BROWN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00039

    Western District of Louisiana

    LETELL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB CO., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00553

    District of New Jersey

    YOUNG v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00347REEVES, ET AL. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 3:17!03024

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  • MITCHELL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03026

    BINNS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03028TALTON v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03029MCAFEE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03030GREEN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03032ISHMAN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03033ATKINS, SR. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 3:17!03034DAY v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03035ASENCIO v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03036SECHLER, ET AL. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 3:17!03037

    Eastern District of New York

    CORTINA v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!03912

    Middle District of North Carolina

    HOLLAND v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00710

    Southern District of Ohio

    CARPENTER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00262

    Eastern District of Oklahoma

    HULBERT v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:17!00327

    District of South Carolina

    DUBOSE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!01695

    Eastern District of Tennessee

    CAMPBELL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00219

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  • Middle District of Tennessee

    WILCOX v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01202

    Eastern District of Texas

    WARE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00111

    Northern District of Texas

    BOLLER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00050

    Southern District of Texas

    DAVILA v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00145CHESTER v. BRISTOL!MEYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 4:17!00316

    MDL No. 2810 ! IN RE: SIX FLAGS FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA) LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Great America LLC, d/b/aSix Flags Great America and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and Magic Mountain LLC to transferthe following actions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:

    Central District of California

    MIRANDA, ET AL. v. MAGIC MOUNTAIN LLC, C.A. No. 2:17!07483

    Northern District of Georgia

    BAILEY v. SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORP., C.A. No. 1:17!03336

    Northern District of Illinois

    SOTO, ET AL. v. GREAT AMERICA LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!06902

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  • MDL No. 2811 ! IN RE: DOMETIC CORPORATION GAS ABSORPTION REFRIGERATOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Catherine Papasan, et al., to transfer the following actions to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Central District of California

    ZIMMER, ET AL. v. DOMETIC CORPORATION, C.A. No. 2:17!06913

    Northern District of California

    PAPASAN, ET AL. v. DOMETIC CORPORATION, C.A. No. 4:16!02117

    Southern District of Florida

    VARNER, ET AL. v. DOMETIC CORPORATION, C.A. No. 1:16!22482ZUCCONI, ET AL. v. DOMETIC CORPORATION, C.A. No. 1:17!23197

    MDL No. 2812 ! IN RE: CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiff Laura Braley to transfer the following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Southern District of Texas:

    District of Oregon

    KJESSLER v. ZAAPPAAZ, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01361

    Southern District of Texas

    BRALEY v. AHMED, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!03064

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  • MDL No. 2813 ! IN RE: DENTAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants Benco Dental Supply Company and Patterson Companies, Inc., totransfer the following actions to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of NewYork:

    Eastern District of New York

    COMFORT CARE FAMILY DENTAL, P.C., ET AL. v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00282

    ROBERT W. GRODNER, DDS v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 1:16!00345

    BAUER DENTAL ARTS v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00355DR. ROBERT CORWIN, DDS v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00442KEITH SCHWARTZ, D.M.D., P.A. v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00443DR. STEPHEN M. GRUSSMARK, DDS v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00479DRESNIN v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00497HOWARD M. MAY, DDS, PC v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00548BEMUS POINT DENTAL, LLC v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00560KOTTEMANN ORTHODONTICS, P.L.L.C. v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00576NAGHMEH YADEGAR, D.D.S., INC. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00591EVOLUTION DENTAL SCIENCE, LLC v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00596NELSON v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00609PECK v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00616PETER BENCE, DMD, P.A. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00631KANELLOS & KOTIS v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00657OMID FARAHMAND DMD, INC. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00661PJCC DENTAL PC v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00662WEST LA DENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTER v. PATTERSON COMPANIES,

    INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00666

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  • ANTHONY J. PEPPY DDS & SAMUEL J. PEPPY JR., DDS PC v. BENCO DENTALSUPPLY COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00691

    SHAYSTEHFAR v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00692IN RE DENTAL SUPPLIES ANTITRUST LITIGATION, C.A. No. 1:16!00696RITTENHOUSE SMILES, P.C. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!00762THOMAS CASPERS, D.D.S., P.S., ET AL. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00765WHITE v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00945GREENBERG v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!01280CORNERSTONE DENTISTRY, P.C. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:16!01333SOURCEONE DENTAL, INC. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 2:15!05440BERMUDEZ v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00570INDIANOLA FAMILY DENTISTRY, P.L.C. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00658STYGER, DDS v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00712DENNIS M. WINTER, D.D.S., P.C., ET AL. v. PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00751JOHNNIDIS v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00906WOLGIN v. BENCO DENTAL SUPPLY CO., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!01020SCOTT T. OZAKI DDS INC. v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 2:16!01377IQ DENTAL SUPPLY, INC. v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!04834

    Eastern District of Texas

    ARCHER AND WHITE SALES, INC. v. HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 2:12!00572

    MDL No. 2814 ! IN RE: FORD MOTOR CO. DPS6 POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant Ford Motor Company to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Central District of California:

    Central District of California

    HIBDON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!06355ALONSO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!06622FORT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!06631BAGWELL v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!06632

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  • BARRALES v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!06638GIBSON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!06644HERMOSILLO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!06651MAGANA, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!06653MEJIA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!06654PEDANTE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!06656RULE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07204PADILLA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07236HOGGE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07256GOMEZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!07262CRESPO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07297HIATT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!07321TRUJILLO, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!07322ALTAMIRANO!TORRES v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 2:17!07338ALTIKRITI, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07369DOBIAS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07370CASTANEDA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07416SULLIVAN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07497EMHARDT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07533MOBLEY v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07554WRIGHT, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!01982PAPAMICHAEL v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!01986RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02007PADILLA, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02015WEST v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02018BERRY, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02034HENRY, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02036PEREZ, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02042KEATING v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02044HERNANDEZ, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02045MCGINNIS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!02047

    Eastern District of California

    ZIMMERSCHIED, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 1:17!01317SORENSON, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!01987WILLIAMS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02006MALAGON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02051VILLALOVOS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02053BARRACK v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02078LOVEST v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02079CAMARGO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02092

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  • MARQUEZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02140GLASSFORD v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02145RERICH v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02147DOLAN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02148REYES v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02151NACUA, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02153MARTIN, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!02158

    Northern District of California

    THEADE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!05643SCHATZMAN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!05669BRIGGS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!05762BECKER, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!05765HYDE, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05613SERVANTES, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05615THOMAS, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05619MENDEZ, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05620MARLOWE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05621TORRES v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05694ACEVES v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05695FORRESTER v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05698TORRES, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05699RODRIGUEZ!DIAZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05701RODGERS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05703HERNANDEZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05704SIMMONS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05705INDIVERI v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05706GARCIA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05711CONNAUGHTON, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05712KLEIN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05722MAGAN, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05730KANE, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05745MARTINEZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05746PADILLA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05747PAYSENO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05749RAVEN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05750RIVERA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05751GONZALEZ v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05885REINPRECHT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05900TAVITIAN v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05915ARCHIBALD, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05922

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  • DILLARD, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05924ESTRADA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05925AGUILAR v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05927ALLIANO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05978HESS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!05996ROMERO, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 5:17!06022

    Southern District of California

    MILES, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01993ROJAS, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02005RALEIGH v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02035CARDOSO v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02037ROSE, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02038MINKE, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02039KENNEDY v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02040STANTON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02043MODROW v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02044ROCHE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02045REECE v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02046MENDOZA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02047SALGADO, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02048OMARK v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02049MUHAMMAD v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02050SMITHFIELD, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02109PORTER, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02111FUKASAWA, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02116BILLIARD v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02121ESQUIBEL v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02157

    District of Hawaii

    HEMZA v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00296

    Southern District of Ohio

    MARTIN, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 1:16!00855

    Eastern District of Texas

    ASCENSIO, ET AL. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, C.A. No. 4:17!00074

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  • MDL No. 2815 ! IN RE: CORVETTE Z06 MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Michael Vazquez, et al.; Peter Jankovskis, et al.; Michael Jasper, etal.; and Joseph Minarik to transfer the following actions to the United States District Court forthe Southern District of Florida:

    Northern District of California

    JASPER, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, C.A. No. 5:17!06284

    Southern District of Florida

    VAZQUEZ, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!22209

    Northern District of Illinois

    JANKOVSKIS, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!07822

    Western District of Washington

    MINARIK v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, C.A. No. 2:17!01615

    MDL No. 2816 ! IN RE: SORIN 3T HEATER!COOLER SYSTEM PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (NO. II)

    Motion of defendants Sorin Group USA, Inc.; Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH; andLivaNova PLC to transfer the following actions to the United States District Court for theDistrict of South Carolina:

    Northern District of Alabama

    GOREE v. SORIN GROUP USA, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01427

    Central District of California

    GREEN, ET AL. v. CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07341

    GARVER, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND, GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07802

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  • District of Colorado

    SYKES, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!02437

    Middle District of Florida

    DEZENSKI, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00323POOLE v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 8:17!02568

    Southern District of Florida

    RAMIREZ v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 0:17!61455

    Northern District of Georgia

    SHEELY, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00124

    Northern District of Illinois

    KMAK, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!04759

    Southern District of Indiana

    ABPLANALP v. SORIN GROUP USA, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01916

    Northern District of Iowa

    SMITH v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!03058SAWVEL v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:17!02056

    Southern District of Iowa

    CRAWFORD v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:16!00103REED, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 3:17!00063PRESCOTT v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 4:16!00472PICKRELL v. SORIN GROUP USA, INC., C.A. No. 4:17!00191ADAMS v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, C.A. No. 4:17!00237JENKINS, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 4:17!00324

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  • THOMAS, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00360

    Western District of Kentucky

    STEWART, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,C.A. No. 3:17!00644

    Eastern District of Michigan

    KUHNMUENCH, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!11719

    District of Minnesota

    BRACKENBURY v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 0:17!04186

    Eastern District of New York

    DIAZ v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!06026

    Northern District of New York

    SUSCO v. LIVANOVA P.L.C., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!01164

    Eastern District of North Carolina

    COLSON, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!00519

    Western District of North Carolina

    BLEVINS v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:16!00785

    Middle District of Pennsylvania

    WHIPKEY, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01233

    HERSHEY, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01768

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  • District of South Carolina

    WEINACKER v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:16!02286FOWLER, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:16!02307BAGWELL, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:16!02308MATTISON v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 6:16!03128THOMASON, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 6:16!03129JOHNSON v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 6:16!03130SMITH v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:16!03131GILSTRAP, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 6:16!03132WADDELL v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:17!01060WEST, ET AL. v. LIVANOVA PLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 8:16!02688

    District of South Dakota

    EISENBERG, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL.,C.A. No. 4:16!04175

    FAETH v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!04049

    Eastern District of Tennessee

    CANTRELL, ET AL. v. SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH ET AL.,C.A. No. 2:17!00186

    MDL No. 2817 ! IN RE: DEALER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants CDK Global, LLC; CDK Global, Inc.; The Reynolds and ReynoldsCompany; and Computerized Vehicle Registration to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:

    Central District of California

    MOTOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CORPORATION v. CDK GLOBAL, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 2:17!00896

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  • Northern District of Illinois

    HARTLEY BUICK GMC TRUCK, INC. v. CDK GLOBAL, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!07827

    Southern District of Mississippi

    JOHN O'NEIL JOHNSON TOYOTA, LLC v. CDK GLOBAL, LLC, C.A. No. 3:17!00888

    District of New Jersey

    TETERBORO AUTOMALL, INC. v. CDK GLOBAL, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!08714

    Western District of Wisconsin

    AUTHENTICOM, INC. v. CDK GLOBAL, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00318

    MDL No. 2818 ! IN RE: GENERAL MOTORS AIR CONDITIONING MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants General Motors Company, General Motors Holdings LLC, andGeneral Motors LLC to transfer the following actions to the United States District Court for theEastern District of Michigan:

    Northern District of California

    JENKINS, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!05864

    Eastern District of Michigan

    TANGARA, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, C.A. No. 4:17!12786

    Eastern District of New York

    WON v. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!04819

    Northern District of Texas

    BELL, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!00183

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  • MDL No. 2819 ! IN RE: RESTASIS (CYCLOSPORINE OPHTHALMIC EMULSION) ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs American Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesDistrict Council 37 Health & Security Plan, and 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund, et al., totransfer the following actions to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of NewYork:

    Eastern District of New York

    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESDISTRICT COUNCIL 37 HEALTH & SECURITY PLAN v. ALLERGAN, INC.,C.A. No. 1:17!06684

    1199SEIU NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND, ET AL. v. ALLERGAN, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!06755

    Eastern District of Texas

    FWK HOLDINGS, LLC v. ALLERGAN, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!00747

    MDL No. 2820 ! IN RE: DICAMBA HERBICIDES LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Brian Warren, et al., to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of Illinois:

    Eastern District of Arkansas

    WHITEHEAD FARMS, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00168

    BRUCE FARMS PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, ET AL.,C.A. No. 3:17!00154

    Southern District of Illinois

    WARREN, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00973

    District of Kansas

    CLAASSEN, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 6:17!01210

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  • Eastern District of Missouri

    BADER FARMS, INC., ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 1:16!00299LANDERS, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 1:17!00020SMOKEY ALLEY FARM PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY,

    ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!02031COW!MIL FARMS, INC. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 4:17!02386

    Western District of Missouri

    HARRIS v. MONSANTO COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!05262

    MDL No. 2821 ! IN RE: BEHR DECKOVER MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Joan Edwards and Linne Rose to transfer the following actions to theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California:

    Central District of California

    IN RE BEHR PROCESS CORP., C.A. No. 8:17!01016

    Eastern District of California

    HAMILTON v. BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01765

    Middle District of Florida

    HAMIL, ET AL. v. BEHR PROCESS CORP., ET AL., C.A. No. 6:17!02058

    Northern District of Illinois

    BISHOP, ET AL. v. BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!04464

    District of New Jersey

    BROCK v. BEHR PROCESS CORP., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!12341

    Eastern District of New York

    COLE, ET AL. v. BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!05052

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  • Western District of North Carolina

    EDWARDS v. BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00683

    District of Oregon

    LEIKER v. BEHR PROCESS CORP., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01909

    Western District of Washington

    ROSE v. BEHR PROCESS CORP., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01754

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  • SECTION BMATTERS DESIGNATED FOR CONSIDERATION WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT

    MDL No. 2179 ! IN RE: OIL SPILL BY THE OIL RIG "DEEPWATER HORIZON" IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, ON APRIL 20, 2010

    Oppositions of plaintiff Shane Bruce and defendants Stephen Teague, M.D.; MarkRasnake, M.D.; University Infectious Disease; Lori Staudenmaier, D.O.; UT Family PhysiciansLaFollette; Gregory A. Finch, P.A.; Campbell County HMA, LLC d/b/a Tennova LaFolletteMedical Center Clinic; Campbell County HMA, LLC d/b/a Tennova Healthcare LaFolletteMedical Center; Knoxville HMA Physician Management, LLC d/b/a Tennova CardiologyServices; Christian Terzian, M.D.; and Jeffrey Nitz P.A. to transfer of the following action to theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana:

    Eastern District of Tennessee

    BRUCE v. GREAT BRITAIN, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00285

    MDL No. 2295 ! IN RE: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) LITIGATION

    Motions of defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, to transfer the followingactions to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California:

    Middle District of Florida

    HYNES v. CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ET AL.,C.A. No. 8:17!02176

    ANCONA v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, INC., C.A. No. 8:17!02396

    Northern District of Illinois

    ARORA v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!06851

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  • MDL No. 2323 ! IN RE: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS' CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez to transfer of the following action tothe United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:

    District of Massachusetts

    HERNANDEZ v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!12244

    MDL No. 2327 ! IN RE: ETHICON, INC., PELVIC REPAIR SYSTEM PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiffs Margo Karn, et al., to transfer of the following action to theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia:

    Central District of California

    KARN, ET AL. v. CALDERA MEDICAL, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!07515

    MDL No. 2543 ! IN RE: GENERAL MOTORS LLC IGNITION SWITCH LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Megan Hancock, et al., and Kenneth Myers to transfer of theirrespective following actions to the United States District Court for the Southern District of NewYork:

    Southern District of Ohio

    HANCOCK, ET AL. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC DBA GENERAL MOTORSCOMPANY DBA GENERAL MOTORS, C.A. No. 3:17!00309

    Northern District of West Virginia

    MYERS v. GENERAL MOTORS, C.A. No. 3:17!00122

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  • MDL No. 2557 ! IN RE: AUTO BODY SHOP ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motions of defendants State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; AllstateInsurance Company; Encompass Home and Auto Insurance Co.; Esurance Insurance Company;Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; SafecoInsurance Company of America; State Auto Mutual Insurance Company; USAA CasualtyInsurance Company; The Cincinnati Insurance Company; Nationwide General InsuranceCompany; 21st Century Insurance Company Farmers Insurance Exchange; and KemperIndependence Insurance Company to transfer their respective following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Middle District of Florida:

    Western District of Pennsylvania

    PROFESSIONAL, INC. v. FIRST CHOICE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.,C.A. No. 3:17!00170

    PROFESSIONAL, INC. v. KEMPER INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANY,C.A. No. 3:17!00176

    MDL No. 2599 ! IN RE: TAKATA AIRBAG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff Lynda Flores to transfer of the following action to the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of Florida:

    Central District of California

    FLORES v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!08334

    MDL No. 2709 ! IN RE: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. MOTOR OIL MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff State of Mississippi to transfer of the following action to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri:

    Southern District of Mississippi

    STATE OF MISSISSIPPI v. DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, ET AL.,C.A. No. 3:17!00801

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  • MDL No. 2738 ! IN RE: JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALCUM POWDER PRODUCTS MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiffs Dawn Hannah and Any Johnson, et al., to transfer of theirrespective following actions to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey:

    Eastern District of Missouri

    HANNAH v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!02647JOHNSON, ET AL. v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!02651

    MDL No. 2754 ! IN RE: ELIQUIS (APIXABAN) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs to transfer of their respective following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of New York:

    District of Delaware

    MELZER, ET AL. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01094

    FEGLEY, ET AL. v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01095

    CARTER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01505HAWKINS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01506BOOKER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01507MARKS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01508VOWELL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01509LEONARD v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01510THOMAS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01533SMITH v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01556HOLBROOKS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01557HALL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01558DAVIS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01559WELLINGTON v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01560SMITH v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01561SHOWERS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01562

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  • LITTLEFIELD v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01563

    CUTSINGER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01564

    LOMBARDO v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01565

    MILLER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01566MCDOUGLE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01567CARR v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01568

    MDL No. 2768 ! IN RE: STRYKER LFIT V40 FEMORAL HEAD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Ronald Cote and Phillippe J. Bolduc to transfer of theirrespective following actions to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts:

    District of Rhode Island

    COTE v. STRYKER CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00311BOLDUC v. STRYKER CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00429

    MDL No. 2775 ! IN RE: SMITH & NEPHEW BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING (BHR) HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Ronald L. Cox, et al., and defendant Smith & Nephew, Inc., totransfer of their respective following actions to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland:

    Northern District of Georgia

    COX, ET AL. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!03047

    Southern District of Ohio

    FISHER v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!00347

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  • MDL No. 2795 ! IN RE: CENTURYLINK RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER BILLING DISPUTES LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiff Inter-Marketing Group USA, Inc., and defendants CenturyLink,Inc.; Glen F. Post III; R. Stewart Ewing, Jr.; and David D. Cole to transfer of their respectivefollowing actions to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota:

    Western District of Louisiana

    CRAIG v. CENTURYLINK, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01005SCOTT v. CENTURYLINK, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01033THUMMETI v. CENTURYLINK, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01065

    Southern District of New York

    INTER!MARKETING GROUP USA, INC. v. CENTURYLINK, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 1:17!08234

    MDL No. 2804 ! IN RE: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Linda Hughes and City of Seattle and defendants KVK-Tech,Inc.; Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC; Impax Laboratories, Inc.; and West-WardPharmaceuticals Corp., to transfer of their respective following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Northern District of Ohio:

    Eastern District of Missouri

    HUGHES v. MALLINCKRODT BRAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 4:17!02426

    Western District of Washington

    CITY OF SEATTLE v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01577

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  • RULE 11.1: HEARING SESSIONS AND ORAL ARGUMENT

    (a) Schedule. The Panel shall schedule sessions for oral argument and consideration ofother matters as desirable or necessary. The Chair shall determine the time, place and agenda foreach hearing session. The Clerk of the Panel shall give appropriate notice to counsel for all parties.The Panel may continue its consideration of any scheduled matters.

    (b) Oral Argument Statement. Any party affected by a motion may file a separatestatement setting forth reasons why oral argument should, or need not, be heard. Such statementsshall be captioned “Reasons Why Oral Argument Should [Need Not] Be Heard” and shall be limitedto 2 pages.

    (i) The parties affected by a motion to transfer may agree to waive oral argument. The Panel will take this into consideration in determining the need for oral argument.

    (c) Hearing Session. The Panel shall not consider transfer or remand of any actionpending in a federal district court when any party timely opposes such transfer or remand withoutfirst holding a hearing session for the presentation of oral argument. The Panel may dispense withoral argument if it determines that:

    (i) the dispositive issue(s) have been authoritatively decided; or (ii) the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented and oral argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.

    Unless otherwise ordered, the Panel shall consider all other matters, such as a motion forreconsideration, upon the basis of the pleadings.

    (d) Notification of Oral Argument. The Panel shall promptly notify counsel of thosematters in which oral argument is scheduled, as well as those matters that the Panel will consider onthe pleadings. The Clerk of the Panel shall require counsel to file and serve notice of their intent toeither make or waive oral argument. Failure to do so shall be deemed a waiver of oral argument. Ifcounsel does not attend oral argument, the matter shall not be rescheduled and that party’s positionshall be treated as submitted for decision on the basis of the pleadings filed.

    (i) Absent Panel approval and for good cause shown, only those parties to actions who have filed a motion or written response to a motion or order shall be permitted to present oral argument.

    (ii) The Panel will not receive oral testimony except upon notice, motion and an order expressly providing for it.

    (e) Duty to Confer. Counsel in an action set for oral argument shall confer separatelyprior to that argument for the purpose of organizing their arguments and selecting representatives topresent all views without duplication. Oral argument is a means for counsel to emphasize the keypoints of their arguments, and to update the Panel on any events since the conclusion of briefing.

    (f) Time Limit for Oral Argument. Barring exceptional circumstances, the Panel shallallot a maximum of 20 minutes for oral argument in each matter. The time shall be divided amongthose with varying viewpoints. Counsel for the moving party or parties shall generally be heard first.

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  • Hearing Session Order&

    Amendments

    March 29, 2018

  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    NOTICE OF HEARING SESSION

    Pursuant to the order of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed today,notice is hereby given that a hearing session has been scheduled to consider various mattersunder 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    DATE OF HEARING SESSION: March 29, 2018

    LOCATION OF HEARING SESSION: Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse

    Ceremonial Courtroom, 23rd Floor 75 Ted Turner Drive S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303

    TIME OF HEARING SESSION: In those matters designated for oral argument, counselpresenting oral argument must be present at 8:00 a.m. in order for the Panel to allocate theamount of time for oral argument. Oral argument will commence at 9:30 a.m.

    SCHEDULED MATTERS: Matters scheduled for consideration at this hearing session are listed on the enclosed Hearing Session Order and Schedule of Matters for Hearing Session.

    • Section A of this Schedule lists the matters designated for oral argument and includes all actions encompassed by Motion(s) for transfer filed pursuant to Rules 6.1 and 6.2. Any party waiving oral argument pursuant to Rule 11.1(d) need not attend the Hearing Session.

    • Section B of this Schedule lists the matters that the Panel has determined to consider without oral argument, pursuant to Rule 11.1(c). Parties and counsel involved in these matters need not attend the Hearing Session.

    ORAL ARGUMENT: • The Panel carefully considers the positions advocated in filings with the Panel

    when it allocates time to attorneys presenting oral argument. The Panel, therefore,expects attorneys to adhere to those positions including those concerning anappropriate transferee district. Any change in position should be conveyed toPanel staff before the beginning of oral argument. Where an attorney thereafteradvocates a position different from that conveyed to Panel staff, the Panel mayreduce the allotted argument time and decline to hear further from that attorney.

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    • The Panel expects attorneys presenting oral argument to be prepared to discusswhat steps they have taken to pursue alternatives to centralization including, butnot limited to, engaging in informal coordination of discovery and scheduling, andseeking Section 1404 transfer of one or more of the subject cases.

    For those matters listed on Section A of the Schedule, the "Notice of Presentation or Waiver of Oral Argument" must be filed in this office no later than March 12, 2018. The procedures governing Panel oral argument (Panel Rule 11.1) are attached. The Panel strictly adheres to theseprocedures.

    FOR THE PANEL:

    Jeffery N. LüthiClerk of the Panel

    cc: Clerk, United States District for the Northern District of Georgia

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  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    HEARING SESSION ORDER

    The Panel issues the following orders in connection with its next hearing session,

    IT IS ORDERED that on March 29, 2018, the Panel will convene a hearing session in Atlanta, Georgia, to consider the matters on the attached Schedule under 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel may, on its own initiative, consider transferof any or all of the actions in those matters to any district or districts.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will hear oral argument on the matters listedon Section A of the attached Schedule, unless the parties waive oral argument or unless the Panellater decides to dispense with oral argument pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c).

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will consider without oral argument thematters listed on Section B of the attached Schedule pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c). The Panelreserves the prerogative, on any basis including submissions of parties pursuant to Panel Rule11.1(b), to designate any of those matters for oral argument.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Judicial Panel on MultidistrictLitigation shall direct notice of this hearing session to counsel for all parties involved in thematters on the attached Schedule.

    PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    _________________________________ Sarah S. Vance Chair

    Marjorie O. Rendell Charles R. Breyer Lewis A. Kaplan Ellen Segal Huvelle

    R. David Proctor Catherine D. Perry

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  • SCHEDULE OF MATTERS FOR HEARING SESSIONMarch 29, 2018 !! Atlanta, Georgia

    SECTION AMATTERS DESIGNATED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

    (This schedule contains only those civil actions listed in the Schedule(s) of Actions submitted with the docketedmotion(s) for transfer. See Panel Rules 6.1 and 6.2. In the event these dockets are centralized, other actions of whichthe Panel has been informed may be subject to transfer pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1.)

    MDL No. 2822 ! IN RE: FIRST DATABANK PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant First Databank, Inc., to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Northern District of California

    EXELTIS USA, INC. v. FIRST DATABANK, INC., C.A. No. 4:17!04810

    Northern District of Georgia

    ACELLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC v. FIRST DATABANK, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!05013

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania

    WOMEN'S CHOICE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC v. FIRST DATABANK, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!03725

    MDL No. 2824 ! IN RE: GOLD KING MINE RELEASE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO, ON AUGUST 5, 2015

    Motion of defendant Environmental Restoration, LLC, to transfer the following actions tothe United States District Court for the District of New Mexico:

    District of New Mexico

    STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY, C.A. No. 1:16!00465

    NAVAJO NATION v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!00931

    MCDANIEL, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00710

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  • District of Utah

    STATE OF UTAH, THE v. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00866

    MDL No. 2825 ! IN RE: ALTERYX, INC., CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiff David Kacur to transfer the following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Central District of California:

    Central District of California

    KACUR v. ALTERYX, INC., C.A. No. 8:17!02222

    District of Nevada

    FOSKARIS v. ALTERYX, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!03088

    District of Oregon

    JACKSON v. ALTERYX, INC., C.A. No. 3:17!02021

    MDL No. 2826 ! IN RE: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Steven Agans, et al., to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Northern District of Alabama

    GRICE v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., C.A. No. 5:17!01975

    Central District of California

    FLORES v. RASIER, LLC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!08503HELLER, ET AL. v. RASIER, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!08545

    Northern District of California

    WEBBER, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!06758

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  • AGANS, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., C.A. No. 3:17!06759BURNETT, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., C.A. No. 4:17!06835

    Northern District of Illinois

    HARANG, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!08500FRANKLIN, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., C.A. No.1:17!08510WEST v. UBER USA, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!08593PATNI, ET AL. v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!08709

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania

    DESIGNOR v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!05289

    MDL No. 2827 ! IN RE: APPLE INC. DEVICE PERFORMANCE LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiff Nicole Gallmann to transfer the following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Northern District of California:

    Central District of California

    BOGDANOVICH, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!09138MAILYAN v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 2:17!09192

    Northern District of California

    HARVEY v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 5:17!07274GALLMANN v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 5:17!07285HAKIMI v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 5:17!07292BATISTA, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 5:17!07355

    Southern District of California

    COOK v. APPLE INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02579

    Southern District of Florida

    ABUROS v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!24712

    Northern District of Illinois

    MANGANO, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!09178NEILAN v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!09296

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  • Southern District of Indiana

    SCHROEDER v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!04750

    Eastern District of Louisiana

    LANASA v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 2:17!17878

    Southern District of Mississippi

    MCINNIS, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!00358

    Western District of Missouri

    BURTON, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 2:17!04257

    Eastern District of New York

    DRANTIVY v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!07480LAZARUS, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!07485

    Southern District of New York

    RABINOVITS, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 1:17!10032

    District of South Carolina

    BRAND, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 2:17!03453

    Eastern District of Texas

    MILLER, ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 4:17!00889

    MDL No. 2828 ! IN RE: INTEL CORP. CPU MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Stephen Garcia, et al., and Richard Reis, et al., to transfer thefollowing actions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Northern District of California

    GARCIA, ET AL. v. INTEL CORPORATION, C.A. No. 5:18!00046REIS, ET AL. v. INTEL CORPORATION, C.A. No. 5:18!00074

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  • Southern District of Indiana

    JONES v. INTEL CORPORATION, C.A. No. 1:18!00029

    Eastern District of New York

    STERN v. INTEL CORPORATION, C.A. No. 1:18!00065

    District of Oregon

    MANN v. INTEL CORPORATION, C.A. No. 6:18!00028

    MDL No. 2829 ! IN RE: MT. GOX BITCOIN EXCHANGE LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiff Anthony Motto to transfer the following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Northern District of Illinois:

    Central District of California

    LACK v. MIZUHO BANK, LTD., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:18!00617

    Northern District of Illinois

    GREENE, ET AL. v. MTGOX, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:14!01437

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania

    PEARCE v. MIZUHO BANK, LTD., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:18!00306

    MDL No. 2830 ! IN RE: UNILOC USA, INC., AND UNILOC LUXEMBOURG, S.A., HPE PORTFOLIO PATENT LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Uniloc USA, Inc., et al., to transfer the following actions to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas:

    Northern District of California

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LOGITECH, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!06733UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 3:18!00358UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 3:18!00360UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 3:18!00363UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 3:18!00572

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  • UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 4:18!00359UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. APPLE INC., C.A. No. 4:18!00365

    District of Delaware

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!01526UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!01527UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. PEEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!01552UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. WINK LABS, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!01656UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!01657UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!01658

    Southern District of Indiana

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. EXCLUSIVE GROUP LLC, C.A. No. 1:17!03962

    Eastern District of Texas

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00707

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 2:17!00714

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!00722

    Northern District of Texas

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00825

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00826

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00827

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00828

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00858

    Western District of Washington

    UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HTC AMERICA, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!01558UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HTC AMERICA, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!01561UNILOC USA, INC., ET AL. v. HTC AMERICA, INC., C.A. No. 2:17!01562

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  • MDL No. 2831 ! IN RE: AM RETAIL GROUP, INC., FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) AND WAGE AND HOUR LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant AM Retail Group, Inc., to transfer the following actions to theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of California:

    Eastern District of California

    WATKINS, ET AL. v. AM RETAIL GROUP, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!01287

    Northern District of California

    SANCHEZ v. AM RETAIL GROUP, INC., C.A. No. 3:18!00287

    MDL No. 2832 ! IN RE: LIQUID TOPPINGS DISPENSING SYSTEM ('447) PATENT LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants Guillermo Canedo and Icetastic Enterprises, LLC, to transfer thefollowing actions to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida:

    District of Arizona

    KONA ICE, INC. v. MESSIER, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!03298

    District of Colorado

    KONA ICE, INC. v. LIU, C.A. No. 1:17!02301KONA ICE, INC. v. SILVA!ROMERO, C.A. No. 1:17!02302

    Northern District of Florida

    KONA ICE, INC. v. BAILEY, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00698

    Southern District of Florida

    KONA ICE, INC. v. CANEDO, ET AL., C.A. No. 0:17!61842TIKIZ FRANCHISING, LLC, ET AL. v. KONA ICE, INC., C.A. No. 0:18!60237

    Western District of Louisiana

    KONA ICE, INC. v. NAVARRE, C.A. No. 2:17!01208

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  • District of Maryland

    KONA ICE, INC. v. SNEE, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!02809

    Western District of North Carolina

    KONA ICE, INC. v. BUMGARNER, C.A. No. 3:17!00563

    Eastern District of Texas

    KONA ICE, INC. v. HODGSON, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00667

    Southern District of Texas

    KONA ICE COMPANY v. CROWDER, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!02837

    Western District of Texas

    KONA ICE, INC. v. DETAVERNIER, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!00931

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  • SECTION BMATTERS DESIGNATED FOR CONSIDERATION WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT

    MDL No. 2291 - IN RE: WESSON OIL MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant Conagra Brands, Inc., to reassign this MDL, comprised of thefollowing cases, from the United States District Court for the Central District of California to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:

    Central District of California

    BRISENO v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!05379 TOOMER v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!06127 MCFADDEN v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!06402 RUIZ v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!06480 KREIN v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!07097 VIRR v. CONAGRA FODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!08421 SCARPELLI, ET AL. v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!08513

    ( D. New Jersey, C.A. No. 2:11!04038) ANDRADE v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., C.A. No. 2:11!09308

    MDL No. 2295 ! IN RE: PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, to transfer the following actionto the United States District Court for the Southern District of California:

    Middle District of Florida

    WILLIAMS v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, C.A. No. 6:17!02064

    MDL No. 2406 ! IN RE: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff Reva, Inc., to transfer of the following action to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Northern District of Alabama:

    Southern District of Florida

    REVA, INC. v. HEALTHKEEPERS INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!24158

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  • MDL No. 2433 ! IN RE: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY C!8 PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of defendants E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and The ChemoursCompany to transfer of the following actions to the United States District Court for the SouthernDistrict of Ohio:

    Southern District of West Virginia

    RISER v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!03795GREGG v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!03926BRAGG v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, C.A. No. 2:17!04228STOVER v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 2:17!04375ANDERSON, ET AL. v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY,

    C.A. No. 2:17!04400

    MDL No. 2557 ! IN RE: AUTO BODY SHOP ANTITRUST LITIGATION

    Motion of defendant Government Employees Insurance Company to transfer thefollowing action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida:

    District of Oregon

    LEIF'S AUTO COLLISION CENTERS, LLC v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEESINSURANCE COMPANY, C.A. No. 3:17!01822

    MDL No. 2590 ! IN RE: NAVISTAR MAXXFORCE ENGINES MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff Christopher Moser to transfer of the following actionto the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois:

    Eastern District of Texas

    MOSER v. NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!00598

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  • MDL No. 2599 ! IN RE: TAKATA AIRBAG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiffs Arthur L. Bustos, et al., to transfer of the following action to theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida:

    District of New Mexico

    BUSTOS, ET AL. v. LUCERO, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:18!00058

    MDL No. 2613 ! IN RE: TD BANK, N.A., DEBIT CARD OVERDRAFT FEE LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiff Britney Lawrence and Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs, et al., totransfer of the following action to the United States District Court for the District of SouthCarolina:

    District of New Jersey

    LAWRENCE v. TD BANK N.A., C.A. No. 1:17!12583

    MDL No. 2627 ! IN RE: LUMBER LIQUIDATORS CHINESE!MANUFACTURED FLOORING PRODUCTS MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND

    PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Kaleigh Craig, et al., and Bryan Gaus, et al., to transfer of theirrespective following actions to the United States District Court for the Eastern District ofVirginia:

    District of Nebraska

    CRAIG, ET AL. v. LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC., C.A. No. 8:17!00480

    Northern District of West Virginia

    GAUS, ET AL. v. LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!00177

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  • MDL No. 2738 ! IN RE: JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALCUM POWDER PRODUCTS MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Darren Cartwright, et al.; Maureen Kassimali, et al.; Janice M.Callahan, et al.; and Phyllis D. Smith, et al., to transfer of their respective following actions tothe United States District Court for the District of New Jersey:

    Eastern District of Missouri

    CARTWRIGHT, ET AL. v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ET AL., C.A. No. 4:17!02851KASSIMALI, ET AL. v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 4:18!00014

    Middle District of Pennsylvania

    CALLAHAN, ET AL. v. ACME MARKETS, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 3:18!00022SMITH, ET AL. v. GIANT FOOD STORES, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:18!00023

    MDL No. 2741 ! IN RE: ROUNDUP PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Joseph Shible and Richard Heinzen, et al., and defendantMonsanto Company to transfer of their respective following actions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Eastern District of Arkansas

    WINDLE, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 4:18!00023

    District of Delaware

    SHIBLE v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 1:18!00080

    Eastern District of Missouri

    HEINZEN, ET AL. v. MONSANTO COMPANY, C.A. No. 4:17!02881

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  • MDL No. 2754 ! IN RE: ELIQUIS (APIXABAN) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs to transfer of their respective following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Southern District of New York:

    District of Delaware

    BAGINSKI v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01607

    MORROW v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01608

    BATES v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01609RISNER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01610GREEN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01611HASSENPFLUG v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01644BEECHIM v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01666BISHOP v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01667WALLS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01694EDMONDSON v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01695HAGEDORN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01708ARDEN v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01709CARTER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01715LOONEY v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01716SWEENEY v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01756WOLFE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01757HOWARD v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01759CALLAIS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01760MELSER v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01761DOLLAR v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01762JENNINGS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01763TOUPS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01764RUGGLES v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL.,

    C.A. No. 1:17!01765JENKINS v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01766DOWELL v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01767FRIDDLE v. BRISTOL!MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!01768

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  • MDL No. 2777 ! IN RE: CHRYSLER!DODGE!JEEP ECODIESEL MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of defendants Chrysler Automobiles N.V., FCA US LLC, Sergio Marchionne,Scott Kunselman, Michael Dahl, Steve Mazure, and Robert E. Lee to transfer the followingaction to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Southern District of New York

    PIRNIK v. FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:15!07199

    MDL No. 2782 ! IN RE: ETHICON PHYSIOMESH FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE HERNIA MESH PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Opposition of plaintiff Janice Gilmore to transfer of the following action to the UnitedStates District Court for the Northern District of Georgia:

    Southern District of Indiana

    GILMORE v. HOWARD, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:18!00087

    MDL No. 2800 ! IN RE: EQUIFAX, INC., CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION

    Oppositions of plaintiffs Ashley Abramson, et al.; Katiushka Rebeca Acosta-Smith, et al.; City of Chicago; Kevin L. Cofield, Sr., et al.; Craig Ward, et al.; and Craven RandallCasper and defendants Experian Information Solutions, Inc., and Trans Union, LLC to transfer of their respective following actions to the United States District Court for the Northern Districtof Georgia:

    Central District of California

    ABRAMSON, ET AL. v. EQUIFAX INC., C.A. No. 8:17!02201ACOSTA!SMITH, ET AL. v. EQUIFAX, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 8:18!00005

    Northern District of Illinois

    CITY OF CHICAGO v. EQUIFAX, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!07798

    District of Maryland

    COFIELD, SR., ET AL. v. EQUIFAX, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!03119WARD, ET AL. v. EQUIFAX, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!03246

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  • Middle District of North Carolina

    CASPER v. EQUIFAX, INC., C.A. No. 1:17!01004

    MDL No. 2804 ! IN RE: NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION

    Oppositions of certain plaintiffs and defendants KVK-Tech, Inc., and BloodworthWholesale Drugs, Inc., to transfer of their respective following actions to the United StatesDistrict Court for the Northern District of Ohio:

    Southern District of Alabama

    THE ESTATE OF BRUCE BROCKEL, DECEASED, BY AND THROUGH DONNABROCKEL, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!00521

    Northern District of Georgia

    THE COUNTY OF FULTON v. PURDUE PHARMA, LP, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:17!04757

    Eastern District of Kentucky

    THE COUNTY OF FLOYD v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 7:17!00186

    PIKE v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., ET AL., C.A. No. 7:17!00193KNOTT v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 7:18!00006

    Middle District of Louisiana

    LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY D/B/A BLUECROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. v. PURDUE PHARMA,LP, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!01766

    District of New Jersey

    CITY OF PATERSON v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!13433

    Southern District of Ohio

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:18!00037

    District of Oregon

    COUNTY OF MULTNOMAH v. PURDUE PHARMA, LP, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!02010

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  • Northern District of West Virginia

    BROOKE COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00009

    HANCOCK COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00010

    HARRISON COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00011

    LEWIS COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00012

    MARSHALL COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00013

    OHIO COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00014

    TYLER COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00015

    WETZEL COUNTY COMMISSION v. PURDUE PHARMA L.P., ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!00016

    Western District of Wisconsin

    ST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN v. MCKESSONCORPORATION, ET AL., C.A. No. 3:17!00914

    MDL No. 2823 ! IN RE: BERNZOMATIC AND WORTHINGTON BRANDED HANDHELD TORCH PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Jason Lou Peralta and Kurtis M. Bailey to transfer the followingactions to the United States District Court for the Central District of California:

    District of Arizona

    PERALTA v. WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!03195

    Central District of California

    MARMONT, ET AL. v. BERNZOMATIC CORP., ET AL., C.A. No. 2:16!00848

    Northern District of Illinois

    BAILEY v. BERNZOMATIC, ET AL., C.A. No. 1:16!07548

    District of South Carolina

    LOFTON v. IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY, ET AL., C.A. No. 2:17!01358

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  • RULE 11.1: HEARING SESSIONS AND ORAL ARGUMENT

    (a) Schedule. The Panel shall schedule sessions for oral argument and consideration ofother matters as desirable or necessary. The Chair shall determine the time, place and agenda foreach hearing session. The Clerk of the Panel shall give appropriate notice to counsel for all parties.The Panel may continue its consideration of any scheduled matters.

    (b) Oral Argument Statement. Any party affected by a motion may file a separatestatement setting forth reasons why oral argument should, or need not, be heard. Such statementsshall be captioned “Reasons Why Oral Argument Should [Need Not] Be Heard” and shall be limitedto 2 pages.

    (i) The parties affected by a motion to transfer may agree to waive oral argument. The Panel will take this into consideration in determining the need for oral argument.

    (c) Hearing Session. The Panel shall not consider transfer or remand of any actionpending in a federal district court when any party timely opposes such transfer or remand withoutfirst holding a hearing session for the presentation of oral argument. The Panel may dispense withoral argument if it determines that:

    (i) the dispositive issue(s) have been authoritatively decided; or (ii) the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented and oral argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.

    Unless otherwise ordered, the Panel shall consider all other matters, such as a motion forreconsideration, upon the basis of the pleadings.

    (d) Notification of Oral Argument. The Panel shall promptly notify counsel of thosematters in which oral argument is scheduled, as well as those matters that the Panel will consider onthe pleadings. The Clerk of the Panel shall require counsel to file and serve notice of their intent toeither make or waive oral argument. Failure to do so shall be deemed a waiver of oral argument. Ifcounsel does not attend oral argument, the matter shall not be rescheduled and that party’s positionshall be treated as submitted for decision on the basis of the pleadings filed.

    (i) Absent Panel approval and for good cause shown, only those parties to actions who have filed a motion or written response to a motion or order shall be permitted to present oral argument.

    (ii) The Panel will not receive oral testimony except upon notice, motion and an order expressly providing for it.

    (e) Duty to Confer. Counsel in an action set for oral argument shall confer separatelyprior to that argument for the purpose of organizing their arguments and selecting representatives topresent all views without duplication. Oral argument is a means for counsel to emphasize the keypoints of their arguments, and to update the Panel on any events since the conclusion of briefing.

    (f) Time Limit for Oral Argument. Barring exceptional circumstances, the Panel shallallot a maximum of 20 minutes for oral argument in each matter. The time shall be divided amongthose with varying viewpoints. Counsel for the moving party or parties shall generally be heard first.

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  • Hearing Session Order&

    Amendments

    May 31, 2018

  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    NOTICE OF HEARING SESSION

    Pursuant to the order of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation filed today,notice is hereby given that a hearing session has been scheduled to consider various mattersunder 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    DATE OF HEARING SESSION: May 31, 2018

    LOCATION OF HEARING SESSION: Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

    Courtroom No. 2525, 25th Floor 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604

    TIME OF HEARING SESSION: In those matters designated for oral argument, counselpresenting oral argument must be present at 8:00 a.m. in order for the Panel to allocate theamount of time for oral argument. Oral argument will commence at 9:30 a.m.

    SCHEDULED MATTERS: Matters scheduled for consideration at this hearing session are listed on the enclosed Hearing Session Order and Schedule of Matters for Hearing Session.

    • Section A of this Schedule lists the matters designated for oral argument and includes all actions encompassed by Motion(s) for transfer filed pursuant to Rules 6.1 and 6.2. Any party waiving oral argument pursuant to Rule 11.1(d) need not attend the Hearing Session.

    • Section B of this Schedule lists the matters that the Panel has determined to consider without oral argument, pursuant to Rule 11.1(c). Parties and counsel involved in these matters need not attend the Hearing Session.

    ORAL ARGUMENT: • The Panel carefully considers the positions advocated in filings with the Panel

    when it allocates time to attorneys presenting oral argument. The Panel, therefore,expects attorneys to adhere to those positions including those concerning anappropriate transferee district. Any change in position should be conveyed toPanel staff before the beginning of oral argument. Where an attorney thereafteradvocates a position different from that conveyed to Panel staff, the Panel mayreduce the allotted argument time and decline to hear further from that attorney.

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    • The Panel expects attorneys presenting oral argument to be prepared to discusswhat steps they have taken to pursue alternatives to centralization including, butnot limited to, engaging in informal coordination of discovery and scheduling, andseeking Section 1404 transfer of one or more of the subject cases.

    For those matters listed on Section A of the Schedule, the "Notice of Presentation or Waiver of Oral Argument" must be filed in this office no later than May 14, 2018. The procedures governing Panel oral argument (Panel Rule 11.1) are attached. The Panel strictly adheres to theseprocedures.

    FOR THE PANEL:

    Jeffery N. LüthiClerk of the Panel

    cc: Clerk, United States District for the Northern District of Illinois

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  • UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANELon

    MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    HEARING SESSION ORDER

    The Panel issues the following orders in connection with its next hearing session,

    IT IS ORDERED that on May 31, 2018, the Panel will convene a hearing session in Chicago, Illinois, to consider the matters on the attached Schedule under 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel may, on its own initiative, consider transferof any or all of the actions in those matters to any district or districts.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will hear oral argument on the matters listedon Section A of the attached Schedule, unless the parties waive oral argument or unless the Panellater decides to dispense with oral argument pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c).

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Panel will consider without oral argument thematters listed on Section B of the attached Schedule pursuant to Panel Rule 11.1(c). The Panelreserves the prerogative, on any basis including submissions of parties pursuant to Panel Rule11.1(b), to designate any of those matters for oral argument.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Judicial Panel on MultidistrictLitigation shall direct notice of this hearing session to counsel for all parties involved in thematters on the attached Schedule.

    PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

    _________________________________ Sarah S. Vance Chair

    Marjorie O. Rendell Charles R. Breyer Lewis A. Kaplan Ellen Segal Huvelle

    R. David Proctor Catherine D. Perry

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  • SCHEDULE OF MATTERS FOR HEARING SESSIONMay 31, 2018 !! Chicago, Illinois

    SECTION AMATTERS DESIGNATED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

    (This schedule contains only those civil actions listed in the Schedule(s) of Actions submitted with the docketedmotion(s) for transfer. See Panel Rules 6.1 and 6.2. In the event these dockets are centralized, other actions of whichthe Panel has been informed may be subject to transfer pursuant to Panel Rule 7.1.)

    MDL No. 2833 ! IN RE: FEDLOAN STUDENT LOAN SERVICING LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Adam Morris, et al., to transfer the following actions to the UnitedStates District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania:

    Northern District of Illinois

    ROCKWELL, ET AL. v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCEAGENCY, C.A. No. 1:18!00367

    Northern District of Ohio

    FORD, ET AL. v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCEAGENCY, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:17!00049

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania

    MORRIS, ET AL. v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCEAGENCY, C.A. No. 2:18!00031

    CLANCY v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY,C.A. No. 2:18!00753

    Middle District of Pennsylvania

    SALVATORE v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY, C.A. No. 1:17!00385

    GALLAGHER v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCEAGENCY, C.A. No. 1:17!02416

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  • MDL No. 2834 ! IN RE: PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, AND LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, PATENT LITIGATION

    Motion of plaintiffs Personal Web Technologies, LLC, et al., to transfer the followingactions to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California:

    Northern District of California

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. AIRBNB, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00149

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. AMICUS FTW, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00150

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. ATLASSIAN, INC.,C.A. No. 5:18!00154

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. CLOUD 66, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00155

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. CUREBIT,INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00156

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. DOXIMITY, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00157

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. FANDOR, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00159

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. GOLDBELY, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00160

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. GOPRO, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00161

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. HEROKU, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00162

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. LEAP MOTION, INC.,C.A. No. 5:18!00163

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. MELIAN LABS, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00165

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. MYFITNESSPAL, INC.,C.A. No. 5:18!00166

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. QUOTIENT TECHNOLOGY,INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00169

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. REDDIT, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00170

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. ROBLOX CORPORATION,C.A. No. 5:18!00171

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. STITCHFIX, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00173

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  • PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. STUMBLEUPON, INC.,C.A. No. 5:18!00174

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. TEESPRING, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00175

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. TOPHATTER, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00176

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. VENMO, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00177

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. WEBFLOW, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00178

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. SQUARE, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00183

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. VEND, INC., ET AL.,C.A. No. 5:18!00196

    PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL. v. MERKLE, INC., C.A. No. 5:18!00409

    AMAZON.COM, INC., ET AL. v. PERSONAL WEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL., C.A. No. 5:18!0