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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


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


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


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


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:


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


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:


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


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:


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


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


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


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:


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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:


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

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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


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:


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


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:


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


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:


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


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


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


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


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


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:


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:


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


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:


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:


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:


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:


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:


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


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:


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


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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