4 Cited authorities

  1. Tortola Restaurants, L.P. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    987 F. Supp. 1186 (N.D. Cal. 1997)   Cited 29 times
    Granting remand and noting that " putative transferor court need not automatically postpone rulings on pending motions . . . merely on grounds that an MDL transfer motion has been filed."
  2. BROCK v. STOLT-NIELSEN SA

    No. C 04-1992 FMS (N.D. Cal. Aug. 17, 2004)   Cited 4 times
    Deciding motion to remand before motion to stay and noting "[a]lthough the Court has the inherent power to stay proceedings, it balances that discretion against its historic obligation to ensure jurisdiction is proper"
  3. In re Master Key

    320 F. Supp. 1404 (J.P.M.L. 1971)   Cited 12 times

    No. 45. January 14, 1971. Before ALFRED P. MURRAH, Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel. Judge Stanley A. Weigel was unable to attend the hearing in this matter but with the consent of all parties participated in this decision. OPINION AND ORDER PER CURIAM. This is the second time this matter has been before the Panel for possible transfer for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings

  4. Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation

    28 U.S.C. § 1407   Cited 7,148 times   106 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts