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Nature of Suit Code: 355
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON BERTINO, ESAU GALINDO, )

and DONALD W. HEMANS, on )

behalf of themselves and all )

others similarly situated, )

) 02:05-cv-0889-GEB-PAN

Plaintiffs, )

) ORDER

v. )

) 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, )

a Delaware corporation, )

)

Defendant. )

)

On July 21, 2005, the hearing dates for Plaintiffs’ motion

to remand and Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amended

Complaint were rescheduled for October 24, 2005, and November 7, 2005,

respectively, pending resolution of Defendant’s motion to the Judicial

Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “Panel”) to transfer this

action to the United States District Court for the Southern District

of Illinois pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. (July 21 Order at 1.) No

order from the Panel, either transferring or denying transfer of this

action, has been filed, nor has either party indicated the status of

Defendant’s motion to transfer. Since the status of Defendant’s

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motion to transfer is unknown, the appropriateness of the rescheduled

hearing dates is unclear. Therefore, Defendant shall file a status

report, no later than October 7, 2005, in which it explains the status

of its motion to transfer this action to the United States District

Court for the Southern District of Illinois. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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