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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

ORLANDO DIVISION

TODD ALPHIN, 

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 6:16-cv-509-Orl-41TBS

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., 

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, 

INC. and AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.,

Defendants.

ORDER 

This case comes before the Court on Defendant Volkswagen Group of America,

Inc.’s Unopposed Motion to Stay All Court Proceedings, Pleadings and Discovery 

Pending Transfer to Multidistrict Case In Re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing 

Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2672 (Doc 16), Defendant, 

Volkswagen of America, Inc.’s Consent to the Motion (Doc. 17), and Defendant, Audi of 

America, Inc.’s Consent to the Motion (Doc. 18). Plaintiff does not oppose the motion

(Doc. 16 at 16). 

“The District Court has broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its

power to control its own docket.” Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997). By way of

the motion to stay, movant requests that this case be stayed pending a determination by

the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, in MDL No. 2672, regarding MDL treatment

and transfer. The interests of judicial economy and the preservation of the parties’

resources, as well as the likely imminence of the panel’s decision strongly favor staying

this case pending the panel’s determination. Accordingly:

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(1) The motion to stay (Doc. 16) is GRANTED.

(2) This case is STAYED pending further Order.

(3) If this case has not been transferred by January 15, 2016, then movant shall

file a status report as to the panel’s determination.

(4) The Clerk is directed to ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE this case.

DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on April 5, 2016.

Copies furnished to Counsel of Record

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