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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUTH THROWER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

GRANCARE, LLC, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-15-5575 MMC

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S NOTICE

The Court is in receipt of defendant GranCare, LLC’s “Notice of Filing Motion to

Consolidate Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a)(2) in Dept. 8 Before the

Honorable William Alsup and Request to Stay Current Matter Pending Resolution of the

Motion to Consolidate,” filed December 28, 2015, in which defendant GranCare, LLC

requests the Court “stay the [instant] action and continue all pending matters until the

Honorable Alsup has issued a final ruling on the Motion to Consolidate.” (See Notice at 2.) 

Requests of such nature must be brought by way of a noticed motion. See Civil L.R. 7-1(a)

(providing exclusive list of “means” by which “[a]ny written request to the Court for an order

must be presented”). 

Accordingly, the Court takes no further action on the matter at this time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2015 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

Case 3:15-cv-05575-WHA Document 16 Filed 12/29/15 Page 1 of 1