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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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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

DAVID SETTERBERG,

Plaintiff,

 v.

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND

DRY DOCK COMPANY et al., 

Defendants.

 /

No. C-05-1533 MMC

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

(Docket No. 8)

Before the Court is the motion filed June 24, 2005 by plaintiff David Setterberg to

continue the August 19, 2005 case management conference in the above-titled action. 

Plaintiff argues that a continuance is appropriate because defendants may ask the Judicial

Panel on Multi-District Litigation (“MDL Panel”) to transfer this action to the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for coordinated or consolidated

pretrial proceedings, and if defendants do so, it is unlikely that the MDL Panel will rule on

that request prior to the current case management conference date. As no defendant has

yet sought to transfer the above-titled action, however, plaintiff’s request for a continuance

is premature. 

Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to continue the case management conference is

hereby DENIED, without prejudice.

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This order terminates Docket No. 8.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2005 

/s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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