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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court 

Central District of California 

KEVIN COX, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, 

INC; VOLKSWAGEN 

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; ; DOES 1–

10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No 2:16-cv-04242-ODW (SS) 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

TRANSFER TO MULTIDISTRICT 

LITIGATION COURT, MDL NO. 

2672

On December 8, 2015, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created 

MDL No. 2672, In Re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and 

Products Liability Litigation. The Panel’s Transfer Order designated the Northern 

District of California as the transferee court and the Honorable Charles R. Breyer as 

the presiding judge for all related matters. See 15-MD-2672-CRB (JSC). 

 This Court now asks the parties if the case at bar involves such common 

questions of fact with the motions transferred to MDL No. 2672 that transfer to the 

MDL court in the Northern District of California is now appropriate. Alternatively, 

parties are to explain why, in the face of any commonalities between this action and 

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those under the MDL, this matter should remain before this Court. 

Parties are to respond, in writing, to the above questions, including by joint 

stipulation, by June 30, 2016. A request by Defendant for the Judicial Panel to 

transfer the case at bar under Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Rule 7.1(a) will 

be considered a valid response to this Order. 

All other dates and deadlines in this action REMAIN on calendar. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

June 16, 2016 

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 OTIS D. WRIGHT, II 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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