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Parties Involved:
Gregory Ackers
Plaintiff
Audi of America, LLC
Defendant
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

[PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS PENDING TRANSFER TO MDL 2672

CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01942-JAM-CKD

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SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On August 24, 2016, Defendants Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 

(“VWGoA”) and Audi of America, LLP (“Audi”) (together, “Defendants”) moved 

ex parte for an order staying all proceedings in the instant action pending a 

determination by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “JPML”) 

concerning the transfer of this action to In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” 

Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2672), 

No. 3:15-md-02672-CRB ( “MDL 2672”), which is currently pending before the 

Honorable Charles R. Breyer in the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California. 

The Court, upon a finding of good cause, orders as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ ex parte motion is GRANTED.

GREGORY ACKERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, 

INC. and AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:16-cv-01942-JAMCKD PS

ORDER STAYING 

PROCEEDINGS PENDING 

TRANSFER TO MDL 2672 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that further proceedings in this case 

are hereby stayed, including any obligation of Defendants in this action to respond 

to Plaintiffs’ Complaint, pending the JPML’s determination regarding the transfer 

of this action to MDL 2672 or further order of the Court.

Dated: August 26, 2016

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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