IN RE: U.S. Surgical Corporation Securities Litigation

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. + -_--BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION :
IN RE-U.S. SURGICAL CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION
TRANSFER ORDER*
| This litigation presently consists of two actions pending in twoB federal districts: one action each in the District of Connecticut and
.. the Eastern District of Washington. Before the Panel 1s a motion by
defendant U.S. Surgical Corporation, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, to
transfer the Washington action to the District of Connecticut for
coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the action
pending there. All parties to the actions listed on the attached
Schedule A either agree on the desirability of or do not oppose
transfer.) The Panel finds upon consideration of the papers
submitted=" that the actions in this litigation involve common
| questions of fact and that centralization under Section 1407 in the
District of Connecticut will serve the convenience of the parties and
witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of this
tM tigation.: 1
; <. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, the
: ction listed on the attached Schedule A and pending in the Eastern
Bh ‘District of Washington be, and the same hereby is, transferred to the
= District of Connecticut and, with the consent of that court, assigned :
I to the Honorable Peter C. Dorsey for coordinated or consolidated
pretrial proceedings with the action pending in that district and
listed on Schedule A. .
| FOR THE PANEL:
a. | Cadre «.- Andrew A. Caflrey
: Chairman
Sh Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., took no part in the decision of this* “matter.
ay -+ FE- The -parties waived oral argument and accordingly the duestion of
transfer of these actions under Section 1407 was submitted on the
briefs. Rule 14, R.P.J.P.M.L., 89 F.R.D. 273, 283-84 (1981).
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| SCHEDULE A CMDL-621 -- IN RE U.S. SURGICAL CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION	»7.
So Se
~~.	Eastern District of Washington LT
George	E. Dodds v. U.S. Surgical Corp., C.A. No. C-84-672-RJIM
District of Connecticut
Anne Schwartz, et al. v. U.S. Surgical Corp., et al.,
C.A. No. B-83-=775 (PCD)
SSS
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