Summary
This document is Conditional Transfer Order No. 29 issued by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in In re: Future Motion, Inc. Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3087. It transfers Aldridge v. Future Motion, Inc., a Montana action, to the Northern District of California for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings before Judge Beth Labson Freeman.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the action should be conditionally transferred to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings because it involves common questions of fact with actions previously transferred to the MDL.
Holdings
- The action was conditionally transferred under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings and assigned to Judge Beth Labson Freeman, subject to the order's effectiveness and opposition procedures.
Key quotations
“Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to the Northern District of California for the reasons stated in the order of December 8, 2023, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman.” (Conditional Transfer Order CTO-29)
Factual background
The action is a products-liability case involving Future Motion, Inc. It was pending in the District of Montana and was identified as involving factual questions common to actions already consolidated or coordinated in the Future Motion, Inc. products-liability MDL. The Panel therefore included it among the tag-along actions subject to conditional transfer.
Procedural history
The Panel had previously transferred 28 actions to the Northern District of California on December 8, 2023, and subsequently transferred 58 additional actions. The Panel determined that the action listed on the CTO-29 schedule involved common factual questions with the previously transferred actions and, with the consent of the Northern District of California, assigned it to Judge Beth Labson Freeman.
Remand instructions
The action is to be transferred to the Northern District of California for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings and assigned to Judge Beth Labson Freeman. The order becomes effective only when filed with the Clerk of the Northern District of California; transmittal is stayed for seven days, subject to continuation if a notice of opposition is filed.