In re Gemcap Lending I, LLC

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair

Before the Panel: Common plaintiff GemCap Lending I, LLC (GemCap) moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation in the Northern District of California. This litigation consists of two actions pending in the Northern District of California and the District of Hawaii. Defendant George W. Van Buren opposes centralization.1 The remaining defendants take no position on whether Section 1407 centralization is appropriate.

Plaintiff's claims against all defendants stem from the same loan issued by GemCap to borrowers who defaulted and are…