In Re Ephedra Products Liability Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

WM. TERRELL HODGES, Chairman.

Presently before the Panel are motions by various defendants, 1 pursuant to Rule 7.4, R.P.J.P.M.L., 199 F.R.D. 425, 435-36 (2001), to vacate the Panel’s orders conditionally transferring the actions listed on Schedule A to the Southern District of New York for inclusion in the Section 1407 proceedings occurring there in this docket. Plaintiffs in these actions along with the Metabolife Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors oppose the motions and favor inclusion of the actions in MDL-1598 proceedings.

On the basis of the papers filed and hearing…