In Re Mansfield Oil Co. of Gainesville, Inc.

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the entire Panel *: Franchisees, which own and/or operate three gas stations in North Carolina, 1 have moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, to centralize this litigation in the Western District of North Carolina. This litigation currently consists of three actions pending as follows two actions in the Western District of North Carolina and an action in the Northern District of Georgia, as listed on Schedule A. Franchisor Mansfield Oil Co. of Gainsville, Inc. (Mansfield) opposes cen tralization and, alternatively, supports selection of…