In re Embro Patent Infringement Litigation

*508OPINION AND ORDER

On September 30, 1970, we directed the parties in the six actions 1 listed on Schedule A to show cause why those actions should not be transferred to a single district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407.2 The common party, Embro Company, Inc.3 and three of the adverse parties have responded to the show cause order but none took a positive position with regard to the advisability of transfer under § 1407 nor did they provide much insight as to the nature of the litigation, the existence of common questions of fact, the status of…