In re Helicopter Crash Near Savannah, Georgia, on January 15, 2014

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

Sarah S. Vance, Chair

Before the Panel: Common plaintiffs in four actions move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize the actions in the Southern District of Georgia or, in the alternative, the District of Arizona. The actions are pending in the latter district, the Central *1373District of California, the District of Connecticut, and the Northern District of Texas, as listed on the attached Schedule A. All responding defendants oppose centralization.1

On the basis of the papers filed and the hearing session held, we deny plaintiffs’ motion. These actions do share certain factual…