In re Tween Brands, Inc., Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

SARAH S. VANCE, Chair.

Before the Panel: * Plaintiff in the Southern District of Ohio action (Kallay) moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation in the Southern District of Ohio. The litigation consists of five actions, listed on Schedule A, that challenge the advertising practices of Justice Stores, a retail chain focused on selling fashionable clothes for girls ages 7 to 14. Since plaintiffs filed this motion, the parties have notified the Panel of four potentially related actions filed in various districts.

Plaintiffs in six…