In re Texas Prison Conditions-of-Confinement Litigation

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and 26 related individual defendants, who are TDCJ officials or employees,1 move to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Texas. The litigation consists of the seven actions listed on the attached Schedule A.2

The moving TDCJ defendants represent that defendant the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB.) and related defendants do not oppose the motion. Plaintiffs in the seven actions, as well as a potential tag-along pending in…