In Re Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in four actions move to centralize this litigation in the Eastern District of New York. This litigation currently consists of five actions pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A. Defendant Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Morgan Stanley) agrees that centralization is appropriate, but suggests centralization in the Central District of California or, alternatively, the District of Connecticut.

After considering all argument of counsel, we find that these actions involve common…