In re Thomas E. Noble Litigation

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

Sarah S. Vance, Chair

Before the Panel:* Plaintiff Thomas E. Noble moves under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize two actions in an “impartial” *1333district outside the Third Circuit.1 The actions, which are listed on the attached Schedule A, are pending in the District of Delaware and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff also asks the Panel to reopen certain cases previously closed in the District of Delaware. No defendants responded to the Section 1407 motion.2

After considering plaintiffs arguments, we deny centralization. The two actions have little, if any, factual…