In re Bulk Mailing to County Jail Inmates

ORDER DENYING TRANSFER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Kevin Hanson, a defendant in an action (Mansfield) pending in the Western District of Washington moves to centralize this litigation in the Eastern District of Washington. The motion encompasses eighteen actions — movant’s action, four other actions pending in the Western District of Washington, and thirteen actions pending in the Eastern District of Washington, as listed on Schedule A. Responding defendants1 support centralization in the Eastern District of Washington. Common plaintiffs Crime…