Legal Opinion
In re Countrywide Financial Corp. Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 15, 2011No. MDL No. 2265PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
KATHRYN H. VRATIL, Acting Chairman.
Before the Panel:* Two motions are before the Panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. *1382§ 1407. In the first, common defendant Countrywide Financial Corp. (Countrywide Financial) and related entities 1 (collectively Countrywide) move for centralization of the twelve actions listed on Schedule A2 and any later-filed related actions3 in the Central District of California. The Bank of America defendants4 support, while individual Countrywide defendants 5 take no position on, the motion. Plaintiffs in the eight actions pending in the Central District of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hevesi v. Citigroup Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- In Re Janus Mutual Funds Investment LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2004
- In Re Bill of Lading Transmission & Processing System Patent LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2009
3Cited by4 opinions
- Royal Park Investments SA/NV v. Bank of America Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2013
- Rollins v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- In re McCormick & Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2015
- In re Health Management Associates, Inc. Qui Tam Litigation (No. II)United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2014