In re Hardieplank Fiber Cement Siding Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiff in the District of Minnesota Picht action moves to centralize this litigation in the District of Minnesota or, alternatively, in the Central District of California. This litigation currently consists of four actions pending in the Central District of California, the Middle District of Florida, and the District of Minnesota, as listed on Schedule A.1

Lone defendant James Hardie Building Products, Inc. (James Hardie), supports centralization in the District of Minnesota, but proposes the…