In re North Sea Brent Crude Oil Futures Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel:* Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiff in an action pending in the Southern District of New York moves to centralize this litigation in that district. The litigation encompasses the six actions listed on Schedule A.1 Five of those actions are pending in the Southern District of New York, and the sixth (Harter) is pending in the Middle District of Louisiana. With the exception of the Harter plaintiff, all responding parties support granting the Section 1407 motion.2

In opposing centralization, the Harter plaintiff argues, inter…