In re Swisher Hygiene, Inc., Securities & Derivative Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, defendants Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (Swisher), Steven R. Berrard, and Michael J. Kipp move to centralize this litigation in the Western District of North Carolina. The motion encompasses six actions, four pending in the Western District of North Carolina and two pending in the Southern District of New York, as listed on Schedule A. None of the involved plaintiffs responded to the motion, but defendants state in their brief that plaintiff in the Southern District of New York James action consents to…