KING v CR BARD INC, No. 7:2020cv00175 - Document 25 (M.D. Ga. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER grants 19 Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out-of-State Plaintiffs' Cases. The Court directs the Clerk of the Court to sever and transfer this action as follows: a. Plaintiff Theresa Beeler's case be severed and transferred to the Tulsa Division of the Northern District of Oklahoma (Civil case 3:20-cv-2545 opened); b. Plaintiff Margaret Davitt's case be severed and transferred to the New Haven Division of the District of Connectic ut (Civil case 3:20-cv-2546 opened); c. Plaintiff Michael Harris's case be severed and transferred to the Central Islip Division of the Eastern District of New York (Civil case 3:20-cv-2547 opened); d. Plaintiff Sallie King's case be severed and transferred to the Valdosta Division of the Middle District of Georgia (Civil case 3:20-cv-2548 opened); e. Plaintiff Brian McCaslin's case be severed and transferred to the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee (Civil case 3:20-cv-2549 opened); f. Plaintiff James Shoop's case be severed and transferred to the Central Division of the Western District of Missouri (Civil case 3:20-cv-2550 opened); g. Plaintiff Dorothy Stamer' s case be severed and transferred to the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio (Civil case 3:20-cv-2551 opened); and h. Plaintiff Richard Wawrzyniak's case be severed and transferred to the Tampa Division of the Middle Distric t of Florida (Civil case 3:20-cv-2552 opened). Plaintiff Tommie Byers is the sole plaintiff with any connection to this forum. Accordingly, she shall remain in the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 8/27/2020) (jmg) [Transferred from txnd on 8/28/2020.]