Robert Linnar v. CR Bard Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
United States District Court
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
COLETTE EASON et al. § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-CV-1480-S § C.R. BARD INCORPORATED et al. §
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This Order addresses Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out- of-State Plaintiffs’ Cases [ECF No. 20]. Defendants filed Responses to the Motion, stating that they do not oppose severance and transfer of the cases identified in the Motion. See ECF Nos. 23, 24. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs filed this action in the state district court. See Notice of Removal Ex. D-2. Defendants timely removed the case to this Court based on diversity of citizenship. See Notice of Removal. Plaintiffs filed the pending Motion on July 29, 2020, which is now ripe and pending before the Court.
II. SEVERANCE
A court has broad discretion to sever issues under Rule 21, see Brunet v. United Gas Pipeline Co., 15 F.3d 500, 505 (5th Cir. 1994), and that discretion similarly allows for the severance and transfer of parties in the interest of justice, see Spencer, White &…