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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL RUMELY, et al., Case No.: 21-cv-00152-BAS-JLB 11 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A

STAY PENDING A DECISION BY

MEDNAX, INC. and PEDIATRIX THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON

MEDICAL GROUP, MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

Defendants. (ECF No. 8) 16 Before the Court is Defendants’ Ex Parte Application (“App.”) to stay this action pending a ruling by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) on Defendants’ Motion to Transfer and Consolidate for Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings. (ECF No. 8.) Defendants requested consolidation because four similar actions in three different judicial districts “are premised on the same basic set of alleged facts and assert similar claims.” (Id. at 4.) Defendants argue that in the absence of a stay of this case, Defendants may be required “to litigate in multiple forums, conduct[] duplicative discovery and motion practice, and…