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May 15, 2007 L
Honorable Sue L. Robinson I
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 N. King Street
Room 6124
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Re: MDL-875--ln re Asbestos Products Liability L1t1gat1on (N o. V1) MM l 20
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Mary M Collms, etc. v. Metropolxtan LM: Insurance C0., et ol., D. D aware,SUE TRICT JUDQE
C.A. No. 1:07-149 (Judge UNASSIGNED) US D
Dear Judge Robinson:
Presently before the Panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 is a notice of opposition to the Pane1's
conditional transfer order in the above matter pending before you. The parties will have an opportunity
to fully brief the question of transfer and the matter will be considered at a bimonthly Panel hearing
session. In the meantime, your jurisdiction continues until any transfer ruling becomes effective.
lf you have a motion pending — such as a motion to remand to state court (if the action was
removed to your court)- you are free to rule on the motion, of course, or wait tmtil the Panel has .
decided the transfer issue. The latter course may be especially appropriate if the motion raises
questions likely to arise in other actions in the transferee court and, in the interest of uniformity, might
best be decided there if the Panel orders centralization.
Please feel free to contact our staff in Washington with any questions.
‘ Kindest regards,
Wm. Terrell Hodges
Chairman

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges Judge D, Lowell Jensen Judgc Katl`“'}m H- Ymttt
united States District Court United States District Coun _ Uwtsd Sims Dlsml CDM Jsrrsry N. Ltttbi
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May 15, 2007
Sean R. Cox, Esq. i
Baron & Budd, P.C.
The Centrum
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100 , p
Dallas, TX 75219 I
Re: MDL-875 -- ln re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (N o. VI) " ` .
MaryM Collins, etc. v. Metropolitan Lyfe Insurance Co., et al, D. Delaware, C.A. No. 1:07-149 (Judge UNASSIGNED) i
Motion and Brief Due on or before: May 29, 2007 I . T
Dear Mr. Cox:
We have received and tiled your Notice of Opposition to the proposed transfer of the referenced matter for coordinated or
consolidated pretrial proceedings. ln accordance with Rule 7.4(c) ofthe Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict
Litigation, 199 F.R.D. 425, 435 (2001), the conditional transfer order is stayed until further order ofthe Panel. You must adhere to the q
following tiling requirements: ` _
1) Your Motion and Brief to Vacate the Conditional Transfer Order must be received in the Panel office bythe 1
due date listed above. An ORIGINAL and FOUR copies of all pleadings, as well as a COMPUTER READABLE
DISK ofthe pleading in WordPerfect for Windows format, are currently required for filing. Fax transmission of
your motion and brief will not be accepted. See Panel Rule 5.12(d). Counsel tiling oppositions in more than ·
- one action are encouraged to consider tiling a single motion and briefwith an attached schedule of actions. =
2) Papers must be served on the enclosed Panel Service List. Please attach a copy of this list to your certificate
of service. (Counsel who have subsequently made appearances in your action should be added to your certificate of
service). '
3) (Rule 5.3 corporate disclosure statements are due within 11 days of the tiling of the motion to vacate.
4) Failure to fr and serve the required motion and brief within the allotted 15 days will be considered a _
i - withdrawal of the opposition and the stay of the conditional transfer order will be lifted. - i
Any recent official change in the status of a referenced matter should be brought to the attention of the clerk's office as soon i
as possible by facsimile at (202) 502-2888. Your cooperation would be appreciated. i
Very truly, · t_
Jeffery N. Luthi
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By;.......j
Deputy Clerk A
Enclostue -
cc: Panel Service List
Transferee Judge: Judge James T. Giles
Transferor Judge: Judge Sue L. Robinson _
JPML Form 37 ·

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PANEL SERVICE LIST (Excerpted from CTO-276) l
DOCKET NO. 875
` IN RE ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (N O. VI) ·
n Maryllaf Collins, etc. v. Metropolitan Lyle Insurance Co., et al., D. Delaware, Q
A y C.A. No. 1:07-149
Richard C. Binzley Susan M. Hansen Neil Selman
Thompson Hine, LLP Brownson & Ballou Selrnan, Breitman & Burgess 1
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Bulkley Building, 7th Floor Akron, OH 44308-1314 Centre Square West
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Cleveland, OH 44115 David C. Landin Philadelphia, PA 19102 1
Hunton & Williams, LLP
Adam M. Chud Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Robert E. Swickle
Goodwin Procter, LLP 951 East Byrd Street Jaques Admiralty Law Finn, P.C. A
901 New York Avenue, N.W. Richmond, VA 23219 1370 Penobscot Building
Washington, DC 20001 _ 645 Griswold St.
I Gene Locks The Maritime Asbestosis Legal Clinic
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Btuns, White & Hickton, LLC 28 Bridgeside Blvd.
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