jane/john Does 1-144 v. Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) JANE / JOHN DOES 1-144, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 07-1048 (PLF) ) CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ) and DAVID DOES 1-10, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ORDER For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiffs’ motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631 [Dkt. No. 38] is GRANTED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs’ requests for jurisdictional discovery are DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that defendant Steven Warshaw is DISMISSED from this case; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the claims against defendants Fernando Aguirre, Robert Kistinger, Robert Olson, and William Tsacalis shall be severed pursuant to Rule 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the claims against defendants Cyrus Freidheim and Charles Keiser shall be severed pursuant to Rule 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall transfer all papers in this proceeding, together with a certified copy of this Order, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall remove this case from the docket of this Court. SO ORDERED. /s/ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: January 11, 2018 2