Oppositions Open to Feb. 9 on Order Transferring Samsung Cases to N.J.

Wednesday’s order of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring the 17 Samsung data breach class actions to the New Jersey District and consolidating them under U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn in Camden (see 2302020002) doesn’t take effect until the order is filed with the clerk in O’Hearn’s court, said a conditional transfer order signed Thursday (docket 3005) by John Nichols, clerk of the panel. The transmission of the order to the clerk in Camden is stayed under panel rules for seven days, through Feb. 9, it said. If any party files a notice of opposition with Nichols within the seven-day period, the stay will be continued until further order of the panel, it said.