Judge Denies Motion to Stay Welding Rod Case, Will Hear Plaintiffs' Remand Motion

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge has denied a defense motion to stay a recently removed welding rod case pending its transfer to the MDL, declining to rule on the motion until it decides whether the case is properly before the court. Janke, et al. v. BOC Financial Group, et al., No. C-04-0941 (N.D. Calif.).

On April 13, Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that while a stay would normally be proper under the instant circumstances, a motion to remand that has been filed by plaintiffs in the case warrants …