Opinion
02 Civ. 3288 (DLC)
August 11, 2003
ORDER
On May 29, 2003, plaintiffs in Individual Actions consolidated with the In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation for pre-trial purposes who are represented by Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes Lerach LLP ("Milberg Weiss Actions") filed a motion for certification of an interlocutory appeal from Orders of May 5 and May 20, 2003 denying motions to remand. The motion for certification was fully submitted on June 20, 2003. The parties supplemented their submissions on July 23, July 25, and July 28, 2003. On August 8, 2003, the Milberg Weiss Actions filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit directing this Court to vacate Orders of March 3, May 5, and May 20, 2003 denying motions to remand.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion for certification is deemed withdrawn without prejudice to its renewal following completion of the litigation on the pending writ of mandamus.