Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) 28 U.S.C. § 1407 Supreme Court 498 U.S. 426, 428 547 U.S. 71, 78-89 Circuit Courts 28 F.3d 521, 524 124 F.3d 619, 626 195 F.3d 765 234 F.3d 863, 872-873 266 F.3d 388, 389-391 301 F.3d 296 302 F.3d 295, 298-302 316 F.3d 542, 546-547 320 F.3d 520 325 F.3d 1252, 1253 336 F.3d 375, 387 338 F.3d 467, 472-475 363 F.3d 398, 403 391 F.3d 698, 701-702 394 F.3d 296 506 F.3d 405, 409 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) 308 F. Supp. 2d 236, 242-247