Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Flowchart (Federal)

Summary

This flowchart maps the process involved when (1) requesting a multidistrict litigation (MDL) transfer of multiple civil actions sharing common questions of fact pending in different federal district courts, (2) notifying the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) of related actions filed after it created an MDL, and (3) seeking to remand an MDL to the original transferor court.