ORDER: The court directs the parties' lead counsel to advise the court, within 14 days of the date of this order, whether any claims or counterclaims remain to be litigated, and, if so, to identify them by referring to the pertinent case number. If no claims or counterclaims remain, the court will advise the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that this MDL has been concluded in this court and can be closed. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 11/8/2021) (axm) (Entered: 11/08/2021)

ORDER: Proposed Order due by 1/18/2022. Having considered the 377 November 22, 2021 joint status report from lead counsel for the LECs and counsel for the IXCs, the court concludes that it is appropriate to enter an order recommending termination of this multidistrict litigation. Accordingly, within 28 days of the date of this order, the parties' lead counsel are directed to submit in Word or WordPerfect format a proposed order recommending termination of multidistrict litigation. Although the parties need not conform to the examples of such an order attached as Exhibit A, the examples are provided to assist counsel, if necessary, in preparing the proposed order. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 12/21/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater) (Entered: 12/21/2021)

ORDER RECOMMENDING TERMINATIONOF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PROCEEDINGTO JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 1/19/2022) (lrl) (Entered: 01/31/2022)