Defendant moves the court for an order severing the claims asserted by the respective plaintiffs herein against the defendant, on the grounds that:

1. The alleged claim or claims of each plaintiff differ in material and essential elements and respects from the alleged claim or claims of each of the other plaintiffs.

2. The alleged claims of the plaintiffs do not arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, and do not involve questions of law or fact common to all the plaintiffs.

3. The joining in one action and one complaint of the alleged claims of the plaintiffs is prejudicial to the defendant and injures his substantial rights and will embarrass and delay the trial.