Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation (Mdl No. 1014) Thomas J. Flatley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 1996No. 96-1268, 96-1269, 96-1307 and 96-1437PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs in product-liability cases that are consolidated for pretrial proceedings before Judge Bechtle in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sought to take third-party depositions in the federal courts of Wisconsin. The potential witnesses applied for protective orders, and each judge transferred the motion to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for decision. The potential witnesses, contending that they have a right to a decision in their home jurisdiction, ask us to issue writs of mandamus.
It is not clear to us that any provision in the Judicial Code or the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- John POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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- Carolyn G. Winkler, Individually and as the Independent of the Estate of Bernie A. Winkler v. Eli Lilly & Co. And Paul SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States Ex Rel. Pogue v. Diabetes Treatment Centers of America, Inc., Hca, Inc. And West Paces Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Star Scientific, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2002
- In Re Managed Care LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2002
- Dreyer v. GACS Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2001
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