Keenan v. Superior Court

Opinion

FILES, P. J.

This court has been presented with two petitions for extraordinary relief in five related actions arising out of injuries and deaths in an airplane crash. The legal issues here relate to a conflict between the order of one Los Angeles Superior Court judge for coordination of the five cases under Code of Civil Procedure section 404 et seq. and the order of another judge changing venue for three of the cases.

In this opinion all references to sections are to the Code of Civil Procedure. All rule citations refer to the California Rules of Court.

The five underlying actions arose…