Legal Opinion
United States v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided September 30, 1969No. 69-H-651; No. 22PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
On June 23, 1969, the Panel transferred 26 grain shipment cases to the District of Kansas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and assigned them to Judge George C. Templar for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with four similar actions initially filed in that court. In re Grain Shipment Litigation, 300 F.Supp. 1402 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1969). Three other similar actions were later transferred without opposition to the District of Kansas and assigned to Judge Templar. The action was commenced after the initial Panel hearing held in Denver, Colorado on May 23, 1969 and it…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Litigation Involving Library Editions of Children's BooksUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1968
- In Re Grain ShipmentsUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1969
4Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Penn Central Transportation Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1970
- United States v. Southern Railway Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971