In re Ralston Purina Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Ralston Purina Company (Purina), defendant below, petitions this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to vacate an order declining to sever the various plaintiffs’ cases and to transfer the cases as severed to district courts in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Because we find no clear and indisputable right to such transfers, we deny issuance of the writ.
Purina is a Missouri corporation employing over 60,000 people nationwide in the production and sale of products such as…
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