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In Re American President Lines, Ltd., and 102 Other Shipowner-Defendants in the Ohio Asbestos Litigation (Mardoc)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1991No. 91-3180PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The petitioners, 103 shipowner-defendants in asbestos cases brought in the Northern District of Ohio, seek a writ of mandamus directing the district court to vacate certain orders entered in those cases. They also seek a writ of prohibition directing judges of the Eastern District of Michigan to refrain from taking any action in cases transferred to them pursuant to those orders. Judge Lambros has filed a response to the petition. Additionally, Texaco, Inc. moves to be joined as a petitioner or, in the alternative, to be permitted to file its brief in support of the petition. Leave is…
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