Legal Opinion
Union Light, Heat & Power Co. v. U. S. District Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1978No. Nos. 78-3442, 78-3444 and 78-3447PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Several defendants seek a writ of mandamus in this case which arises from the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire on May 28, 1977, in Northern Kentucky. Some 250 people died or were injured in the fire. They have filed suit against a large number of defendants. Most of the plaintiffs who do not *544reside in Kentucky have filed diversity actions in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs who are Kentucky residents have filed suit in the Circuit Court of Campbell County, Kentucky. All the federal cases are assigned to District Judge Rubin,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Will v. Calvert Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Ernst & WhinneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- In re First Commodity Corp. of Boston Customer Accounts LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
- The Union Light, Heat and Power Company v. U. S. District Court, 4-R Corporation, Richard J. Schilling, Ronald Schilling, Richard J. Schilling, Jr. And Raymond Scott Schilling v. U. S. District Court, Sterling Lighting, Division of Scovill Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. U. S. District CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. K-Mart Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 788, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,212 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. K-Mart Corporation and K-Mart Enterprises, Inc., in Re Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982