Legal Opinion
In Re Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1997No. 97-20042PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (“Chevron”) petitions this Court for a Writ of Mandamus seeking relief from an order of the district court dated December 19, 1996, containing a trial plan for this litigation. We DENY the petition as it relates to the scheduled trial of the thirty selected plaintiffs referenced in the district court’s order, but GRANT the petition as it relates to utilization of the results of such trial for the purpose of issue or claim preclusion.
UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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