Legal Opinion
General Electric Company, a Corporation v. Hon. William Matthew Byrne, Jr., United States District Judge for the Central District of California
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 1979No. 79-2144 to 79-2148PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
This matter comes before the court on five related petitions for writs under 28 U.S.C. § 1651. 1 We have consolidated these petitions for the purpose of this opinion.
In In re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979, 476 F.Supp. 445 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1979), the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered pretrial proceedings arising out of the air crash disaster transferred to the Northern District of Illinois, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Each of the five actions underlying these petitions is a so-called “tag-along action.” 2
The facts in each case are similar and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gravitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- In Re Virginia Electric and Power Company, Virginia Electric and Power Company v. Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Stone and Webster Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re KOREAN AIR LINES DISASTER OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983. Appeal of Plaintiffs Steering CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Roofing & Sheet Metal Services, Inc. v. La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re Innotron DiagnosticsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Diane McGeorge v. Continental Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Hill, Robert E. v. Henderson, William JCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
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