Legal Opinion
Washington Public Utilities Group v. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1987No. Nos. 87-7236, 87-7336 and 87-7355PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION*
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners in this consolidated petition for a writ of mandamus ask us to compel the district court to vacate its order changing the venue of this action from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington to the District of Arizona (Tucson). We deny the requested relief because petitioners have failed to demonstrate (1) that the district court
clearly and indisputably abused its discretion in determining that a change of venue was required because of pervasive, prejudicial publicity and the financial interest of most potential jurors in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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