In Re Commodity Credit Corp. Litigation Involving Grain Shipments (No. 11)

OPINION AND ORDER

The United States of America has filed fifteen actions in four different districts on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation to recover damages for alleged losses of grain during shipment. This litigation is a follow-up to the actions previously transferred by the Panel to the District of Kansas for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. In re Grain Shipments Litigation, 300 F.Supp. 1402 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1969); 304 F.Supp 457 (J.P.M.L.1969); 319 F.Supp. 533 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1970); 325 F.Supp. 318 (J.P.M.L.1971); 327 F.Supp. 1313 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit.1971); 332…