Legal Opinion
Barrack v. Van Dusen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 19, 1962No. Nos. 13994, 13997, 14003, 14011, 14033PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners seek writs of mandamus or prohibition directing respondent to vacate and set aside his order transferring these actions to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The order was entered pursuant to § 1404(a) of 28 U.S.C.,1 but has been stayed pending the disposition of these petitions.
The actions arise out of the crash of an Eastern Air Lines Electra airplane in Boston Harbor on October 4, 1960. These suits were filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by two survivors of the crash and by the personal…
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