IN RE: Helicopter Crash Near Cameron, Louisiana, on April 23, 1976

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JPML FORM 1A

DOCKET NO.

322

DOCKET ENTRIES

JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

In re Helicopter Crash Near Cameron, Louisiana, on April 23, 1976

Date

No.
Code

10/28/77

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ALL ACTIONS SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO

A SINGLE DISTRICT -- A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8

UNDER 28 U.S.C. §1407 -- Notified judges and counsel.

11/4/77

HEARING ORDER -- Setting --A-l thru A-8 for hearing on Dec. 7, 1977

in San Diego, Calf.

L1/7/77

APPEARANCES-- Charles E. Lugenbuhl, Esq. for Petroleum Helicopters, inc.

Southeaster Aviation

wnderwriters, inc.

American Home Assurance Co.

James E. Diaz, Esq. for Dolphin International, Inc.

A. R. Christovich, Jr., Esq. Bell Helicopter Textron,

James T. Guglielmo, Esq. for Gulf Oil Corp.

John J. McKeithen, Esq. for Carolyn Ann Coleman

Charles W. Dittmer, Esq. for Cleveland Taylor

amd Catherine Sue Taylor

Robert S. Cooper, Jr., Esq. for Intervenor Plaintiffs

Leonard Fuhrer, Esq. for Frieda Nell Korn Poole

John D. Hill, Esq. for Jim Ailey

11/7/77

RESPONSE -- Poole, et al., w/cert. of svc.

11/7/77

RESPONSE --— Coleman w/cert. of svc.

11/7/77

RESPONSE -- Schultz, Pearson, Kroll, Jr., Kroll, w/cert. of svc.

11/7/77

RESPONSE ~~ Bell Helicopter Textron w/cert. of svc.

11/8/77

APPEARANCE -- Roger C. Sellers, Esq. for ANN L. RIPROWSKI KROLL, ESQ.

11/8/77

RESPONSE -- Anna Ripkowski w/cert. of service

11/9/77

ORDER -- Striking cases A-1] Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Bell

Helicopter, Inc., et al., E.D.La., C.A.#77-92-Sec.H

A-2 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc..v. Bell Helicopter, Inc.,etal.,

E. D. La.,C.A.#77-1195-Sec.F

from show cause order filed today. Notified involved counsel, judges.

11/14/77

APPEARANCE -- Malcolm Decelle, Jr. for Cathrine Sue Taylor

11/14/77

RESPONSE -- Cathrine Sue Taylor w/cert. of service

11/16/77

AMENDMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND HEARING ORDER -~- Filed today.

Notified counsel and involved judge. #4 To add B-1l and B-2 (ea)

11/30/77

WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT --— Anna L. Ripkowski Kroll, Belinda s

Tay] or

and Ben Kroll for 12/7/77 hearing in San Diego, Ca. (ea)

11/30/77

WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Gulf Oil Corp. for hearing held 12/7/77

in San Diego, Ca. (ea)

11/30/77

WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Bell Helicopter Textron for 12/7/77 hearing

in San Diego, Ca. (ea)

APPEARANCE -- Hubert Oxford, III, Esq. for Mary E. Barger, ét al.

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE -- Plaintiffg Mary E. Barger w/cert.

of service. (ea)

12/5/77

RESPONSE -- DOLPHIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.

W/cert of service (rew)

12/5/77

APPEARANCE -- James E. Diaz, Esq. for Dolphin Intl and American Home

(rew)

Assurance Co.

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DOCKET NO. 322 —- IN RE HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR CAMERON, LOUISIANA ON APR. 23, 1976
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12/5/77 | | WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Dolphin International, Inc. and American
Co Home Assurance CoO . Tew
12 7 lL AIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT =-"Carclyn Ann Coleman =W)
| 9 | RESPONSE -- MRS. MAXIE DUNAWAY w/Cert, Of service rew)
12/19/77 | | WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Bulf Oil Corporation (ea)
12/19/77 | | WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Plaintiffs Catherine & Cleveland Taylor (cds)
1/30/78 | [OPINION AND ORDER -- Vacating Show Cause Order (cds
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CAPTION: IN RE HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR CAMERON, LOUISIANA ON APRIL 23, 1976	-— Te ee es ee ey eon enemasJo
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Summary of Panel Actions
Date(s) of Hearing(s) 12/7/77
Consolidation Ordered Consolidation Denied 1/30/78
Opinion and/or Order 1/30/78
Citation - Se 4 »
Transferee District ICO 72 Judge—
Intra- District Civil Date of
Office and Action TransferflransfereeDismissal
Numbex Caption Judge Number Date pocket No.pr Remand Misc.
acl [PetrSlgim fio )ffortord, Rov. TAIT IED Lhd titi emntee | Ty 7/77
I tly lds ee] 1A-2 Pet eu Feds tgs, Vv, ell D : _ eT i)9/77Heli tr Jef a o Mitchel
A-3 Carolyn Ann Coleman v. Dolphin E.D.LA 77-1644-SECLE
International, Inc., et al. assibry
A-4 | Catherine Sue Taylor v. Dolphin E.D.LA |77-1834-SEC.B
International Inc., et al. Heebe
A=-5 Cleveland Taylor v. Dolphin E.D.LA 76-2573-Sec|.E
. International, Inc., et al. Cassibr
A-6 Anna L. Ripkowski Kroll v. Petroleum |E.D.LA 77-1645-Sec|.E
’ Helicopters, Inc., et al. Cassibr
A-7 Frieda Nell Korn Poole v. Petroleum E.D.LA 77-1646~Sec|.E
Helicopters, Inc., et al. Cassibr
A-8 Jim Ailey v. Bell Helicopter E.DJIEX,|S=-77-31-CA
International, Inc., et al. Justice np
B-1 Mrs. Maxie Dunaway v. Dolphin E.D.TEX.|M-77-31-CA
International, Inc., et al. Fisher
B-2 Mary E. Barger v. Petroleum Helicopte s, E.D.T X.B=-77-180-CA
Inc., et al. Fisher

JPML, Form 4
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 322 -- IN RE HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR CAMERON, LOUISIANA ON
APRIL 23, 1976
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, a division CATHERINE SUE TAYLOR, ET AL. (A-4)
of Textron, Inc. CLEVELAND TAYLOR (A-5)
UNITED SPATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, Malcolm DeCelle, Jr., Esquire
A. R. Christovich, Jr., Esquire 1101 N. Third Street
Christovich & Kearney P.O. Box 3026
1815 American Bank Bldg. Monroe, LA 71201
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 ANNA L, RIPKOWSKI	KROLL (A-5)
DOLPHIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Roger C. Sellers, Esquire
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. Thompson & Sellers
James E. Diaz, Esq. P. O. Box 308
Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Abbeville, La. 70510
Diaz, McNamara and Abell
Post Office Drawer 3507 MARYLYN KROLL SCHULTZ, HELEN MARIE
Lafayette, Louisiana 70502 KROLL PEARSON, CONRAD KROLL, JR.,
TT and ARCHTE D. KROLL Intervenor
PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. Plaintiffs (A-6) ]
SOUTHEASTERN AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, Robert S. Cooper, Jr., Esquire
INC. Cooper & Cooper
ZiREGh rH oMamhiGiiieE--ee. =~ Suite 1835 - One American Place
Charles E. Lugenbuhl, Esquire Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825
Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer
& Matthews FRIEDA NELL KORN POOLE (A-7)
1800 First N.B.C. Building Leonard Fuhrer, Esquire
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Neblett, Fuhrer & Broussard
P.O. Box 1190
GULF OIL CORPORATION Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
James T. Guglielmo, Esquire
Lewis & Lewis JIM AILEY (A-8)
P.O. Drawer 393 John D. Hill, Esquire
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Brown, Hill, Ellis & Brown
Grayson Bank Building
CAROLYN ANN COLEMAN (A-3) Sherman, Texas 75090
on C. Burns, "Esquire
McKeithen, Burns & Lewellyan MR&. MAXIE DUNAWAY (B-1)
P.O. Box 648 Doyle Curry, Esq.
Columbia, Louisiana 71418 Jones, Jones, & Baldwin
P.O. Drawer 1249
Marshall, Texas 75670
MARY E.BARGER,	(B-2)
Hubert Oxford, III, Esq.
Benckenstein, McNicholas, Oxford,
Radford & Johnson
P.O. Box 150
Beaumont, Texas 77704

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET No. 322 -- _ IN RE HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR CAMERON, LOUISIANA ON 4/23/76
Named as Party in Following Actions
A],	A2, A-3, A- - -6, A-8
Bell Helicopter Company. 3 a A :
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Bendix Corp. ee]
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and Company, Inc. ee]
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A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A- ]
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Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. ————————	eee
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Underwriters, Inc. ]
Textron, Inc. 1]
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United States Aviation
Underwriters, Inc.

A-4, A-/

Gulf Oil Corporation