IN RE: Burlington Northern, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation

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BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGARIONA 13iS fp J! -
IN RE BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LITIGATION» ~~! 7
TRANSFER ORDER Co. |
It appearing that all parties to the actions listed on So
the attached Schedule A either agree on the desirability of or C7 oo
do not oppose transferring the actions pending in districts Co Co
other than the Northern District of Illinois to that dis-
trict pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 for coordinated or consolidated JERE
pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in that
district before the Honorable John Powers Crowley, and the 1/	Panel having found upon consideration of the papers submitted
that these actions involve common questions of fact and that
transfer will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses :
and promote the just and efficient conduct of this litigation, ;
IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, the I
actions listed on the attached ScheduleA and pending in : -
districts other than the Northern District of Illinois be,
and the same hereby are, transferred to that district and,
with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable :
John Powers Crowley for coordinated or consolidated pretrial oo
proceedings with the actions pending in that district and
listed on Schedule A. : :
FOR THE PANEL: Co
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Chairman So
* The Honorable Roy W. Harper, Judge of the Panel, did not
participate in the decision of this matter.
1l/ The parties waived their right to oral argument and,
accordingly, the question of transfer of these actions pursuant :
to Section 1407 was submitted on the briefs. Rule 14, R.P.J.P.
M.L., 78 F.R.D. 561, 572 (1978). .

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DOCKET NO. 374 SCHEDULE A
é DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
. Claude Brown v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Civil Action
et al. No. 3-77-3224
Michael Love v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Civil Action =
et al. No. 3-78-220
William E. Forbush v. Burlington Northern, Civil Action :
Inc., et al. No. 4-78-461
Kenneth Blake v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Civil Action
et al. No. 3-78-498
DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
Dubois Gilliam v. Burlington Northern, Civil Action
Inc., et al. No. 77-0-423
DISTRICT OF OREGON
Mitchell white v. Burlington Northern, Civil Action
- Inc. : No. 78-1125
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
William E. McBride, et al. v. Equal civil Action
’ Employment Opportunity Commission No. 78C269
Roy Hill, etc. v. Burlington Northern, Civil Action .
Inc. : No. 78C308
Hilary R. Jones, etc. v. Burlington Civil Action
Northern, Inc. No. 78C4797