IN RE: Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland, on March 14, 1980

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BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATIONY A EFAS E	CLEnn Ur Ini vaio
IN RE AIR CRASH DISASTER AT WARSAW, POLAND, ON MARCH 14, 1980 : :
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All parties to the actions listed on the attached Vel
Schedule A agree on the desirability of or do not oppose Loa
transferring, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, the actions ; : EE
pending in districts other than the Eastern District of IE
New York to that district for coordinated or consolidated ’ Ce
pretrial proceedings with the actions pending there. The : :
Panel finds on the basis of the papers submitted and the
hearing held that the actions in this litigation raise
common questions of fact and that centralization of all oe
actions in the Eastern District of New York under Section Po :
1407 will best serve the convenience of the parties and . a
witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of ' DE
this litigation. Co EE
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. IE
§1407, the actions listed on the attached Schedule A and
pending in districts other than the Eastern District of :
New York be, and the same hereby are, transferred to that
district and, with the consent of that court, assigned SL
to the Honorable Charles P. Sifton for coordinated or consoli- i EE
dated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending in : .
that district and listed on Schedule A. :
FOR THE PANEL:
Andrew A. Caffrey La :
Chairman

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- MDL~441 —-- In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland, on March 14, 1980
Northern District of Illinois
Valerie C. Merriam, et al. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze Lot (Lot Polish
Airlines), C.A. No. 80C3283
@ : Eastern District of New YorkHenryka Smiegel, etc. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,
C.A. No. Cv80-1290
Jose Pimentel, et al. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,
C.A. No. Cv-80-1291
Rev. Raymond E. Wesson, et al., etc. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,
C.A. No. CV-80-1473
Patricia Ann Chavis, etc. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,
C.A. No. CV-80-1665
Emily Bland, etc. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,
C.A. No. CV-80-1408
Southern District of California
Angela Y. Robles, et al. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze (AKA Lot Polish
Airlines), et al., C.A. No. 80-0676-GT(H)