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

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DOCKET ENTRIES
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 441 -—- In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland on March 14, 1980
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Date Pleading Description
80/07/17f1 MOTION, BRIEF, SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS, CERT. OF SVC. —--
Polskie Linie Lotnicze (emh)
SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE DISTRICT: E.D. New York
SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE: (emh)
80/07/29 : APPEARANCES ~~ Frank H. Granito for Henryka Smiegel, Jose &
Juana Pimentel, Emily Bland, Rev. Raymond E. Wesson &
Emogene Hall and Patricia Ann Chavis; George N. Tompkins
for Polskie Linie Lotnicze - LOT Polish Airlines (emh)
80/08/11 2 AMENDMENT TO MOTION -- Polskie Linie Lotnicze -- to add
B-7 Robles, et al. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze, et al.,
1 5.D. Cal., 80-676-GT for consideration for 28 U.S.C.
§1407 transfer. w/cert. of svc. PanAm and American
Airlines not served. (rew)
80/08/14 APPEARANCE -- John J. Kennelly for Valerid C. Merriam, et
al. (ds)
80/08/21 HEARING ORDER -- setting A-1 thru A-6 and B-7 for hearing
held on Sept. 25, 1980 in Nashville, Tenn. (ea)
80/08/28 APPEARANCE -- Floyd A. Demanes, Esq. for Angela Y. Robles, et al. (ea)
80/08/28 3 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME -- Angela Y. Robles, etal. --
GRANTED to and including Sept. 4, 1980. (ea)
80/09/02| 4 LETTER -- plaintiff Angela Y. Robles, et al. (cds)
80/09/23 HEARING APPEARANCES: DESMOND T. BARRY, JR., ESQ. for Polskie
Linie Lotnicze ~ Lot Polish Airlines; FLOYD A. DEMANES, ESQ.
for Angela Y. Robles, et al. (cds)
80/09/23 WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT: Henryka Smiegel, Jose Pimentel,
Rev. Raymond Wesson, Patricia Ann Chavis, Emily Bland,
Ira Pilcer, and Susan Radison (cds)
. 80/10/1 CONSENT OF TRANSFEREE COURT -- for consolidation of liti-
gation in the Eastern District of New York before Judge
Charles P. Sifton (cds)
80/10/1 TRANSFER ORDER -- Consolidating A-6 and B-7 with A-1
through A-5 in the Eastern District of New York before
Judge Charles P. Sifton for pretrial proceedings --
NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES, CLERKS AND COUNSEL (cds)
80/11/1 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FILED TODAY -- B-10 Clayton, etc
et al. v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze, E.D.Pa., C.A.No.
80-4104 -- Notified involved counsel and judges. (ea)

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80/12/03 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINAL TODAY -- B-10 Clayton,
etc., et al. v. Polski Linie Lotnicze, E.D Pennsylvania,
C.A. No. 80-4104. Notified involved clerks & Judges.(ds)
81/04/01 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FILED TODAY -- B-12 Wesolowski,
et al. v. Polski Linie Lotnicze, C.D. California, C.A.
No. 81-1255-R; B-13 Palomino, et al. v. Polski Linie
Lotnicze, et al., C.D. California, C.A. No. 81-1246-LTL
(GX); B-14 Good, etc. v. Polski Linie Lotnicze, et al.,
C.D. California, C.A. No. 81-1245 WPG. Notified involved
counsel and judges. (ds)
81/04/17 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FINAL TODAY -- B-12, B-13 and
B-14 (listed above) -- NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES & CLERKS)
81/05/11 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FILED TODAY -- B-15 Harris,
et al. v. Polski Linie Lotnicze, et al., N.D. California,
C.A. No. G-81-1133 SW. Notified involved counsel and
judges. (ds)
81/05/27 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINAL TODAY -- B-15 Harris, et
al. v. Polskis Linie Lotnicze, et al., N.D. California,
C.A. No. G-81-1133 SW. Notified involved clerks and
judges. (ds)
81/07/31 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FILED TODAY (2) —-
C-20 Wicinski, etc. v. Lotnicze, S.D.N.Y., 81-Civ.3823
C-21 Wicinski, etc. v. Lotnicze, S.D.N.Y., 81-Civ.3824
Notified involved counsel and judges. (eaf)
81/08/18 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FINAL TODAY -- C-20 Wicinski,
- etc.	v. Lotnicze, S.D.N.Y., 81 Civ 3823; and Wicinski,
etc. v. Lotnicze, S.D.N.Y., 81 Civ 3824 —-- NOTIFIED
INVOLVED JUDGES AND CLERKS (cds)
82/04/26 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FILED TODAY -- C-22 Misiaszek,
etc. v. Lot Polish Airlines, N.D.N.Y., 82-CV-305 --
NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES AND COUNSEL (cds)
82/05/03 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FILED TODAY -- C-23 Gayda, et
al. v. Lot Polish Airlines, S.D.N.Y., 82-CIV-1801 --
NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES AND COUNSEL (cds)
82/05/12 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINAL TODAY -- C-22 Misiaszek,
etc. v. Lot Polish Airlines, N.D.N.Y., 82-CV-305.
Notified involved clerks and Judges. (ds)	82/05/19 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINAL TODAY -- C-23 Gayda, et al
v. Lot Polish Airlines, S.D.N.Y., 82-Civ-1801. Notified
involved clerks and judges. (ds)
82/06/17 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FILED TODAY --
D-28 Kurz, etc. v. Lot Polish Airlines, D. N.J., 82-783-F
D-29 Pimental, etc., et al. v. Pexetel, a/k/a Foreign Trade
Enterprise of Aviation Industry, S.D.N.Y., 82 Civ 3695
D-30 Niemiro, etc. v. Lot Polish Airlines, N.D. TIl11l.,
2C0283
NOTIFIED INVOLVED COUNSEL AND JUDGES. (emh)

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82/07/06 " CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDERS FINAL TODAY -- D-28 Kurz, etc.
v. Lot Polish Airlines, D. N.J., 82-783-F; D-29 Pimental,
: etc., et al. v. Pezetel, etc., S.D.N.Y., 82 Civ 3695 CLB;
: Niemiro, etc. v. Lot Polish Airlines, N.D. I11., 82C0283
: —— NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES AND CLERKS (cds)

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CAPTION: In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland on March 14, 1980
SUMMARY OF LITIGATION
Dates Filed Type Citation District Name of Judge Assigned From
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3 JPML FORM 1 LISTING OF INVOLVED ACTIONS
DOCKET NO. _441 -- _1In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Palandyon March 14, 1980
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1 Number and Action ransfer| Docket [Dismissal; | Caption ITudge Number Date Number lor Remand | Misc.
| ooA-1 Henryka Smiegel, etc. v. Polskie E.D.N.Y.| CV-80-1290 3-535
Linie Lotnicze Neahe :
ey £7 = 29 Gt
A-2 Jose Pimentel, et al. v. Polskie E.D.N.Y. Cv-80-1291
Linie Lotnicze NeaherEa AN £ pi om =
CAP Pd 3-5 8S
A-3 Rev. Raymond E. Wesson, et al., etc. |E.D.N.Y. Ccv-87-1473
v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze bis oex TF ) 3 -( AY
A-4 Patricia Ann Chavis, etc. v. Polskie |E.D.N.Y. CV-80-1665 jw
ILinie Lotnicze Nea =	id AT o
SE 4-85
A=5 Emily Bland, etc. v. Polskie Linie E.D.N.Y., CV-80-1408}|x-- i
Lotnicze Neher .[ere ey go-a17l AES
A-6 Valerie C. Merriam, et al. v. N.D.I1l. Cv-80-3283} CHF
’ Polskie Linie Lotnicze Lot (Lot Aspen
Polish Airlines)
B-7 Angela Y. Robles, et al. v. Polskie [S.D.Cal. 80-0676-GT[H) CE Eas	SN CERNELinie Lotnicze (AKA Lot Polish Thompso 10/1480 ne
Airlines), et al. !H
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XYz-8 Ira Pilcer v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze,|E.D.N.Y{ 80-2155 -pommemmmmaat Plan
etc. Sifton
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XYz-9 Susan Janice Radison, etc. v. E.D.N.Y{ 80-2511- 2 |
Polskie Linie Lotnicze, etc. Sifton |
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DOCKET NO. 444 -— In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland on 3/14/80
Intra- District Civil : Date of
Office and Action Transferflransfereepismissal
‘Number Caption Judge Number Date pocket No.pr Remand Misc.lal sr ley 22g ch otf
B-10 Patricia Clayton, etc., et al. v. E.D.Pa. | 80-4104 Ui 350 Seo Sze /- 19S.
Polskie Linie Lotnicze 1) [30 Bechtle Co j ,in . - of /s >
XYZ-11 | Emily Bland, et al. v. Union of E.D.N.Y.80-3204"" 7 ’ 5 njzs7s	S575
Soviet Socialist Republics, et al. Sifton :
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/ if ES of — /§ ¢ bats;B-12 Wieslaw Wesolowski. et al. v. Polski |C.D.Cal.] 81-1255 R x c § 4 ¢
: Linie Lotnicze 4)1]%/ Real i 1 ;
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B-13 | Maria Palomino, et al. “ Poyeki C.D.Cal.| 81-1246 | [eric yer	: ini i Lydick LTL (GX) |!/¢ Co ' bo y .
Linie Lotnicze, et al., {1 ydic (GX) YL) Vio Lo] 2 OiloofsB-14 Ned Good, etc. vv. Polski Linie Cc.D.Cal.l| 81-1245 )
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Lotnicze, et al. SI & Gray G oy |e 51-177 ) I EY oh. I	B-15 William H. Harris, et a Ve. N.D.Cal.| G-81-1133 BKH'2/5 ! co
Polskie Linie Lotnieze, et Ln illiams SW N
XY7-16 |John Lindsay, et al. v. Polskie Linie |E.D.N.Y.| 81-741 ~~ 7771 3/9/56 D -
Lotnicze, etc. sifton .
Xyz-17 |Mary Newman, etc. v. Polskie Linie F.D.N.Y. 80-1906-—=—m==n=e——fp————=====y 18/810
Co Lotnicze, et al. Ssifton
‘XYZ-18 |Bddie Thorpe v. LOT Polish Air Lines |E.D.N.y.| 81-944 -—— 79 /9/5<16)Sifton
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Xyz-19 Willie H. Harris v. Polske Linie E.D.N.Y.| 81-765 tore 20/4¢ ID
Lotnicze, et al. :
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c-20 Jerzy Wicinski, etc. v. Polskie Ss.D.N.Y.| 81 Civ.3823 8./E8/5) BALE	A Closed
. Linie Lotnicze JUL 3 1 18 Sand :
c-21 Jerz Wwi i i 1 : / 3 Fc . le SE fie alosTinie Totniess |oc Polskie S.D.N.Y.| 81 Civ.3824| 8//G5/ |" ts >Z€¢ JUL § 1 1981 Lasker | 5 ‘7
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JBEML FORM 1 -- Continuation se . . .
Listing of Involved Actions -- p.
DOCKET NO. -—
Intra- District Civil : Date of
Office and Action TransferflransfereepPismissal .
Number Caption Judge Number Date pocket No.pr Remand Misc.
C-22 | Jacek Misiaszek, etc. v. Lot Polish N.D.N.YJ 82-cv-305 $5 [gz C1574. Lol /t b
Airlines “lesa McCurn
c-23 [Elizabeth Gayda, et al. v. Lot Polish |S.D.N.Y] 82-CIV-180 LY- Si hfe,
Airlines 5 3/¢2 Broderigk
puomertt ©I PYOYNR Cedar	XyZ-24 |Bland ve Kazan Abiation E.D.N.Y{CVv82-235. — To
BR 1/495	Xyz-25 Lindsay ve USSR eDeN.Y, |CVB2~462. - .
| | fees	XYZ-26 Bland v. Pezetel E.D.N.Y J CV82-543 1% i
Xyz-27 Callahan v. Polskie Linie .D.N.Y, [CV82-620_ EE shy ¥ a
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D-28 Herman I.. Kurz, etc. v. Lot Polish N.J. 82-783-F 7/6] WOE J Te
Airlines &/7/72 Fisher | | ol 9-125 0. fos 2
D-29 Jose and Juana Pimental, etc., et al.|sS.D.N.Y!82 Civ 3695 7/& $2 S2-20/¢ [> Chul LI q ib 86v. Pezetel, a/k/a Foreign Trade Brieant |CLB
Enterprise of Aviation Industry rf : ’9D Q Soyt de Y)
D-30 Walter Niemiro, etc. v. Lot Polish N.D.I1l|82C0283 1 ¢ 52 3 Yr
Airlines ler 7/47 Moran
XYyz-31 Rozina Stewart, etc. vo Polskie Linie|E.D.N.Y{ CVv-80-3317 2/9/85
Lotnicze, etc.
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JPML Form 4 ) .
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 441 -- In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland on March 14, 1980
J	———
HENRYKA SMIEGEL, ETC. (A-1) POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE
JOSE PIMENTEL, ET AL. (A-2) (LOT Polish Airlines)
REV. RAYMOND E. WESSON, ET AL. (A-3) George N. Tompkins, Jr.. Esquire
PATRICIA ANN CHAVIS, ETC. (A-4) Condon & Forsyth
EMILY BLAND, ETC. (A-5) 1251 Avenue of the Americas
Frank H. Granito, Jr., Esquire New York, New York 10020
Speiser & Krause, P.C.
| 200 park Avenue, sitet Te. 15807
New York, New York 10166
| :
| VALERIE C. MERRIAM, ET AL. (A-6) :
| John J. Kennelly, Esquire Co
111 west Washington ct.
Chicago, Illinois 60602 oo
PATRICIA CLAYTON, ETC., ET AL. (B-10)
ANGELA Y. ROBLES, ET AL (B-7) Allen L. Rothenberg, Esquire |
— TL 9th Floor, 1201 Chestnut St.
Floyd A. Demanes, Esquire philadelphia, Pa. 19107
1800 Trousdale Drive
Burlingame, Calif, 94010 WIESLAW WESOLOWSKI, ET AL. (B-12)
John A. Girardi. Esq.
_ Girardi. Keese and Crane .
1750 Union Bank Bldg. g
'} 445 So. Figueroa St.
_ Los Angeles, California 90071
- _ MARIA PALOMINO, ET AL, (B-13) }
NED GOOD, ETC. (B14)
) Ned Good, Esquire
1 Good & Novack
332 So. Hope St. Ste 3600
Los Angeles, California 90071
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PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES PEZETEL, a/k/a FOREIGN TRADE ENTERPRISETener etnies
Binghan, Englar, Jones & Houston OF AVIATION INDUSTRY (Deft. D-29
14 Wall Street on & a Z. a7"	\ New York, New York 10005 A
New York, New York 10020
AMERICAN AIRLINES
__ Bmerican Airlines
Dallas Fort Worth Airport EE —
Post Office Box 61616
Dallas, Texas 75261
WILLIAM H. HARRIS, ET AL. (B-15)
Melvin M. Belli, Esq.
George Clinton Stafford, Esq. |
Belli & Choulos.
722 Montgomery Street :
San Francisco, California 94111 ||
JERZY WICINSKI, ETC. -(C-20 & C-21) |
| (Same as A-1) |
| JACEK MISIASZEK, ETC. (c=22) |
| Meyers, Latin & McLaughlin, Esgs.
112 state Street |
| Albany, New York 12207
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ELIZABETH GAYDA, ET .AL.(C-23)
| Spejfer & Krause, P.C. _
0 ue £29 FP han
| ork, Néw York 10166 A
| HERMAN KURZ, ETC. (D-28)
| George W. Conk, Esquire
55 Washington St. :
East Orange, New Jersey 07017
JOSE AND JUANA PIMENTAL, ETC.,
ET AL. (D-29)
Spefser & Krause
nugd@ 4 7New York, New York 10166
WALTER NIEMIRO, ETC. (D~30)
Steven Be Salk, E-quire
’ 134 N, LaSalle #1312
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST ~~ JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 441 -- In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland on 3/14/89)
_ Name of Part Named as Party ,in Following Actions
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