IN RE: Disaster at Riyadh Airport, Saudi Arabia, on August 19, 1980

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BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION Cel Glin - SRLr Inn PANT - CU
IN RE DISASTER AT RIYADH AIRPORT, SAUDI ARABIA, ON AUGUST 19, Ho N
1980 SHSTRANSFER ORDER* Pro ’
This litigation consists of eight actions pending in oo SEE
two federal districts: seven in the District of the District Lo Co
of Columbia and one in the Central District of California. : Co
Presently before the Panel is a motion, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Co
§1407, brought by plaintiff in the California action, to . Co
centralize all actions in this litigation in the District
of the District of Colymbia for coordinated or consolidated :pretrial proceedings.=
All parties favor or do not oppose transfer of the actions EEE
to a single district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial REE
proceedings. The only dispute concerns the selection of }
the transferee district. All plaintiffs in the District SU
of Columbia actions join the California plaintiff in urging
centralization in the District of the District of Columbia.
Defendants Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and Trans World
Airlines, Inc. favor centralization in the Central District
of California. .
We find that these actions involve common questions of n
~ fact and that centralization of the actions under Section
1407 in the District of the District of Columbia will best
serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote
the just and efficient conduct of this litigation.
Although we are of the view that either of the districts no :
suggested could be described as an appropriate transferee :
forum for this litigation, we conclude that the District EE a
of the District of Columbia is preferable. The fact that Lo
seven of the eight actions before the Panel are already
pending in the District of the District of Columbia tips
the scales in favor of that forum under the circumstances ]
in this litigation.
*# Judge Fred Daugherty took no part in the decision of ~ . .
this matter. :
1/ The motion included only two actions. The other six
actions are included in the matter before us because all
parties to those actions have stated in writing their respective
positions on the motion before us and have appeared at the Panel
hearing.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407,
the action listed on the following Schedule A and pending
in the Central District of California be, and the same hereby
is, transferred to the District of the District of Columbia
and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable
Thomas A. Flannery for coordinated or consolidated pretrial
proceedings with the actions pending in that district and
listed on Schedule A. :
FOR THE PANEL:
Andrew A. Z. Cl /Chairman

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SCHEDULE A
a MDI~-458 ~~ IN RE DISASTER AT RIYADH AIRPORT, SAUDI ARABIA, ON
é AUGUST 19, 1980
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Christine Curtis v. Lockheed Corp., et al.,
DISTRICT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Walter Muller, et al. v. The Lockheed Corp., et al.,
C. A. No. 80-2638
The Muskegon Bank and Trust Co., etc. v. The Lockheed
Corp., et al., C. A. No. 81-0617
Edward M. Holland, etc. v. The Lockheed Corp.,
C. A. No. 81-0914
Edward M. Holland, etc. v. The Lockheed Corp.,
C. A. No. 81-0915
C Edward M. Holland, etc. v. The Lockheed Corp.,C. A. No. 81-0916
Edward M. Holland, etc. v. The Lockheed Corp.,
C. A. No. 81-0917
Sara Ghafoor, etc. v. The Lockheed Corp., et al.,
C. A. No. 81-1015