IN RE: Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) Litigation

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DOCKET NO. 480 FEY :
BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATIONT 20 [9
IN RE PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ORGANIZATION	iil J. Hid an.
(PATCO) LITIGATION © OCLERX OF THE pans
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER |
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Presently before the Panel is a motion, pursuant to 10/5/4028 U.S.C. §1407, by the Professional Air Traffic Controllers ro :
Organization (PATCQ) to centralize in the District of the NRE
District of Columbia for cggrdinated or consolidated pretrialproceedings the 90 actions=’ listed on the attached Schedule A. .
On the basis of the papers filed and the hearing held,
we find that Section 1407 transfer at the present time would
neither serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses
nor further the just and efficient conduct of the litigation.
Although we recognize that some of the actions in this litiga- :
tion may share questions of fact relating to national issues,
we are not persuaded that these national issues would pre-
dominate over localized individual questions of fact present bo
in each action. Furthermore, should changed circumstances :
. in the future inject into this litigation substantial common
questions of fact, not present in the record now before :
us, any party may submit another motion, pursuant to Section g :
1407, for centralization of actions in this docket.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion for transfer -
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 be, and the same hereby is, :
DENIED. :
FOR THE PANEL:
Andrew A. Caffrey :
Chairman
1/ PATCO's amended motion, filed on August 31, 1981, included
97 actions. Five actions have since been dismissed, PATCO
has withdrawn one action from the scope of its motion, and
one other action has been transferred, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§1404(a), to the Southern District of Mississippi and con- .
solidated under a single docket number with the action pending :
in that district and listed on the attached Schedule A.
Accordingly, PATCO's amended motion encompasses a total
of 90 actions presently pending in federal district courts.

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SCHEDULEA
MDL-480 ~— In re Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO)
Litigation
United States of America v. Professional	Aft Traffic Controllers }
Organization, sc al., C.A. No. 81-1805
Hiddle Districe	of Alabama
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-401-N :
: Northern District of Alabama }
United States ofAmerica v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. B1-M1193S
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-M1194W °
United States of Americas	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-M5249NE
District of Alaska
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. A81-371
District of Arizona
) . United States	of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-920-Phx-CAM
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-347
. - Eastern District of Arkansas
: United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. LR-C-81-520 oT
EasternDiscrict	of California
United States of Americav. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. S-81-503-RAk DE -
® "Central District	of California	United States of America v. Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. CV81-3895
Southern District ofCalifornia
* : United States of Americav. Professional Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-0719-5(H)
District of Colorado
’ United Scates of America v.Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-W-1352
. Districe of Connecticut ’
United States	of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
- Organization, et al., C.A. No. B-81-354
District	of Delaware
United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-346
Middle District of Florida
United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers’
“Organization,	ec al., C.A. No. 81-769-Civ-J-H
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-770-Civ-J-M
Northern District of Florids
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. TCA-81-0941
United States of America v. Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. MCA-81-C243
United States of America v.Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. GCA-81-0048
United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al,, C.A. No. PCA-81-0529
Southern District of Florida
Co United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-1678-Civ-SHA
Middle District of Ceorgia :
United States of America v.Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-83COL

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| - ANorthern District of Ceorgia
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-1447"
Southern District of Georgia
United States	of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, at al., C.A. No. CviBi=i®d
District	of Guam
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-0058
: Discrice	of Hawaii
: United States of Americav. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., G.A. No. 81-0273. TTtTTTTe
Districe of ldahg . :
United States of America v. Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
. Organization,	et al., C.A. No. Civ-81-125%
“Nocrchern District	of Illinois
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81C43T1
Southern Diserict ofillinois
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controliers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. Civ 81-5204
= Central Discricc of Iilinois
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers .
. Organization, et sl., C.A. No. 81-1129
Northera District ofIndiana
United Scaces of America v. Profess{onal	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. F-81-208
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers :
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 5-81-0251
Southern District	of Indiana
United States	of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
’ Organization, et al., C.A. No. 1P-81-821-C
Northern District	of Iowa
United Scates of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-82
Southern District	of Towa
United States of Americav. Professional Air Traffic Controllers ®	Organization, et al., C.A. No. Civ 81-363-B , -
. - District of Kansas
United Staces of America v. Professional Afr Traffic Controllers
: Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-4169
Western Discrict of Kentucky
United States	of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-0476-L(B)
Eastern Discrict of Kentucky
United States of America	v. Professions! Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-80 )
Eastern District of Louisiana
’ United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. CIV 81-3141
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. CIV 81-3171
Middle District of Louisiana
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. B1-629-B
. District of Maine
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. B1-0279
District	of Maryland
United States of Americav. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ot al., C.A. No. Y-81-1946
: District	of Massachusetts
Unized States of Americs v. Professional	Air Traffic Contrellers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-1967-MC
Eastern District	of Michigan
United States of America	v. Professionnl Air Traffic Controllers
A Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-72699
District	of Minnesota
United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers .
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 4-81-470 j

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Southern District of Mississippi
Uniced States ofAmerica v. Professional Air Traffic ControllersOrganization, et al., C.A. No. J81-0370(R)
Eastern Discrict of Missouri )
UnitedStates of America v.	ProfessfonalAir Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-0926-C(1) ’
District ofNebraska
United States of America v. Professional Alr Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-0-402
Districe of Nevada
Uniced States	of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. CV-LV-81-515-HEC
Districc	of New Hampshire
Uniced States	of America v. Professional Afr Traffic ControllersOrganization, et al., C.A. No. C-81-385-D
Unitad States of America v. Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. Nc. C-81-386-D
District of New Jersey
United States of America v. Professional Afr Traffic Controllers	Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-2459
Eastern Discrict of New York
United States ofAmerica v. Professional	Afr Traffic Controllers
. Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81C2512
Souchern District	of New York
United States	of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-CIV-4792
Western District of New York '
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. BI~-643-E
Eastern District of North Carolinas
United States of America	_v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-566-CIV-5
Middle District of North Carolina
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic ControllersOrganization, ec al., C.A. No. C-81~393-G -
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A, No. C-81-394-WS
- District	of North Dakota
United States of America	v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers ’
Organization, et al., C.A. No. A3-81-122
Northern District of Ohio
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. C-81-1595
Western District of Oklahoma
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. Civ-81-10327 — — — ——
District of Oregon
: United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. B1-715 -
Eastern	Discrict	of Pennsylvania
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-3093
Middle Districc of Pennsylvania
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
: Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-0913
Western Discrict of Pennsylvania
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-1288H
District of Puerto Rico
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-1464
. District of Rhode Island
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-0486-P -
District of South Carolina .
. - United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organizacion, et al., C.A. No. C-81-1645-5 h

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District cf South Dakota
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al.,, C.A. No. 81-4136
Eastern District of Tennessee
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 3-81-400 .
Western District of Tennessee
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Ocganization, et al., C.A. No. 81-2649-W
Northern Discrice of Texas :
United Statas of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, er al., C.A. No. CA-4-81-405-K
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. CA-3-81-1333-C :
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. CA-5-81-116
Eastern District of Texas .
Unfted States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. TY-81-285-CA
. Western District of Texas
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 5A81-CA-399
Southern District of Texas
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. H-81-1940
Districc of Utah
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-056i-A
District of Vermont
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
. Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-254 (Eastern District of Virginia -
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers . =
Organization, ec al., C.A. No. 81-0763-A
- Vesterp District of Virginia
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-0262-R -
"Western District	of Washinzcon
United Scates of America v. Professional Afr Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. C-81-953-R }
Eastern District of Washington :
United States of America v. Professional	Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. C-81-4h4~RIM
. Northern District of West Virginia
United Scates of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers .
Organization,	ec al., C.A. No. 81-025)-E To
Southern Discrict	of West Virginia
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-2278
Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-C-1013
Western	District	of Wisconsin
. United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers .
. Organization, et al., C.A. No. 81-C-52¢% j
District of Wyoming
United States of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization,	et al., C.A. No. 81-0227