IN RE: Incident Aboard the D/B OCEAN KING on August 30, 1980

JEHL TORMOIRA
DOCKET ENTRIES
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
SUCHET Mer. 481 ~~ _In re Incident Aboard the D/B OCEAN KING on August 30, 1980
ee. Pleading Description
81/08/26 1 | MOTION, BRIEF, SCHEDULE & CERT. OF SVC. --
Defts. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co. and ODECO, Inc.
| : SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE DISTRICT: ®.D. Louisiana
| SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE: (emh)
81/09/04) ; AMENDMENT TO HEARING ORDER AND ATTACHED SCHEDURE FILED ON
: AUGUST 26, 1981 -- Setting Motion of Ocean Drilling &
: Exploration Co. and ODECO, Inc. for transfer of actions
to E.D. Louisiana for Panel Hearing in Concord, New
: Hampshire on September 24, 1981 -- NOT. INV. JUDGES,
: CLERKS AND COUNSEL (cds)
81/69/08 ' APPEARANCES -- Charles M. Steen, Esg. for Cities Service Co., etal.:
George E. Pletcher, Esq. for Arhtur Sims; Randy J. Ungar, Esqg. for
: Lonnie D., Bessonette, et al.; Anthony A. Dingleman, Esq. for
| Judy C. Snelling, et al., Brenda F. Smith, et al., Joe D. Pope,
and Hattie Ann Blanco, etc.; William D. Hunter, Esq. for
Clarence Bourne; Kemt Westmoreland,--Eeg.--for-LCities-Sexdivee
: Com—et-al~t+ George A. Frilot,III, Esq. for Ocean Drilling
& Exploration Co. and Odeco, Inc.; Richard N. Dicharry, Esq.
| for Halliburton Co.; John E. Galloway, Esq. for Dresser
| Industries, Inc.; Johm G. Torian,II,Esq. for The Analysts, Inc.:;
| Machale A, Miller, Esq. for Schlumberger Ltd.; Edgar F.
| Barnett, Esq. for Byrne Directional Drilling Co., Inc.; and
81/09/10 2 | LETTER/HESAONSEPRORY Bon Je AGS LE (SAE)81/09/10! 3 | LETTER/RESPONSE -- pltfs. Joe Pope and Hattie Blanco. (ds)
81/69/17 +-—-—-+HEARENG-APPEARANCES-for-hearing-set-for-9/24/8%k-——-—-
| | ~€haries81/09/17: ' WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Charles M. Steen, Esq. for
{Cities Service Co., et al.; John E. Galloway, Esq. for
| Dresser Industries, Inc.; William A. Ransom III, Esq. for
: | Hydrill Co.; William D. Hunter, Ltd. for Clarence Bourne;
SO George A. Frilot, III, Esq. for Ocean Drilling &
+ Exploration Co. and ODECO, Inc.; John G. Torian, II, Esq.
for The Analysts, Inc. (ds)
81/09/17! | WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Michale A. Miller, Esq. for
Schlumberger, Ltd. (as)
81/09/28 WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT —- Randy J. Ungar for Mrs. Lonnie D.
+ Bessonette, etc., et al. (emh)
81/10/16 ; CONSENT OF TRANSFEREE DISTRICT -- for transfer of liti-
: gation to E.D. Louisiana -- Signed by Judge Heebe (cds)
81/10/16! i TRANSFER ORDER -- Transferring A-1 and A-2 to the Eastern
. District of Louisiana before Judge Jack M. Gordon --
: NOTIFIED INVOLVED JUDGES, CLERKS & COUNSEL (cds)

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82/04/27 | Copy of E.D. Louisiana Order of Transfer -- dated 4/19/82
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82/04/27 { ORDER REASSIGNING LITIGATION to the Honorable Peter H. Beer
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JPML Form 1
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Revised: 8/78
DOCKET NO. 481 —-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CAPTION: In re Incident Aboard the D/B OCEAN KING on August 30, 1980
SUMMARY OF LITIGATION :
9/24/81 :
Dates Filed Type Citation District Name of Judge Assigned From
oct. 16, 1981 TO Unpublished |E.D.Louisiana JackM: Gordon
? Foren Een Yo0/55-
Special Transferee Information
DATE CLOSED: 11/2/52

JPMI, FORM 1 LISTING OF INVOLVED ACTIONS
DOCKET NO. _ 481 -- In re Incident Aboard the D/B OCEAN KING on August 30, 1980
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Office and Action ransfer|! Docket IDismigsal
Number Caption Judge Number Date Number lr Remand Misc.
40) 1/77
A-1 Cities Service Co., et al. v. "OCEAN |S.D.Tex.| "H-81-22 iofie] i s51-yo5e 2) 77824
KING", et al. Bue / PN
Ce gy-vas3	LG) 1/9 EE
A-2 Arthur Sims v. Ocean Drilling & E.D.Tex.NB-81-460-da 1¢;/¥[>!
Exploration Co., et al. Fisher /
A=3 Lonnie D. Bessonette, et al. v. Ocean [E.D.La. | ~80-4830-I- TT
Drilling & Exploration Co., et al. Gordon / !. +
als anA-4 Judy C. Snelling, et al. v. Ocean E.D.La. |[~81-215-1I
Drilling & Exploration Co., et al. Gordon [alse	[INCRE
A-5 Brenda F. Smith, et al. v. Ocean E.D.La. Ng1-1525-T1
Drilling & Exploration Co., et al. Gordon 3	[ foo |	IRAE I
A-6 Joe D. Pope Vv. Ocean Drilling F.D.La. 81-259-I :
& Exploration Co., et al. ordon
g fi [a5 )A-7 Hattie Ann Blanco, etc. v. Ocean E.D.La. 81-1524-1 Cr tol
t Drilling & Exploration Co., et al. ordon ,
1 fal >A-8 Clarence Bourne v. ODECO, Inc., E.D.La. |>81-2862-I {-
et al. ordon
A-9 Cities Service Co., et al. v. Ocean E.D.La. 81-046-1 | T p] 4/525
Drilling & Exploration Co., et al. ordon |
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DOCKET NO. ,g7 ~~ _IN RE INCIDENT ABOARD THE D/B OCEAN KING
oN AyGusT 30, 1980
OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.
CITIES SERVICE CO., ET AL. (A-1) ODECO, INC.
Charles M. Steen, Esq. George A. Frilot, III, Esq.
| Liskow & Lewis Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews
| One Shell Square, 50th Floor 21st Flr., 601 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130 Pan American Life Center
New Orleans, LA 70130
ARTHUR SIMS (A-2)
George E. Pletcher, Esq. HALLTBURTON CO.
Helm, Pletcher & Hogan Richard N. Dicharry, Esq.
2800 Two Houston Center Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims
Houston, TX 77010-1084 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg.
New Orleans, LA 70112
LONNIE D. BESSONETTE, ET AL. (A-3)
Ungar, Jacobs, Manuel & Kain (DRESSER MAGCOBAR, DIVISION OF)
500 St. Louis Street John	E. Galloway, Esq.
New Orleans, LA 70130 McGlinchey, Stafford & MintzPost Office Box 2000 :
JUDY C. SNELLING, ET AL. (A-4) New Orleans, LA 70176-2000
BRENDA F. SMITH, ET AL. (A-5)
JOE D. POPE (A-6) THE ANALYSTS, INC.
HATTIE	ANN BLANCO, ETC. (A-7) John G. Torian, I, Esd. Tori	: . nebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian,
pavid L. buplantier, Esq. Diaz, McNamara & AbellDingleman & Dup antier Post Office Drawer 3507
333 st. Tharles Ave., Suite 1603 Lafayette, LA 70502
New Orleans,	La. 70130 }
CLARENCE BOURNE (A-8) SCHLUMBERGER LTD.
William D. Hunter, Esq. (SCHLUMBERGER OFFSHORE SERVICES, DIV. OF)
William D. Hunter, Ltd. MachaTle A. Miller, Esq.
Post Office Box 2464 Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read
Morgan City, LA 70381-2464 806 First NBC Building
New Orleans, LA 70112
CITIES SERVICE CO., ET AL. (A-9) (%)Kent Westmoreland, Esq. BYRNE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CO., INC.
Ross, Griggs & Harrison Edgar F. Barnett, Esq.
2600 Two Allen Center Post Office Drawer EE
HYDRIL CO. :
William A. Ransom, III, Esq.
Barham & Churchill
2390 Pan American Life Center
"601 Poydras St.
. 1 New Orleans, LA 70130
(*) No appearance received ve

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST ~-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 481 -- In re Incident Aboard the D/B OCEAN KING on August 30, 1980
Name of Party ] | Named as Party in Following Actions
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OCEAN DRILLING AND HE .
EXPLORATION COMPANY ee
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ODECO, INC. eer
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY 1
THE ANALYSTS, INC. OF
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DRESSER MAGCOBAR div. of
DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC. | ——————
HYDRIL COMPANY 1