IN RE: Galveston, Texas, Oil Well Platform Disaster Litigation

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12/16/70 | | ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. A-1 thru A-6 & 4a). ent to involved judges
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/0 | ~~ FTHEARING ORDER Entered. Sent to Judges, and,Hearjng Clerk :
| NOTICE OF HEARING Mailed to Counsel //2 2/7] SFEHW
6/70 11	[Reply of as, Chambers & Kennedy.
12/29/70 fF 2. JReply of Esther Marie Love. (a-1
12/30/70 | 3. JResponse of pltfs. Joyce C. Nunez, et al.
12/30/70 § 4. [Reply of Drilling Engineering, Inc. ]
1/4/71 [5. JReply of Chapman Contracting Service ¢ AMpixe Zns. Co.
1/4/71 | 6. reply of Dearborn Marine and Thoroughbred Marine, @WP. and Freeport Operators
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1/5/71 |7YReply of Drilling Engineering, Inc.
rel Melancon P Rrie in opposition O anste with supporting ltrs.
| | orig. filed (E.D. La.
1/12/71 ORDER entered amending OSC 12/16/70 sent to counsel and involved judges
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2/17/ 1 JOoPINION AND ORDER entered today denying transfe
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OPINION AND ORDER 322 F. SUPP. 1405 (1971)
— DOCKET NO. 63
DOCKET =-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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® Description of Litigation _
IN RE GALVESTON, TEXAS OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION LITIGATION 2D /, ) Ao / 247/77ee
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER{§ JUDGE DATE MISC.
A-1 In The Matter of the Complaint of Texas, S.D.
Dearborn Marine Service, Inc., C-W-D, 70-G-113 Noel
: Inc. and Thoroughbred Marine Service,
Inc. for Exoneration From or Limitation
® of Liability of the 0il Screw "Carryback'A-2 Chambers & Kennedy v. Drilling S.D. Texas
Engineering, Inc., et al. 70-H-713 Hannay
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A-3 Roy Melancon v. Drilling Englneering, X.D. Loud el Aone (*) rew—OrIeaInc., et al. Fo=-2563 /640Y Mrtonedy Div. .
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A-4 Ilaine B. Campbell, etc. v. Drilling K.D. Loulsignar	se. | (*)
(*) Engineering, Inc., et al. F-22585 6405 reene
A-5 Clemille Credeur & Beulah Hardin	v. /.D. Louisigna y Lafayette
Travelers rngsurance Company, et al. 15878 Putnam | Div.
J am Dad ACm BRM AEE dS aa . Chambers IY) D Wh PCT WW 0 FEN UP) SREP Seep | I
. PNP I Renranded To STaTe CoueT 16133 Putnam
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A-4a | Joyce C. Nunez, etc. v. Drilling K.D. Louisiana	gz, Al (*) New-Orleans
Engineering, Inc., et al. H=2586	/¢c 77C Bete Div.
D Webster Barnwell Armstrong, III, etc. v.]S.D. TexasChambers & Kennedy, et al. 70-H-1171 Singleton
B-2 Leo Meaux, etc. v. Chapman Contracting |[W.D. Louisigna x
Service Co., Inc., et al. 16305 Putnam Lafayette
B-3 Lucille Monk, et al. v. Chambers & S.D. Texas -~
| Kennedy, et al. 71-G-3 poe l/
(*) Transferred by Judge Mitchell to the cn
W.D. Louisiana on 12/30/70. Creed

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ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
P DOCKET NO. 3 —-- IN RE GALVESTON, TEXAS OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION LITIGATION
Rizirkk ff Refendanik
CLAIMANT MRS. WILLIAM MONK DRILLING ENGINEERING, INC.
John N. Barnhart, Esquire Warren D. Rush, Esquire
Mandell & Wright Bean..& Rush
1901 First National Bank Building Post Office Box 789
C Houston, Texas 77002 Lafayette, Louisiana	HOME INDEMNITY i
CLAIMANT ESTHER MARIE LOVE, ETC., ET AL. |CHAPMAN CONTRACTING SERVICE CO., INC.
Robert H. Roch, Esquire Edward W. Watson, Esquire
Fisher, Roch, Blackstock, McClendon Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney
& Gallagher 521 U. S. National Bank Building
610 Houston Bar Center Building Galveston, Texas 77550
723 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002 HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO.
(DRILLING ENGINEERING, INC.) CLAIMANT
CLAIMANTS JOYCE C. NUNEZ, ET AL., ILAINE |JAMES EDWARD GAMBLE
B. CAMPBELL, ET AL., ROY MELANCON A. J. Watkins, Esquire
William P. Rutledge, Esquire Watkins, Hamilton & Kolb
Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu 443 The Main Building
320 West Main Street Houston, Texas 77002
Post Office Box 3668
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 CHAMBERS & KENNEDY
Frank G. Harmon, Esquire
CLAIMANT ALICE FAYE CASSEL Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates
William D. Hunter, Esquire 1600 The Esperson Building
Lippman, Hunter & Rawls Houston, Texas
Post Office Box 2526
Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 DEARBORN MARINE SERVICE: CWD, INC.:
THOROUGHBRED MARINE SERVICE: FREEPORT
® CLAIMANT HEIRS OF ESTATE OF WEBSTER OPERATORS, INC.B. ARMSTRONG, JR. L. Glen Kratochvil, Esquire
Warner F. Drock, Esquire Schirmeyer & Kratochvil
Brock & Williams 761 San Jacinto Building
Suite 250, The Main Building Houston, Texas 77002
Houston, Texas 77002 EMPLOYERSREINSURANCE CORP.
CLEMILLE CREDEUR & BEULAH HARDIN EMPLOYERS SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.
Nolan J. Edwards, Esquire H. Lee Leonard, Esquire
Edwards, Edwards & Broadhurst Voorhies, Labbe, Fontenot, Leonard
Post Office Box 504 & McGlasson
Crowley, Louisiana 70526 Post Office Box 3527
9 Lafayette, Louisiana	LEO MEAUX :
Emile A. Carmouche over
P.O. Box 605
Crowley, Louisiana 70526

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TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO. | ‘
Donald L. King, Esquire ™ yd CJJones, Walker, Waechter, Pointevent, h rd
Carrerre & Denegre “
225 Baronne Street, 28th Floor Te, 7
New Orleans, Louisiana Tae”
ZAPATTA OFFSHORE COMPANY ~~ TeMARKET INDEMNITY CO. yd SN ]W. Eugene Davis, Esquire a
Caffery, Duhe & Davis )
Post Office Box 789
New Iberia, Louisiana

Ib DOCKET NO. 63
ATTORNEY LIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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® DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION	IN RE GALVESTON, TEXAS OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION LITIGATION
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No. Res andsak
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A-1 |L. Glen Kratochvil, Esquire -, ...	, /~ CLAIMANT MRS. WILLIAM MONK
Schirmeyer & Kratochvil OD Sidney Ravkind, Esquire
C 761 San Jacinto Building ~~. Mandell & WrightHouston, Texas 77002 © 1901 First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002
CLAIMANT ESTHER MARIE LOVE, ETC., ET AL.
Robert H. Roch, Esquire
Fisher, Roch, Blackstock, McClendon
& Gallagher
610 Houston Bar Center Bldg.
723 Main Street
i Houston, Texas 77002
CLAIMANT JOYCE C. NUNEZ, ET AL., ILAINE
B. CAMPBELL, ET AL. & ROY MELANCON
~ William P. Rutled, Esquire
~~ Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu
© 320 West Main Street
~~ Post Office Box 3668
-- Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
: CLAIMANT ALICE FAYE CASSEL
William D. Hunter, Esquire
‘Lippman, Hunter & Rawls
: Post Office Box 2526
Morgan City, Louisiana 70380
Also Robert H. Roch (above)
CLAIMANT HEIRS OF EST. OF WEBSTER B.
C ARMSTRONG, JR., DECEASEDWarner F. Brock, Esquire
. Brock & Williams
Suite 250, The Main Building
1212 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
CLAIMANTS CHAMBERS & KENNEDY, ET AL.
. Frank G. Harmon, Esquire
" Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates
1600 Esperson Building
Houston, Texas 77002CLAIMANTS JAMES EDWARD : AMBLE, DRILLING
9 ENGINEERING, INC. !	A. J. Watkins, Esquire
©7 Watkins, Hamilton & Kolb
~ 443 The Main Building
Houston, Texas 77002

No. ie snopuREdendant
A-2 § Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates ED “HAPMAN CONTRACTING SERVICE, INC.
(Address as above) "Ed Watson, Esquire	- -
Fastham, Watson, Dale & Forney .
521 U. S. National Bank Bldg. CJI. Galveston, Texas
A-3 William P. Rutledge CHAMBERS & KENNEDY
A-4 {Address as above); also TRAVELERS INS. CO.
A-4a Donald L. King, Esquire
O. H. Deshotels, Jr., Esquire Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
309 N. Irving Avenue Carrere & Denegre
Kaplan, Louisiana 70548 225 Baronne St., 28th Floor
( New Orleans, Louisiana
DRILLING ENGINEERING
HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY C
Geroge B. Matthews, Inc. ®Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthew
Schumacher
1800 N.B.C. Building EN
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
2-5 | Nolan J. Edwards, Esquire "NCHAMBERS & KENNEDY, INC.
Edwards, Edwards & Broadhurst ZAPATTA OFFSHORE COMPANY
Post Office Box 504 TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Crowley, Louisiana 70526 MARKET INDEMNITY CO.
Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates
(Address as above); also
W. Eugene, Davis, Esquire
Caffery, Duhe & Davis
Post Office Box 789
New Iberia, Louisiana
DRILLING ENGINEERING, INC.
HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INBEMNITY CO.
Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews
& Schumacher (Address as above)
DEARBORN MARINE SERVICE, INC.
CWD, INC. i 4	THOROUGHBRED MARINE SERVINCE, INC.
Glen L. Kratochvil, Esquire
1 (Address as above)
EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION
EMPLOYERS SURPLUS LINES INSUANCE CO.
H. Lee Leonard, Esquire
Voorhies, Labbe, Fontenot, Leonard
& McGlasson
Post Office Box 3527
§ Lafayette, Louisiana
A-6 Warren D. Rush, Esquire Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates QeBean & Rush Caffery, Duhe & Davis
Post Office Box 789 (Addresses as above)
afayette, Louisiana

DOCKET NO. 63
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® DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATIONIN RE GALVESTON, TEXAS OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION LITIGATION
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
Warner F. Brock, Esquire CHAMBERS & KENNEDY
B-1 | Brock & Williams Same as A-1 claimant {Baker firm)
250 The Main Building FREEPORT OPERATOR
o Houston, Texas 77002 Same as A-1 plf. (Kratochvil)
B-2 | Hugh E. Brunson Lemler, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews
507 W. Court Circle Schumacher
P.O. Box 448 Same as A-4a
Crowley, Louisiana 70526 .
Ed. Watson, Home Indemnity same as
Emile A. Carmouche Chapman Contracting
P.O. Box 605
Crowley, Louisiana 70526
B-3 | Same as A-1 (Claimant Monk)

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DOCKET NO. 63 -- IN RE GALVESTON, TEXAS OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION LITIGATION
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