IN RE: Multidistrict Civil Actions Arising From the Air Crash Disaster at Falls City, Nebraska on August 6, 1966

2/5/69 Filed Order to Show Cause and Notice of Hearing scheduling for Feb. 28, 81969 in Main Courtroom, U.S. Court of Claims.
2/14/69 {rites Response to whow Cause of plaintiffs Welter and Deines (Nebr., Nos.
3008 and 2595) suggesting Nebraska as most appropriate district for
consolidation.
2/19/69 Filed letter/response to show cause order stating no objection to
transfer but suggesting Nebraska.as location to transfer cases.
2/24/69 B Filed affidavit/response to show cause order from plaintiffs Mills
and Jacobson (N.Y., S.) suggesting consolidation be in Ny., S. C
: 2/21/69 Fi1ed response of plaintiff Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr. to Order to Show
Cause and Notice of Hearing.
2/24/69 Filed extension of time to and including Feb. 24, 1969 for filing
and serving responses to show cause order.
2/25/69 Sriled Response of Defendant Braniff Airways, Inc. to show cause
order dtd. Feb. 5, 1969. opposing response of plaintiffs Welte
and Deines. suggests New York Southern as district for conso-
lidated pretrial proceedings.
2/28/69 leriled affidavit submitted in open court of defendant British Aircraft Gorp.
advising their opinion that consolidation should be in Omaha, Nebr.
2/28/69 Filed response to plaintiffs in New York Southern to Show Cause Order.
5/2/69 Filed OPINION AND ORDER (authored by Judge Weinfeld) denying transfer of
this litigation at this time.

OPINMQON AND ORDER ENTERED 5/2/69 CITED AT 298 F. Supp. 1323 (1969) oo oyLd
DOCKET -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
8 DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 17 ~ MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA ON AUGUST 6, 1966
N | — 5/2
Date | District 1
No. Caption Filed Court Judge D.C. No.
A-1 JGrace Welter, etc., v. Braniff Airways
C Inc. 3/14/8] Nebraska 03008
A-2 QBJohn Deines, etc. v. Braniff Airways, :
! Inc., et al. 9/12/6§ " 02595
A-3 | Agnes Mary Brisbane, etc. v. British )
Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. }8/2/8 " fRobinson 03105
A-4 JDonald G. Pauly, Jr., etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 8/2/8 " " §03106
A-5 {Patricia L. Hilliker, etc. v. British | |
Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 8/2/8 " " 03107
A-6 JAgnes Mary Brisbane, etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd. | 7/10/8} Texas, N. Jraylor CA-3 2676-C
| A-7 {Patricia L. Hilliker, etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd. 7/10/8 " " §CA-3 2677-€
A-8 (Donald G. Pauly, Jr., etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd. 7/10/8 " " §CA-3 2678-C
A-9 Agnes Mary Brisbane, etc. v. British :
C Aircraft Corp (U.S.A.), Inc. 8/2/8 | m m CA-3 2730<C
A-10{Donald G. Pauly, Jr., etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp. (U.S.A.), Inc. 8/2/8 " Estes CA-3 2731-4
A-l1ljPatricia L. Hilliker, etc. v. British :
| Aircraft Corp. (U.S.A.), Inc., etc. §8/2/8 " Taylor CA-3-2732<C
A-12]Cecil P. Jacobson, etc. v. Braniff
Airways, Inc., et al. 5/14/8 New York, S.} $168 Civ.1955
A-13{Elaine D. Eschbach, etc. v. British |
@ Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 5/19/8 n | 68C1v.1979
A-14101ga Johnson, etc. v. British Aircraft | |
Corp., Ltd., et al. 3/3/7 } " : d67Civ. 795
A-15Marie L. Graeber, etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 3/3/7 " 67Civ. 79.4

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DOCKET -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION :
é DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATIONDOCKET NO. 17 17 — MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE AIR CRASH
: DISASTER AT FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA ON AUGUST 6, 1966
Date [| District 1
No. Caption Filed Court Judge D.C. No.
A-16fBill Rush Mosby, Jr., etc. v. British
C Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 3/3/17 New York,S 67 Civ.793
A-178Donna Wright, etc. v. British Aircraft :
l Corp., Ltd., et al. 2/21/76 f 67 Civ.677
A-18fMorgan W. Mills, etc. v. Braniff
Airways, Inc., et al. \3/7/7 " 67 Civ.929
A-19fRobert Leroy Kuhr, etc. v. British
Aircraft Corp., Ltd., et al. 10/3/7 M 67 Civ.3827
A-20}Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr., etc. v.
Braniff Airways, Inc., et al. 8/4/7 JD.of Columbig 2054-67
A-21 {Frederick Mayer, etc. v. Braniff i
| Airways, Inc., et al. I1l., N. 66 C 2164
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ATTORNEY LIST ~-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
S$ ~~ DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION ===I.
DOCKET NO. i& _ MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA	ON AUGUST 6, 1966
No. Plaintiff Defendant
A-1 ja. Warren S. Schrempp, Esquire, Scrempp}
Rosenthal, McLane & Bruckner, 1100
C Farm Credit Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska
b. James Lawyer, Esquire, Lawyer, |
Lawyer, Ray & Crouch, 427 Fleming
Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa
A-2 Ja. Same as A-1(a) a. John A. Rickerson, Esq., 430 City
Nat'l Bank Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska
b. C. Morris Gillespie, Esq., Box 123,
Bayard, Nebraska b. (Cassen, Tierney, Adams & Henatsch	L. J. Tierney, Esq.
400 City National Bank Building
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 (3d Pty Def.)
A-3 fa. John P, Miller, Esqg., Eisenstatt, :
Morrison, Higgins, Miller, Kinnamon
& Morrison, 707 City Nat'l Bank
Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska
b. Feidt, Lang and Pauly, 400 First
Federal Bldg., 83 South Seventh St.,
Minneapolis, Minn.
A-L4 ja.)
® B.) Same as A-3(a) and (b)	A-5 Same as A-3(a) and (b)
A-6 Ja. Randell C. Riley, Esqg., 302 Union a. Eugene Jericho, Esq., 2200 Fidelity
Bank Bldg., Ft. Worth 75102 . Union Tower, Dallas 75201
b. Same as A-3 (b) above
A-7 Ja. Same as A-6(a) above a. Same as A-6(a)
: b. Edward M. Glennon, Esq., Lindquist, |
9 Magnuson & Glennon, Midland BankBldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 55401

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No. Plaintiff Defendant
A-8 Ja. Same as A-6 (a) and (b) a. Same as A-6(a) éA-9 fa. Ronald Aultman, Esq., Aultman &
A-10 Riley, 302 Union Bank Bldg., Ft.
A-11 Worth, Texas 76102
b. Same as A-3(Db)
A-12Qa. Lee S. Kreindler, Esq., Kreindler BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORP. - John A. Garrity, Esq.
& Kreindler, 99 Park Ave., New York, Mendes and Mount, 27 William St., N.Y. 10004
New York 10016
BRANTFF ATRWAYS
John Osnato, Jr., Esq., Haight, Grainy	Poor & Havens, 80 Broad St., N.Y. 1000
A-13Ya. Charles F. Krause, Esq., Speiser, Same as A-12
A-14 Shumate, Geoghan & Krause, 200
© A-15 Park Ave., N.Y. 10017
A-16
A-17
A-18] Same as A-12(a) above Same as A-12 above
A-19f Same as A-13/17 above Same as A-13/17 above
A-20fa. Peyton Ford, Esquire, Ford, Ayer,fa. BRANIFF
Horan & Lester, 1000 Connecticut Hogan and Hartson, 815 Connecticut Ave.,
Ave., N.W., Wash., D.C. 20036 Washington, D.&. ’
b. BRITISH AIRCRAFT
Miller, McCarthy, Evans & Casady
1701 K St., N.W., Wash., D.C.
. A-21 } John J. Kennelly, Esq., 111 West a. Lord, Bissell & Brook, 135 S. LaSalle
Washington St., Chicago St., Chicago (Gordon R. Close &
Paul W. Engstrom
| b. William H. Schrader, Esqg., Heilneke, ®Conklin & Schrader, 135 S. LaSalle
St., Chicago
¢c. Matthew J. Corrigan, Esq., Mendes &
Mount, 27 William St., New York