IN RE: Water Heater Antitrust Litigation

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BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANZL OI MULTIDISTRICT LITIZATIES NaS ooCats Lo No,
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IN RE WATER HEATER ANTITRUST LITIGATIOI Ten A CR Coe |
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TRANSFER ORDER* Ki FET
It appearing that all parties to the actions listed Feteon the attached Schedule A=’ agree on the desirability of, . ‘
or do not oppose, transferring the actions pending in districts to
other than the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to that ] :
district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 for coordinated or Ce SE
consolidated pretrial proceedings with the actions pending Cen Co
in that district before the Honorable J. William Ditter, DE i
and the Papel having found upon consideration of the paperssubmitted=’ that these actions involve common questions ol oo -
of fact and that transfer will serve the convenience of
the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient
conduct of this litigation,
IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to 238 U.S.C. §1407, the
actions listed on the attached Schedule A and pending in
districts other than the Eastern District of Pennsylvania :
be, and the same hereby are, transferred to that district
and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable
J. William Ditter for coordinated or consolidated pretrial
proceedings with the actions pending in that district and
listed on Schedule A.
FOR THE Pais” .
7. co SHALLEP ia i :
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Murray“. Gurfein
Chairman
* Judge Weiner took no part in the decision of this matter. :
1/ One action included in the motion for transfer under ol
Section 1407, United States v. Rheem Manufacturing Co., .
et al., E.D.Pa., C.A. No. 79-204, was brought by the United
States under Section 4 of the Sherman Act and is not subject
to transfer by the Panel under Section 1407, or to inclusion
by order of the Panel in coordinated or consolidated pretrial so
proceedings. 28 U.S.C. §1407(g); In re Ampicillin Antitrust
Litigation, 315 F. Supp. 317, 319 (J.P.M.L. 1970). Since
this action, in any event, is pending before the transferee
court, any coordination between this action and the private
actions is, of course, left to the discretion of the transferee
judge. See generally id.
2/ All parties waived oral argument and, therefore, this
matter was submitted for decision on the basis of the papers
filed. See Rule 14, R.P.J.P.M.L., 78 F.R.D. 561, 572 (1978).

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Schedule A
MDL-379 ~- In re Water Heater Antitrust Litigation .
Northern District of Illinois
: Raffel Corp., et al. v. Rheem Manufacturing	Co.,
. et al., C.A. No. 79-950
Southern District of New York
Paramount Electrical Supplv Co., Inc. v. Rheen
Manufacturing Co., et al., C.A. wo. 79 Civ 566
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Material Distributors, Inc., et al. v. Rheem
Manufacturing Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-775
Fisher Brothers v. Rheem Manufacturing Co., et al.,
A. No. —- ’
Henry B. Pancoast Co., Inc. v. Rheem Manufacturine
C oo Big D Building Supply Corp. v. Rheem ManufacturinCo. et al. C.A. No. 79-237 ————2	78
Central Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Rheem Manufacturine
Co., et al.., C.A. No. /9-7260 )
Philadelphia Gas Works v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.
et al., C.A. No. -
Marta Corp. of fennsylvania v. Rheem Manufacturing	: o., et al., <A. No. —-
Elbo Industrial SuppLy Co. v. Bradford-White Corp. ,	et al., .A. No. -
Cobb's Supply Co. v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.,	et al., C.A. No. -
Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co. v. Rheem Manufacturingo., et al., C.A. No. —-28
Davidson Plumbing Supply Co., et al. v. Rheem
Manufacturing Co et al., C.A. No. 79-293
Hicksville Plumbing & Heating Suppl Co., Inc. wv.
Rheem Manufacturing Co., et al., ve No. 79-295Mike™s Pipe & Building Supply Corp. Vv. Rheem
Manufacturing Co., et a C.A. No. 79=797 )
Pioneer Plumbing Supply Co., Inc. v. Rheem
. Manufacturing Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-330
Ediards Supply Co Toc: v: Rheem Manufacturing	o., et al., A. No. -
C Goldberg Plumbing Supply Ca,, Inc. v. Rheem Manufacturing	o., et alL., .A. No. -3D

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Schedule A -- P.2 -- MDL-379
Eastern District of	Pennsvlvania	cont'd
Garrison Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. v. Rheem
ManuTacturing Co et al., C.A. No. 79-361
St. Charles Prumbing Supply Co. v. Rheem Manufacturing -
Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-395
Suburban Water Heater Co. v. Rheem Manufacturin
Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-436
Air-Wize Tac. v. Rheem Manufactruing Co., et al.,C.A. No. 79-470
Suson Enterprises, Inc. v. Rheem Manufacturing
Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-471 ’
Standard Heating and Air Conditioning Co. v. Rheem
: Manufacturin Co., et al., C.A. No. 79-477
Gateway Supply Co. Vv. Rheem Manufacturing Co.,
Viking Plumbing Suppl , Inc. v. Rheem Manufacturing
~ Cexnuto, Inc., etc. v. Rheem Manufacturing Co., et al.,C.A. No. 79-954
Southern District of Ohio
@® Max W. Morrow, et al. v. Rheem Manufacturing Co., et al., .	~ C.A. No. C-2-79-293