Roberta BARRACK, Adm'x, etc., et al., Petitioners in No. 13994,
Sidney W. Popkin et al., Petitioners in No. 13997,
Howard H. Rapp, Adm'r, etc., et al., Petitioners in No. 14003,
Leah Biernbaum, et al., Ex'rs., Petitioners in No. 14011,
Doris A. Laister, Ex'x, etc., et al., Petitioners in No. 14033,
v.
The Honorable Francis L. VAN DUSEN, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Respondent, and
Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, General Motors Corporation and the United States of America, Intervenors.
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October 2, 1962.
Decided November 19, 1962.
As Amended February 21, 1963.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Elwood S. Levy; Philadelphia, Pa. (David F. Binder, Arthur G. Raynes, Richter, Levy, Lord, Toll & Cavanaugh, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for petitioners in No. 13994.
Milton M. Borowsky, Philadelphia, Pa. (Morton Rosen, Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for petitioners in No. 13997.
John R. McConnell, Philadelphia, Pa. (Ralph Earle II, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for petitioners in No. 14003.
T. E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for petitioners in No. 14011.
Lee S. Kreindler, New York City (Abram P. Piwosky, David M. Hass, Philadelphia, Pa., Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, on the brief), for petitioners in No. 14033.
Owen B. Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., Morton Hollander, Washington, D. C. (Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Rawle & Henderson, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., United States Attorney's Office, Arthur E. Newbold, III, Robert E. Jones, J. Grant McCabe, III, Sidney L. Wickenhaver, Hugh G. Moulton, Philadelphia, Pa., Drew J. T. O'Keffe, U. S. Atty., Joseph H. Reiter, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief), for respondent and intervenors.
Before STALEY and FORMAN, Circuit Judges, and LANE, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners seek writs of mandamus or prohibition directing respondent to vacate and set aside his order transferring these actions to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The order was entered pursuant to § 1404(a) of 28 U.S.C.,1 but has been stayed pending the disposition of these petitions.
The actions arise out of the crash of an Eastern Air Lines Electra airplane in...
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