COMMERCIAL LIGHTING PRODS., INC. v. U. S. DIST. COURT

No. 75-3755.

537 F.2d 1078 (1976)

COMMERCIAL LIGHTING PRODUCTS, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, Respondent, and INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Michigan Corporation, et al., Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. DeLuce (argued), of Lawler, Felix & Hall, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Hugh A. Lipton (argued), of Lipton & Margolin, Hollywood, Cal., for appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, HUFSTEDLER, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

Commercial Lighting Products, Inc. ("Commercial") petitions for a writ of mandamus to set aside an order of the district court transferring to Michigan its action against Industrial Lighting Products Company ("Industrial"), Abrams, Potash and Goodman. The issue is whether 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) prohibits the district court from transferring a case, over the plaintiff's objection...

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