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ARMSTER v. UNITED STATES DIST. COURT

Nos. 86-7354, 86-7362.

792 F.2d 1423 (1986)

Maurice ARMSTER, Josefina Cabrales, Clarence Carnes, William Clark, Nina Gorio, Patricia McCoy, Michael Romberg, Maverick Veasey, Joseph Walters, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, and City of Riverside, City of Los Angeles, City of Rialto, Terry Ford, Sherman Block, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, Jeff Launi, Daryl Gates, Police Chief of City of Los Angeles, Robert Evans, Real Parties in Interest. Celine ROLERSON, Dr. Mark Rolerson, M.D., individually Dr. Mark Rolerson, M.D., as the natural father of Elizabeth Rolerson, a minor, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, and the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, Respondents, Volkswagenwerk A.G., a/k/a Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, a foreign corporation and Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Real Parties in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted June 19, 1986.

Decided June 26, 1986.

As Amended September 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Marion R. Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, P.C., Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioners in No. 86-7354.

Brian A. Putra, Peterson, Bracelin, Young, Putra, Fletcher & Zeder, Judith E. Bendich, Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, Seattle, Wash., for petitioners in No. 86-7362.

Douglas Letter, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before KOELSCH, Senior Circuit Judge, FERGUSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted June 19, 1986 (No. 86-7354).

Submitted June 19, 1986 (No. 86-7362).

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, plaintiffs in civil cases pending before the District Court for the Central District of California and the District Court for the District of Alaska, seek emergency writs of mandamus against those two district courts1 prohibiting them from suspending civil jury trials because...

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