IN RE EXXON VALDEZ

Nos. 94-35650, 94-35671.

102 F.3d 429 (1996)

In re The EXXON VALDEZ. Gilbert G. ALLEN, Jr.; Steven H. Alley; Merlin M. Anahonak; Mickey Anahonak; Ronald G. Cameron; Bart Evich; Allen D. Hughes; Keith Gain; Henry Gain; Barrett J. Gribble; Shirley K. Gribble; Ralph W. Hatch; Natlie Kvasnikoff; Wally Kvasnikoff; Thomas B. Tressler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EXXON CORPORATION, a New Jersey Corporation; Exxon Shipping Co., a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. In re The EXXON VALDEZ. Rosemarie C. ABAD; David Akin; Jovito G. Balce; Al Curry, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EXXON CORP., a New Jersey Corp.; Exxon Shipping Co., a Delaware Corp., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne C. Etpison, Bixby, Bowan & Gerry, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Randall Scarlett, Brown, Monzione, Fabbro, Zakaria & Scarlett, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kevin M. Harr and John F. Daum, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.


SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge:

This is one of numerous appeals from orders of the district court in the litigation arising from the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill. The appellants are 339 plaintiffs in individual actions filed in the Alaska state court and removed by appellees Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping Company to the district court in February 1992. Some (but not all) of these appellants moved for remand and, on the district court's denial of their motions, appealed...

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