VENTRESS v. JAPAN AIRLINES

Nos. 04-17353, 05-15044, 06-15904.

486 F.3d 1111 (2007)

Martin VENTRESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Jack Crawford, Plaintiff, v. JAPAN AIRLINES; Hawaii Aviation Contract Services, Inc.; Does 1-10 Inclusive; Jalways Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, Defendants-Appellees. Martin Ventress, Plaintiff, and Jack Crawford, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Japan Airlines; Hawaii Aviation contract Services, Inc.; Does 1-10 Inclusive; Jalways Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, Defendants-Appellees. Martin Ventress, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hawaii Aviation Contract Services, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Ventress, Pro Se, Houston, TX, for the plaintiff-appellant; Charles H. Brower, Shawn A. Luiz, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiff-appellant Crawford.

Andrew L. Pepper, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellees Japan Airlines & Jalways Co., Ltd. Carl H. Osaki, Honolulu, HI, for defendant-appellee Hawaii Aviation Contract Services, Inc.

Before ALFRED T. GOODWIN, ROBERT R. BEEZER, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Martin Ventress, a flight engineer, and Jack Crawford, a commercial pilot (collectively, "plaintiffs"), sued Japan Airlines and other entities, making a number of claims. They appeal a judgment on the pleadings for Japan Airlines and its subsidiary Jalways Co., Ltd. (collectively, "JAL"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.

Ventress separately challenges the district court's venue transfer order and an order...

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