IN RE: Multidistrict Civil Actions Involving the Air Crash Disaster at Ardmore (Gene Autry), Oklahoma on April 22, 1966

AIR CRASH, ARDMORE (GENE AUTRY) OKLAHOMA #11 11
April 22, 1966 l
CIVIL DOCKET .~ (ieenc. 30, R22
D. C. Form No. 106A Rev. :]
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<@ TITLE OF CASE ATTORNEYSFor plaintiff:
SPECIAL NOTE:
Panel Opinion of October 17, 1968 cited
at 295 F. Supp. 45 (1968)
For defendant: |
er I a EN
J.S. 5 mailed Clerk
J.S. 6 mailed Marshal
Basis of Action: Docket fee
o Witness fees
Action arose at: Depositions

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DATE PROCEEDINGS Totenpce
8/21/68 Order to Show Cause signed by Judge Murrah and sent to all counsel o
Y/4/68 + American Flyers Response to Show Cause Order (Original & 8).
9/1%/68 Motion for Modified Transfer and Discovery Order and Brief in
Support of the Motion filed by counsel in case of Mary Devlin
Gray v. American Flyers Airline, et al., CA 3-2549
9/12/68 Response of the defendant, United States, to the Show Cause
Order entered 8/21/68.
9/18/68 Memorandum of Points and Authorities Contra Rule to Show Cause why
These Cases Should Not Be Transferred filed by plaintiffs in ®Nos. 43031 and 43033.
| 10/17/68 | Filed Consent of Transferee Court signed by Chief Judge Edwin Langley on
| Gctober 2, 1968
| 10/17/68 |Opinion and Order Transferring Litigation in Docket No. 11 (Air Crash Disaster	at Ardmore Oklahoma to the Eastern District of Oklahoma to Chief Judge
Edwin Langley
2/3/69 Entered MINUTE REMAND ORDER in Case No. 67 Civ. 2450, GORMAN V.
= AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE CORP., to the Southern District of New York.
7/16/69 [Filed Remand Order Mary Gray v. American Airline Corp. E.D. Okla.
Nos .68-214 N.D. Tex. No. CA-3-2549
11/25/70 0rder to Show Cause why Civil Action No. 68282 should not be remand-
ed to the original transferor court, S.D. N.Y. Mailed to trans-
feree. judge and clerk and transferor judge. and to all counsel -
(counsel of record). [#oZen nw Deck oop reins, fe dprecie dl

] DOCKET NO. 11
DOCKET =-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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Description of Litigation.
DOCKET NO. 11 - MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT ARDMORE (GENE AUTRY) OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 22,1966)
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DISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBERJj JUDGE DATE MISC.
CASES A
A-1 Pica v. American Flyers Airlines Corp. p7-69,0kla. JE. >
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@: Hein% v. American Flyers Airlines Corp. $7-102 /" =A-3 Bilgen YY. American Flyers Airline Corp. p7-1 n @|
A-4 Wofford v.\American Flyers Airline Corp.p7-/26=-4&. OKLA 5
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A-5 Wright v. Amexican Flyers Airline Corp. p//-35= se. 52,
A-6 Wright v. Americdwsn Flyers Airline Corp/ f7-36-S& | oHH
A-7 * Turner, et al v. American Flyers Airfinej 6218 " @
Corp. ==]
A-8 Dawkins, et al v. American Flyers Air- 6224 " 5
lines Corp.
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A-9 Vawquez v. American Flyers WMi¥line Corp.} 67-164 " Z
£
A-10 Dolecki v. American Flyers Aikline Corp.| 67-165 " ry
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A-11 Dolecki v. American Flyeys Airlixe Corp.| 67-166 " ES=
A-12 Edwards v. American Flfers Airline Corp.| 68-35 " a
et al 2
_ :	A-13] Leanos v. American flyers Airline Corpy,| 68-38 " t=
et al Oo
5
A-14] Muskaletto v. Amfrican Flyers Airline 68-41 " o
Corp., et al
A-15| Vigil v. Ameyican Flyers Airline Corp. 68-79 " 2
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A-16] Bower v. Afierican Flyers Airline Corp. 68-77 " 5. Ca tt
A-17| O'Keefe Ar. American Flyers Airline Corp. 68-70 o || lm
@.. Edwards v. American Flyers Airline Corp.|68-78 " 2’ HH
A-19] Pic#, et al v. U.S.A. 68-91 " -! . (ea)
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A-20| Pica v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 68-101 "
| a-21| Marr v. u.s.A. 68-76

. DOCKET No. 11
DOCKET -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
® Description of Litigation _DOCKET NO. 11 - MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT ARDMORE (GENE OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 22, 1969)
DISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER DATE MISC.
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A-22 \Deeney v. American Flyers Airline Corp. {43031 Pa. ® ig
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A-23 | Behevento v. American Flyers Airline Corg43032 pa. ,E 3G	fea .
@: Leone YX. American Flyers Airline Corp. 43073 Pa.,E| _	—
A-2Y Gray v. American Flyers Airline Corp -2584c Tex JN. La= =
A-26] Schmidt v. American Flyers Airline Cefp. |66C2291 N.Y.lS. aH
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A-27 McGuigan, et al American Flyep§ Air- [67Cl630 " ow
line Corp. =
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A-28] Farrell, et al v. AmerNgcan Efyers Air- [67C183 " =
line Corp. ©
2
A-29 | Kennelly, et al v. American MNyers Air- [67C302 "
line Corp. 2=
A-30 | Wills v. American Efyers Airline COP. 67C1562 * E
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A-31 | Davidson v. Amerdcan Flyers Airline Codlp.67C1772 " 0
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A-32 | Gorman v. Anpe&rican Flyers Airline Corp. [NC2540 " 2
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2 A-33 | Lindenbgfg v. American Flyers Airline 67C4833 " > :
Corp a :t=
@ (kins v. American Flyers Airline Corp. [68C1519 " o, =
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B-1 |Pica v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 67-69 Okla.f.Langley 10/17/k
B-2 Hein v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 67-102 " " "
B-3 Bilgen v. American Flyer Airline Corp. 67-115 " " " R
@: Turner, et al v. American Flyers Airline [6218 " " " N	Corp. .
B-5 |Dawkins, et al v. American Flyers Airline|6224 " " "
Corp.
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B-6 |Dolecki v. American Flyers Airline Corp. I "

DOCKET No. _ 11
DOCKET =-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
@ eee| DOCKET NO. 11 - MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT ARDMORE (GENE AUTRY) OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 22, 1966
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER] JUDGE DATE MISC.
B-7 Dolecki v. American Flyers Airline Corp. j67-166,0kla fE.Lang}ey 10/1768
B-8 Edwards v. American Flyers Airline Corp. §68-35 " " "
et al
@. Vigil v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 68-79 " " ,
B-10 |} Bower v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 168-77 " " " NB-11 J O'Keefe v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 68-70 " " "
B-12 | Edwards v. American Flyers Airline Corp. [68-78 " " "
B-13 |] Pica, et al v. U.S.A. 68-91 " " "
B-14 | Pica v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 68-101 " " "
B-15 | Marr v. U.S.A. 68-76 " "
B-16 | Marr v. Adair 68-90 " " "
B-17 | Deeney v. American Flyers garline Corp. [43031 Pa.E. " ! 68-197-Civ
B-18 | Leone Vv. American Flyers Airline Corp. 43033 " " " 68-198-Civ
“ww B-19 Gray v. American Flyersghdrline Cozp. ¢ 3-2589C Tex JN " " 68-214-Civ
B-20 | Pica v. Pigman Lami aarey A-4-944 TexN. " 68-212-Civ
Q.. Wills v. American Flyers Airline Corp. 7: GLa SA " 68-202-Civ
B-22 | Gorman v. American Flyers,Airline Co p. 67C2540 " " " 68-200-Civ
B-23 | Lindenberg v. American Flyerg pirline 67C4833 " " " 68-201-CivCorp.
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DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
® DOCKET NO. 11 - MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING THE AIR CRASHDISASTER AT ARDMORE (GENE AUTRY) OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 22, 1966
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
fq . . Austin P. Magner, Esquire
Philip D. Bostwick, Esquire . William Shcierberl, Esquire
Shaw, Pittman, Potts, Trowbridge PRACondon and Forsyth Jifh
& Madden {i ) Ye	PE [22077 fob One Rockefeller Plaza pl AE
Barr Building Net New York, New York 10020
910 17th Stret, N. W. yt !
Washington, D. C. 20006
Ben IL. Burdick, Esquire
Crowe, Dunlevy, Thweatt, Swinford,
Johnson & Burdick
100 Park Avenue Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
A. Lee Sanders, Esquire
Demanes & Jennings
1860 E1 Camino Real - Penthouse , |
Burlingame, California 94010
Harry L. Bickford, Esquire
JPost Office Box 1027
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
Truman B. Rucker, Esquire
Rucker & Tabor
Post Office Box 1439
® Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101F. Lovell McMillin, Esquire
Fischl, Culp & McMillin
Suite 202, Lincoln Center
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
John C. Caldwell, Esquire
Post Office Box 315
Ardmore, Oklahoma
David Cobb, Esquire
1908 "Q" Street, N. W.
[ Washington, D. C. 20009
Durward K. McDaniel, Esquire
625 North West 21st Street
j Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103
aurice Speers, Esquire
2336 North West 38th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklhoma 73112

No. Defendant
John D. Cheek, Esquire . Cee
Cheek, Cheek & Cheek rr
600 Local Federal Building éOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Norman Shigon, Esquire
2140 Land Title Building
S.W. Corner Broad & Chestnut
; Philadelphia, Pa. 19110
Lowell W. Ross, Esquire
Rogers, McDonald & Ross
300 Barringer Building
Columbia, South=z=Carolina : ®William T. Jones, Esquire
201-4 Grier Building
Greenwood, South Carolina
Richard P. Jahn, Esquire
12th Floor, Volunteer Building
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
ohn H. McElhaney, Esquire
Turner, Rodgers, Winn, Scurlock & Terr
2400 Republic National Bank Bldg.
Dallas, Texas
1. Carter Burdette, Esquire
antey, Hanger, Gooch, Cravens
& Scarborough
1800 First National Bank Bldg.
Fort Woth, Texas 76102
Mra Xl. Pxice, II, quire "Ses	LAthayp & Watkin
61% South Xlower\Stree AELos\ Andeles) Cali¥Xornia\ 900171 _E—-3=
3 ®ordan M. Wank, Esquire ’
ohn T. LaFollette, Esquire
Lafollette and Johnson
6290 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90028
ames B. Leech, Esquire
Fmmons, Williams, Mires & Leech
B05 Fox Plaza :
Ban Francisco, California 94102
rederick C. Stern, Esquire QoEpeiser, Shumate, Geoghan & Krause
P00 Park Avenue
ew York, New York 10017

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) DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATIONDOCKET NO. 11 - MULTIDISTRICT CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING THE AIR CRASH
DISASTER AT ARDMORE (GENER AUTRY) OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 22, 1966
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Mildon Sincaff, Esquire em	KreiRdler\ and KXeindler 2
® 99 PaXk Avenue > Cee |	New YoXk, w Yokk 19016 Zz,
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Joseph Karow, Esquire
341 Madison Ave.
New York, New York 10016
Leonard H. Krim, Esquire
Joseph McGoldrick, Esquire ,/, |
39 Broadway poder io
New York, New York, 10006
Warburton & Connolly
167 Wi%lis Avenue
Mineola, New York 11501
. ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS
Seymour Fuchsberg, Esquire Martin S. Goldberg, Esquire
Fuchsberg & Buchsberg 20-1/2 Boardman Street
250 Broadway Youngstown, Ohio 44503
New York, New York
— Daniel A. Novak, Esquire
C Philip S. Lieb, Esaguire 150 Broadway	30 North LaSalle Street New York, New York 10038
Chicago, Illinois E. W. Brockman, Jr., Esquire
Philip M. Bloom, Esquire Brockman and Brockman
33 North LaSalle Street Simmons National Building
Chicago, Illinois Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
Kenneth Syken, Esquire James B. Brown, Esquire
Richter, Lord & Cavanaugh Brown and Arthus
121 South Broad Street 115 North Harrison
Philadelphia, Pa. Post Office Box 1385
[ Cushing, Oklahoma 74023	) Walter Siben, Esquire
Siben & Siben John R. Sorbo, Esquire
90 East Main Street 1717 United States Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Bay Shore, New York 11706 San Diego, California 92101

No. Defendant
ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS (CONT.) = . ...
Dale P. Tursi, Esquire Winfred Hooper, Jr., Esquire ¢	1010 North Grand 200 Forth Worth Club Building
Pueblo, Colorado Fort Worth, Texas
Harry M. McMillan, Esquire D. L. Case, Esquire
Arthurs, Blackstock & McMillan 4300 First National Bank Bldg.
: 200 North Main Street Dallas, Texas
Bristow, Oklahoma 74010
. Kenneth J. Mighell, Esquire
John M. Casey, Esquire Asst. U. S. Attorney
1734 Ellington Road Post Office Box 153
South Windsor, Connecticut Dallas, Texas ®William H. Lally, Esquire Phillip Silverman, Esquire
926 J Building, Suite 1116 Department of Justice
Sacramento, Calif. 95814 ashington, D. C.
Max E. Wildman, Esquire Foliart, Shepherd & Mills
Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz 922 First National Building
& Masters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Prudential Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60601 arl L. Taylor, Esquire
Hogan & Hartson
John J. Kennelly, Esquire 815 Connecticut Avenue
111 West Washington Street ashington, D. C. 20006
» Chicago, Illinois 60602 Burton J. Johnson, Esquire
Ronald A. May, Esquire 00 Lawyers Building
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 219 Couch Drive
1600 Tower Building Dklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
artin J. McHugh, Esquire
Paul A. Renne, Esquire cHugh & Leonard
Coolen, Crowley, Gaither, Godward, 0 Pine Street
Castro & Huddleson ew York, New York 10005
333 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104 Tack J. Bernstein, Esquire } CRichter, Lord, Tolll, Cavanaugh,
Daniel Mungall, Jr., Esquire McCarty & Raynes
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Houng 121 South Broad Street
1300 Girard Trust Building Philadelphia, Pa.
Broad Street & So. Penn Square
Bhiladelphia, Pa. 19102
Milor & Thomas
11 North Washington
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Walter H. Magee, Esquire ¢800 Gulf State Building
Dallas, Texas
Richard Gray, Esquire
2300 Republic National Bank Bldg.
Rmxk Dallas, Texas