Ramage et al v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation et al
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MDL TRANSFER ORDER, CASE TRANSFERRED to District of Oregon re: MDL No. 2053. (Waggoner, D) [Transferred from California Eastern on 12/7/2009.]
A CERTIFIED TRUE C O p y
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By Tanisha Spinner on Dec 03, 2009
UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEl ON MULTlDISTRICT LmGATION
FOR THE UNtiED STATES
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UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL on MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Nov 17,2009
FILED CLERK'S OFFICE
IN RE: HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR WEAVERVILLE, C A L I F O R N I A , O N A U G U S T 5 , 2008 D i a n e Ramage, e t aI. v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., e t aI., E.D. C a l i f o r n i a , C.A. N o . 2 : 0 9 - 2 9 0 I
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CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-l)
O n June 1 8 , 2 0 0 9 , the P a n e l transferred three civil actions to t h e U n i t e d States District C o u r t for the District o f O r e g o n for coordinated o r consolidated pretrial proceedings p u r s u a n t to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. See 626 F .Supp.2d 1355 (l.P .M.L. 2009). W i t h the c o n s e n t o f t h a t court, all such actions h a v e b e e n a s s i g n e d t o the H o n o r a b l e M i c h a e l W. M o s m a n . It appears t h a t the action o n this c o n d i t i o n a l t r a n s f e r o r d e r involves questions o f fact t h a t a r e c o m m o n to t h e a c t i o n s p r e v i o u s l y t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e D i s t r i c t o f O r e g o n a n d a s s i g n e d t o J u d g e Mosman. P u r s u a n t to R u l e 7.4 o f t h e Rules o f Procedure o f t h e Judicial P a n e l o n Multidistrict Litigation, 199 F . R . D . 4 2 5 , 4 3 5 - 3 6 ( 2 0 0 1 ) , t h i s a c t i o n i s t r a n s f e r r e d u n d e r 2 8 U . S . C . § 1407 t o t h e D i s t r i c t o f O r e g o n for t h e r e a s o n s s t a t e d i n t h e o r d e r o f J u n e 1 8 , 2 0 0 9 , a n d , w i t h t h e c o n s e n t o f t h a t c o u r t , a s s i g n e d to t h e H o n o r a b l e M i c h a e l W . M o s m a n . T h i s o r d e r does n o t b e c o m e effective u n t i l it is filed i n t h e Office o f t h e C l e r k o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t for t h e D i s t r i c t o f O r e g o n . T h e t r a n s m i t t a l o f t h i s o r d e r t o s a i d C l e r k s h a l l b e s t a y e d 15 days from the entry thereof. I f a n y p a r t y files a notice o f opposition w i t h the Clerk o f the P a n e l w i t h i n t h i s I S - d a y p e r i o d , t h e s t a y w i l l b e c o n t i n u e d u n t i l further o r d e r o f t h e Panel.
Inasmuch as no objection Is p e n d i n g a t this time, t h e slay is Ilftsd.
F O R THE PANEL:
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J o h n G . Heyburn IT United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t Western D i s t r i c t o f Kentucky
CHAIRMAN:
MEMBERS:
R o b e r t L . Miller, J r . United States D i s t r i c t C o u r t Northern District o f I n d i a n a K a t h r y n H. Vratil United States D i s t r i c t C o n r t District o f K a n s a s
W. Royal Furgeson, J r . United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t N o r t h e r n D i s t r i c t o f Texas F r a n k C. D a m r e l l , J r . United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t Eastern District o f Califomia David G. T r a g e r United S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t E a s t e r n District o f New York
D I R E C T R E P L Y TO:
Jeffery N. L i t h i C l e r k o f t h e Panel One Columbus Circle, NE T b u l l o o d Marsball Federal JudiCiary Building Room G-255, North Lobby Wasblngton, D.C. 20002 Telephone: 1 2 0 2 1 5 0 2 - 2 8 0 0 Fax: 202 502-2888 http://www .jpml.uscourts.gov
David R. Hansen United States C o u r t o f Appeals Eighth C i r c u i t
December 3, 2009 Sheryl S. McConnell, Clerk 740 Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse 1000 Southwest Third Avenue Portland, OR 97204-2802 Re: MDL No. 2053 -- IN RE: Helicopter Crash Near Weaverville, California, on August 5, 2008 (See Attached CTO-I) Dear Ms. McConnell: Attached as a PDF document is a certified copy o f a conditional transfer order filed by the Panel in the above-captioned matter on November 17. 2009. As stipulated in Rule 7.4(a) o f the Rules o f Procedure o f the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 199 F.R.D. 425, 435-36 (2001), transmittal oftlie order has been stayed 15 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 15-daY period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to you for filing. The Panel's governing statute, 28 U. S.C. § 1407, requires that the transferee clerk "... transmit a certified copy o f the Panel's order to transfer to the clerk o f the district court from which the action is being transferred." A Panel Service List is attached. Very truly, Jeffery N. Luthi Clerk o f the Panel
Tanisha Spinner Deputy Clerk Attachments (Conditional Transfer Order is a Separate Document) cc: Transferee Judge: Judge Michael W. Mosman
JPML Form 36A
IN R E : H E L I C O P T E R C R A S H N E A R W E A V E R V I L L E , C A L I F O R N I A , O N AUGUST 5, 2008
MDLNo.2053
PANEL SERVICE LIST (CTO-l)
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