PETITION OF GABEL

Civ. A. Nos. 71-1431-PH, 71-1595-PH and 72-1-PH, M.D.L. No. 106.

350 F.Supp. 624 (1972)

Petition of Glenda GABEL in her individual capacity and as Guardian Ad Litem of Julie M. Gabel and Tamara J. Gabel, minors, to Perpetuate Testimony for Themselves Individually and on Behalf of a Class. Glenda GABEL, individually, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HUGHES AIR CORP., d/b/a Air West and Hughes Air West, Defendant. Glenda GABEL, individually, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES of America, and Lt. Christopher E. Schiess, Defendants.

United States District Court, C. D. California.

October 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord Bissel & Brook, Chicago, Ill., and Shield & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for Hughes Air Corp.

Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., and James Stotter, II, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for United States.

Vincent H. D. Abbey, Seattle, Wash., Belcher Offices, Los Angeles, Cal., Bronson Offices, Lawrason Driscoll, San Francisco, Cal., Butler Jefferson & Fry, Hart & Mieras, Lawler, Felix & Hall, Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, Cal., Vincent Pettit, Inglewood, Cal., Garth S. Pincock, Pocatello, Idaho, Prince Offices, Ray Quinney & Nebeker, Salt Lake City, Utah, Eugene J. Craig, Seattle, Wash., Jay H. Davison, Covina, Cal., Demanes & Sanders, Burlingame, Cal., Irving S. Feffer, Los Angeles, Cal., Feist, Vetter, Knauf & Loy, Oceanside, Cal., Offices of Ned Good, Goodman, Hirschberg & King, Magana & Cathcart, Margolis Offices, John T. McTernan, Los Angeles, Cal., Miller Offices, Long Beach, Cal., Aaron P. Moss, Van Nuys, Cal., Arthur H. Nielsen, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oliver Offices, Richard L. Oliver, Los Angeles, Cal., Ben Peterson, Pocatello, Idaho, Roberts, Poole & Robson, Theron P. Roberts, Boise, Idaho, Jerry N. Roth, Beverly Hills, Cal., Lloyd E. Somogyi, San Luis Obispo, Cal., Sonenshine & Armstrong, Newport Beach, Cal., Walkup Offices, Terence J. O'Reilly, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE CLASS ACTION

PEIRSON M. HALL, District Judge.

On February 23, 1972 the plaintiffs filed a motion that the above three actions, which had been severed as to damages and consolidated on the issue of liability alone, be maintained as class actions, the class to consist of all persons having a right to be compensated in damages as a result of any passenger killed in the June 6, 1971 collision between an Air West DC-9 jet liner, Flight...

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