Gambra

Gambra v. International Lease Finance Corp.

Good Law

377 F. Supp. 2d 810·2005 WL 1529612·2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18738

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJune 28, 2005CV 04-10129CASAJWXCalifornia9,516 words

Opinion

Snyder, J.

ORDER CONDITIONALLY DISMISSING CASE ON GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises out of the crash of Flash Airlines (“Flash”) Flight 604 in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt while en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to Paris, France, on January 3, 2004. All 148 aboard Flight 604 were killed in the crash. Breuhaus Decl. ¶ 2. Pursuant to Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation (“the MCA”) is conducting the official investigation of the crash of Flight 604. Breuhaus Decl. ¶ 4. France’s Bureau d’Enquéte et d’Analyses (“BEA”) and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) are also participating in the MCA’s investigation. Id.

The 150 plaintiffs in the 56 consolidated cases before the Court are the heirs and beneficiaries of the estates of those who perished on Flight 604. These plaintiffs are suing based on the deaths of 122 decedents. Supplemental Declaration of Allison Kendrick in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss on the Grounds of Forum Non Conveniens (“Supp. Kendrick Decl.”) ¶ 4(a). The plaintiffs are 145 individuals who are citizens or residents of France. Id. ¶ 4(b).…

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