McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. Geraldine L. Flanagan v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Geraldine L. Flanagan v. United States

523 F.2d 1083 McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,Respondent; Geraldine L. FLANAGAN et al., Real Parties in Interest. UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,Respondent; Geraldine L. FLANAGAN et al., Real Parties in Interest. Geraldine L. FLANAGAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Geraldine L. FLANAGAN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 74-2639, 74-2679, 74-2663 and 74-2918. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 27, 1975. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Oct. 10, 1975. Joseph R. Austin, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Peirson M. Hall, U. S. District Judge, for appellee. OPINION Before HUFSTEDLER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE, * District Judge. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Flanagan v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation arises out of the crash of a DC-10 airplane near Paris, France. The named plaintiffs are next of kin of five of the 335 passengers who died in the crash. They brought this action for wrongful death…