Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,729 Mary Green v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Arthur Andersen & Company, Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Arthur Andersen & Company v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Mary Green, Real Parties in Interest

541 F.2d 1335 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,729 Mary GREEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION and Arthur Andersen & Company et al., Defendants-Appellants. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION and Arthur Andersen & Company et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, Mary GREEN et al., Real Parties in Interest. Nos. 74-2895, 75-2211. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 24, 1976. Philip F. Westbrook, Jr. (argued), of O'Melvany & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. David B. Gold, San Francisco, Cal. (argued), Jack Corinblit (argued), both of Corinblit & Shapero, Stuart L. Kadison (argued), of Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. OPINION Before DUNIWAY, KILKENNY and SNEED, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. 1 Plaintiffs filed several lawsuits, which were transferred to the district court below, against defendant Occidental Petroleum ("Occidental") and other defendants alleging violations of the federal securities laws due to allegedly misleading financial statements and other reports. The district judge…