Cave et al v. Thurston

Filing 14

ORDER granting #11 joint motion to consolidate. The present case and Anne Orsi, et al. v. Mark Martin, Case No. 4:18-cv-00343-JM, are consolidated. All parties are directed to make filings only in the present case. Signed by Judge Kristine G. Baker on 6/25/2018. (cmn)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
DONNA CAVE, et al.,

PLAINTIFFS
Case No. 4:18-cv-00342-KGB

MARK MARTIN, Arkansas Secretary
of State, in his official capacity

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Before the Court is a joint motion to consolidate (Dkt. No. 11). Plaintiffs and defendants
seek consolidation of the present action and Anne Orsi, et al. v. Mark Martin, Case No. 4:18-cv00343-JM. Per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the Court may consolidate any actions that
involve a common question of law or fact. The parties agree that common questions are involved
here. After reviewing the filings in both cases, this Court agrees that the two actions involve
common questions of law and fact. Therefore, the Court grants the joint motion.
Therefore, the present case and Anne Orsi, et al. v. Mark Martin, Case No. 4:18-cv-00343JM, are consolidated. According to General Order No. 39 of the Eastern District of Arkansas, if a
motion for consolidation is granted, “the consolidat[ed] cases will be assigned to the judge with
the lower (lowest) case number.” As the present case has the lowest case number, all parties are
directed to make filings only in the present case, which is captioned Donna Cave et al. v. Mark
Martin, Case No. 4:18-cv-00342-KGB.
So ordered this the 25th day of June, 2018.

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Kristine G. Baker
United States District Judge