Oakdale Irrigation District et al v. US Dept of Commerce et al

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 09/04/2009. CASE TRANSFERRED to Fresno Division. New Case Number 1:09-cv-1580 OWW DLB. (Flores, E)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Plaintiffs, 9 10 11 12 Defendants. 13 14 Based upon the Court's review of the pleadings, this matter is closely related to three, earlier15 filed cases presently assigned to District Judge Oliver W. Wanger: 1:09-CV-1053 OWW DLB, San 16 Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, et al. v. Locke, et al.; 1:09-CV-01090 OWW DLB, Stockton 17 East Water District v. United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, et al.; and 18 1:09-CV-1378 OWW SMS, State Water Contractors v. Locke, et al. Given the similarity of legal 19 issues between these and the above-captioned case, and in the interest of judicial economy, the Court 20 finds good cause to reassign the above-captioned case to District Judge Oliver W. Wanger and 21 Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck, pursuant to Local Rule 83-123(c). 22 The Court hereby REASSIGNS this action from District Judge John A. Mendez to District 23 Judge Oliver W. Wanger and REASSIGNS this action from Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller 24 to Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck. 25 The parties will be notified of the new case number upon completion of the transfer process. 26 27 28 1 / vs. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al., ORDER REASSIGNING DISTRICT JUDGE AND MAGISTRATE JUDGE OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al., Old Case No: 2:09-CV-2452 JAM KJM IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SO ORDERED Dated: September 3, 2009 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger Oliver W. Wanger United States District Judge

Dated: September 3, 2009 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 0m8i78 September 4, 2009

/s/ John A. Mendez John A. Mendez United States District Judge, Concurring

/s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE