Abarca, et al vs Merck & Co., Inc., et al
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ORDER Relating Cases, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/8/14. (Verduzco, M)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ARTURO ABARCA, et al.,
Case No. 1:13-cv-01689-DOC-SAB
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Plaintiffs,
ORDER RELATING CASES
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v.
(ECF No. 2)
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MERCK & CO. INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiffs filed a complaint and notice of related case in this action on October 17, 2013.
(ECF No. 1, 2.) Review of the action reveals that it is related under Local Rule 123 to the action
entitled Abarca, et al. v. Merck & Co., et al., 1:07-cv-00388-DOC-SAB. The actions arise from
the same incident and involve overlapping questions of law and fact. Both actions are currently
assigned to the same district judge and magistrate judge and no reassignment is necessary.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Office of the Clerk shall relate cases 1:13-cv-01689DOC-SAB and 1:07-cv-00388-DOC-SAB.
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Dated:
January 8, 2014
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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