Garcia v. FCA US LLC

Filing 26

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASES signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/17/17. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DENNIS HALL; MICHELLE HALL,

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Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING
CASES

FCA US, LLC,

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Defendant.

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No. 1:16-cv-00730-DAD-BAM
DARLENE GARCIA,
Plaintiff,

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v.
FCA US, LLC,
Defendant.

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No. 2:16-cv-02781-MCE-AC
LARRY POWELL,

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No. 1:16-cv-00684-DAD-JLT

Plaintiff,
v.
FCA US, LLC,
Defendant.

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No. 2:17-cv-00317-TLN-EFB
ROBERT HEFFINGTON,
Plaintiff,

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v.
FCA US, LLC,
Defendant.

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No. 2:17-cv-00596-TLN-DB
TIMOTHY DURHAM,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FCA US, LLC,

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Defendant.

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No. 2:17-cv-00597-WBS-DB
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LARRY CELESTINE,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FCA US, LLC,

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Defendant.

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No. 1:17-cv-00419-LJO-MJS
EDITH SALINAS,
Plaintiff,

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v.
FCA US, LLC,
Defendant.

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No. 1:17-cv-00427-DAD-SAB
JULIAN III FLORES; ALEJANDRA
FLORES,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FCA US, LLC,

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Defendant.

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No. 1:17-cv-00460-LJO-BAM
CARLA SEKULA,
Plaintiff,

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v.
FCA US, LLC; TULARE SAG, INC. d/b/a
LAMPE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP
RAM,
Defendants.

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On April 12, 2017, counsel for defendant FCA US LLC, filed a notice of related cases in

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these actions. The court’s review of the records in the above-referenced actions entitled (1)

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Darlene Garcia v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 1:16-cv-00730-DAD-BAM; (2) Larry Powell v. FCA

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US, LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-02781-MCE-AC; (3) Robert Heffington v. FCA US, LLC, Case No.

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2:17-cv-00317-TLN-EFB; (4) Timothy Durham v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 2:17-cv-00596-TLN-

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DB; (5) Larry Celestine v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 2:17-cv-00597-WBS-DB; (6) Edith Salinas v.

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FCA US, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00419-LJO-MJS; (7) Julian (III) Flores et al. v. FCA US, LCC,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00427-DAD-SAB; and (8) Carla Sekula v. FCA US, LLC, et al., Case No.

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1:17-cv-00460-LJO-BAM reveals that they are related under this court’s Local Rule 123 to the

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following action pending before the undersigned: Dennis Hall et al. v. FCA US, LLC, Case No.

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1:16-cv-00684-DAD-JLT. These actions involve the same or similar parties, properties, claims,

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events, and/or questions of fact or law. In addition, the currently assigned district and magistrate

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judges in the Garcia, Powell, Heffington, Durham, Celestine, Salinas, Flores, and Sekula actions

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have not engaged in this matter in any substantial way.1 Accordingly, assignment of the actions

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to the undersigned and to Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston will promote efficiency and

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economy for the court and parties.
An order relating cases under this court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same

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district judge and magistrate judge, and does not consolidate the cases. Good cause appearing,

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the court orders that the Garcia, Powell, Heffington, Durham, Celestine, Salinas, Flores, and

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Sekula actions are reassigned to U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd and U.S. Magistrate Judge

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Jennifer L. Thurston.

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Accordingly, documents filed in the above-referenced actions shall bear the following
new case numbers:

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1:16-cv-00684-DAD-JLT

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1:16-cv-00730-DAD-JLT

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2:16-cv-02781-DAD-JLT

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2:17-cv-00317-DAD-JLT

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2:17-cv-00596-DAD-JLT

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2:17-cv-00597-DAD-JLT

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1:17-cv-00419-DAD-JLT

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1:17-cv-00427-DAD-JLT

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1:17-cv-00460-DAD-JLT

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 17, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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The lone exception is that the assigned Magistrate Judge in Darlene Garcia v. FCA US, LLC,
Case No. 1:16-cv-00730 has already held a scheduling conference and issued a scheduling order.
The dates set in that order will remain in effect absent further order of the court.
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