Ashely v. Youngblood et al

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/29/2016 discharging 19 Order to Show Cause and relating and reassigning cases; new case number 1:16-cv-01638-LJO-JLT. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARREN WONDERLY.,

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Plaintiff,
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SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, et al., )
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Defendants.
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MARK ASHELY,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, et al., )
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:16-cv-01621 LJO JLT
ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE
ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASES

Case No.: 1:16-cv-01638 DAD JLT
Old Case No.: 1:16-cv-01638 DAD JLT
New Case No.: 1:16-cv-01638 LJO JLT

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On December 7, 2016, the Court ordered the parties to show cause why these matters should not

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be consolidated due to the similarity of issues raised in the complaints. The parties have responded

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and assert that the matters should not be consolidated. The Court does not, necessarily, agree but will

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reserve ruling on this question until a later date, if it becomes appropriate.

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In the meanwhile, clearly the matters are related, as that term is defined in Local Rule 123. The
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actions involve overlapping questions of law and are based on the same or similar claims. Assignment

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to the same judicial officers is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort. Thus, the Court

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ORDERS:

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The cases noted above SHALL be related;

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The Office of the Clerk shall relate the cases Wonderly v. Youngblood, Case No. 1:16

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cv-01621 LJO JLT and Ashely v. Youngblood, Case No. 1:16-cv-01638 DAD JLT and reassign the

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latter matter to Chief District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill. In the Ashely matter, counsel SHALL use

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the new case number, 1:16-cv-01638 LJO JLT.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 29, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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