Tehachapi Unified School District v. K.M. (a minor) et al

Filing 49

ORDER to Relate Actions and Reassign Judges; new case number is 1:16-cv-1942 LJO-JLT, signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 02/12/2019. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TEHACHAPI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OLD CASE NO. 1:16-cv-1942-DAD-JLT

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Plaintiff,

NEW CASE NO. 1:16-cv-1942-LJO-JLT

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v.

ORDER TO RELATE ACTIONS AND
REASSIGN JUDGES

K.M., a minor, et al.,
Defendants.

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Review of the above-captioned action reveals that it is related under this Court’s Local

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Rule 123 to the following actions entitled: (1) Brenda Markham v. Tehachapi Unified School

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District, et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01835-LJO-JLT; (2) K.M. v. Tehachapi Unified School

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District, et al. Case No. 1:17-cv-01431-LJO-JLT; and (3) Brenda Markham v. Tehachapi

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Unified School District, Case No. 1:18-cv-00303-LJO-JLT. The actions involve the same or

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similar parties, properties, claims, events and/or questions of fact or law.

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assignment of the actions to the same district judge and magistrate judge will promote

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convenience, efficiency and economy for the Court and parties. An order relating cases under
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Accordingly,

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this Court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same district judge and magistrate

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judge, and no consolidation of cases is effected.

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On the basis of good cause, this Court ORDERS that the above-captioned action is

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reassigned to U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill with new CASE NO. 1:16-cv-1942-

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LJO-JLT. All documents shall bear the new CASE NO. 1:16-cv-1942-LJO-JLT and the

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reassignment to U.S. District Judge O'Neill. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston will

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remain assigned to this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

February 12, 2019

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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