McManus et al v. City of Ceres, California

Filing 7

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASES signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/18/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JONATHAN MCMANUS et al., on behalf
of themselves and all other employees
similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

CITY OF CERES,
Defendant.

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No. 1:17-cv-00444-AWI-SAB
CARLOS A. QUIROZ, on behalf of
himself and all similarly situated
individuals,
Plaintiffs,

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ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING
CASES

v.

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No. 1:17-cv-00355-DAD-MJS

v.
CITY OF CERES,
Defendant.

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On April 17, 2017, in Carlos A. Quiroz v. City of Ceres, Case No. 1:17-cv-00444-AWI-

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SAB, defendant filed a Notice of Related Cases. The court’s review of the record in Carlos A.

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Quiroz v. City of Ceres, Case No. 1:17-cv-00444-AWI-SAB, reveals it is related under this

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court’s Local Rule 123 to the case of Jonathan McManus et al. v. City of Ceres, Case No. 1:171

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cv-00355-DAD-MJS which is pending before the undersigned. These actions involve the same or

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similar parties, properties, claims, events, and/or questions of fact or law. In addition, while the

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plaintiff in Quiroz has filed a motion for conditional certification (Doc. No. 13), the currently

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assigned district and magistrate judges in that action have not yet worked on that motion in any

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substantial way. Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the undersigned and to Magistrate

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Judge Michael J. Seng will promote efficiency and economy for the court and parties.

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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 Quiroz action is reassigned to U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd and

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U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. The date set for the hearing on plaintiff’s motion for

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conditional certification in the Quiroz action (Doc. No. 13) is continued to the undersigned’s law

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and motion calendar on May 16, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. The date set for the initial scheduling

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conference in the Quiroz action will remain in effect absent further order of the court.

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

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1:17-cv-00355-DAD-MJS

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1:17-cv-00444-DAD-MJS

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 18, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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