Gradford v. Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department et al

Filing 25

ORDER RE Plaintiff's 24 Request signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 08/31/2017. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM J. GRADFORD,
Plaintiff,

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1:17-cv-00414-DAD-GSA-PC
ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
(ECF No. 24.)

v.
STANISLAUS COUNTY
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, et al.,
Defendants.

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William J. Gradford (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

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with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this case on March 22,

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2017. (ECF No. 1.) On August 28, 2017, Plaintiff filed a request for the court to relate all of

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his cases at the court under Local Rule 123 and reassign them to the same district judge and

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magistrate judge. (ECF No. 24.)

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Plaintiff has three cases at this court that are now open and pending: 1:17-cv-201-DAD-

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GSA-PC, 1:17-cv-00414-DAD-GSA-PC, and 1:17-cv-00575-DAD-GSA-PC.

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advised that these three cases have already been related under Local Rule 123 and assigned to

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the same judges, District Judge Dale A. Drozd and Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin.
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Plaintiff is

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Plaintiff requests that two of his other cases also be related and reassigned to the same

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judges: 17-cv-00528-SAB-PC and 1:17-cv-00792-JLT-PC. These two cases are closed. For

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that reason, they shall not be related or reassigned at this stage of the proceedings.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request, filed on
August 28, 2017, is RESOLVED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 31, 2017

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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