Brandt v. Ocwen Mortgage Servicing, Inc. et al

Filing 29

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASES signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/26/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ELIZABETH BRANDT,

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No. 1:17-cv-00643-DAD-EPG

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING
CASES

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,

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Defendants.

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JOSEPH SANZBERRO,
Plaintiff,

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v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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JUANA SILVA,

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No. 1:17-cv-00644-LJO-SKO

No. 1:17-cv-00645-AWI-MJS
Plaintiff,

v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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KARI ALVERSON,

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No. 1:17-cv-00649-DAD-MJS

Plaintiff,
v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,

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Defendants.

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ALICE JONES,
Plaintiff,

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No. 1:17-cv-00655-LJO-EPG

v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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LAURIE CALDERON,
Plaintiff,

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v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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DOREEN BYNDLOSS-COLLINS,

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No. 2:17-cv-00967-KJM-CMK

No. 2:17-cv-00972-KJM-EFB

Plaintiff,
v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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TOBI BROWNING,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-00979-JAM-KJN

v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,

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Defendants.

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Based on review of pending litigation in the Eastern District of California, it appears that

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the above-referenced action entitled Brandt v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-

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00643-DAD-EPG, is related under this court’s Local Rule 123 to the following actions: (1)

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Joseph Sanzberro v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00644-LJO-SKO; (2) Juana

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Silva v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00645-AWI-MJS; (3) Kari Alverson v.

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Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00649-DAD-MJS; (4) Alice Jones v. Ocwen Loan

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Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00655-LJO-EPG; (5) Laurie Calderon v. Ocwen Loan

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Servicing, LLC, 2:17-cv-00967-KJM-CMK; (6) Doreen Byndloss-Collins v. Ocwen Loan

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Servicing, LLC, 2:17-cv-00972-KJM-EFB; (7) Tobi Browning v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC,

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2:17-cv-00979-JAM-KJN. All of these actions involve the same or similar parties, properties,

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

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magistrate judges in the above entitled matters have not engaged in those actions in any

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

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Judge Erica P. Grosjean will promote efficiency and 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 cases. Good cause appearing, the

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court orders that the cases listed below are hereby reassigned to U.S. District Judge Dale A.

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Drozd and U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean.1

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A hearing on the motions to stay in Brandt (see Doc. No. 27) and Alverson (see Doc. No. 26)
was held on September 5, 2017. The court notes that the hearings on the motions to stay in
Sanzberro (Doc. No. 27), Silva (Doc. No. 21), and Jones (Doc. No. 28) were previously vacated.
In addition, hearings on the motions to stay are set for October 3, 2017 in Browning (Doc. No.
19) and October 6, 2017 in Calderon (Doc. No. 29) and Byndloss-Collins. (Doc. No. 31.) In
light of the reassignment of these cases, the court reschedules the following cases for hearing with
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Accordingly, all documents filed in the above referenced actions shall now bear the
following case numbers:

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1:17-cv-00644-DAD-EPG

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1:17-cv-00645-DAD-EPG

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1:17-cv-00649-DAD-EPG

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1:17-cv-00655-DAD-EPG

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2:17-cv-00967-DAD-EPG

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2:17-cv-00972-DAD-EPG

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2:17-cv-00979-DAD-EPG

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 26, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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respect to the pending motions for stay on November 7, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. before the undersigned:
(1) Joseph Sanzberro v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00644-LJO-SKO; (2)
Juana Silva v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00645-AWI-MJS; (3) Alice Jones
v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-00655-LJO-EPG; (4) Laurie Calderon v.
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2:17-cv-00967-KJM-CMK; (5) Doreen Byndloss-Collins v. Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC, 2:17-cv-00972-KJM-EFB; and (6) Tobi Browning v. Ocwen Loan
Servicing, LLC, 2:17-cv-00979-JAM-KJN. Given the related nature of these cases, the pending
motions to stay will all be heard together.
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