Charles W. Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co.

Filing 47

ORDER RELATING CASES signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 4/20/18, ORDERING that the actions denominated Shook v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:14-CV-1415 WBS BAM, and Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491 DAD SAB are deemed related. The case denominated Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491 DAD SAB, is REASSIGNED to the Honorable William B. Shubb. Any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The captions on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491 WBS BAM. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TODD SHOOK and HERSCHEL
BERRINGER, on behalf of
themselves and all others
similarly situated, and on
behalf of all other “aggrieved”
employees,

NO. 1:14-CV-1415 WBS BAM

ORDER RELATING CASES

Plaintiffs,

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v.
INDIAN RIVER TRANSPORT CO., a
Florida Corporation, and Does
1-10, inclusive,
Defendants.

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CHARLES W. COOLEY, on behalf
of himself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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NO. 1:18-CV-491 DAD SAB

v.
INDIAN RIVER TRANSPORT CO., a
Florida Corporation, and DOES
1 through 10, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

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they are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a), because

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both cases involve the same defendant and are based on the same

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or similar claims.

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the same judge is likely to effect a substantial saving of

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judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the

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Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to

parties.
The parties should be aware that relating the cases

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under Local Rule 123 merely has the result that both actions are

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assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is

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effected.

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cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to

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whom the first filed action was assigned.

Under the regular practice of this court, related

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated

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Shook v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:14-CV-1415 WBS BAM,

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and Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491 DAD

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SAB, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related.

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denominated Cooley v. Indian River Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491

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DAD SAB, shall be reassigned to the Honorable WILLIAM B. SHUBB.

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Any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby

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VACATED.

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reassigned case shall be shown as Cooley v. Indian River

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Transport Co., No. 1:18-CV-491 WBS BAM.

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The case

Henceforth, the captions on documents filed in the

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make
an appropriate adjustment in the assignment of cases to
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compensate for this reassignment.

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Dated:

April 20, 2018

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