(PC) Blackgold v. CDCR et al

Filing 15

NOTICE of RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 03/27/2024.(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SUTEN BLACKGOLD, A.K.A.
MITCHELL QUINTIN GRADY
Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 1:22-cv-00930 KES GSA (PC)

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE ORDER

CDCR, et al.,
Defendants

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SUTEN BLACKGOLD, A.K.A.
MITCHELL QUINTIN GRADY

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Plaintiff,
v.

No. 1:23-cv-00782 JLT GSA (PC)

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE ORDER

HARMON,
Defendant.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that the cases are related within the

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meaning of Local Rule 123(a). The actions involve the same parties, similar questions of fact,

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and the same questions of law. Therefore, it would entail a substantial duplication of effort if

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they were to be heard by different judges. See Local Rule 123(a) (3)-(4). Accordingly, the

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assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to affect a substantial savings of judicial

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effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the

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result that the actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected.

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Under the regular practice of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the District Judge

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and Magistrate Judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. However, in an effort to

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expedite the resolution of these matters and reduce the backlog of cases in the District, in this

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case, the first-filed matter will be reassigned to the District Judge who is currently assigned to the

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second-filed matter.

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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The matter Blackgold v. CDCR, No. 1:22-cv-00930 KES GSA is hereby

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REASSIGNED to District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston and Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin for all

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further proceedings;

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2. Any dates currently set in the reassigned case are hereby VACATED;

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3. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as

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1:22-cv-00930 JLT GSA, and
4. The Magistrate Judge and District Judge assigned to Case No. 1:23-cv-00782 JLT
GSA will remain the same.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall make the appropriate

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adjustment in the assignment of civil cases in order to compensate for this reassignment.

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DATED: March 27, 2024.

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