Scott, et al v. County of Kern, et al

Filing 27

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION and CONSOLIDATING CASES: Lead Case is 1:24-cv-00423 CDB, Member Case is 1:24-cv-00463 CDB; MEMBER CASE CLOSED; all Future Filings to be made in the Lead Case; ORDER Reassigning Cases signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 09/24/2024. New Case Number: 1:24-cv-00423-CDB. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DIANNA SCOTT, et al.,

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No. 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB

Plaintiffs,

New Case No. 1:24-cv-00423-CDB

v.

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO
CONSOLIDATE RELATED CASES; ORDER
REASSIGNING CASES

COUNTY OF KERN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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(Doc. 26)

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ESTATE OF STEPHEN INGLE, by and
through successors in interest, C.R.I., by and
through Guardian Ad Litem, Elizabeth Leal,
et al.,

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No. 1:24-cv-00463-KES-CDB
New Case No. 1:24-cv-00463-CDB

Plaintiffs,
v.
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, et
al.,
Defendants.

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On September 19, 2024 and September 20, 2024, the parties in Scott, et al. v. County of

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Kern, et al., Case No: 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB and Estate of Ingle, et al. v. County of Kern, et

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al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00463-KES-CDB, by and through their respective counsel of record, filed

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stipulations to consolidate the cases and consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Scott, et al. v.

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County of Kern, et al., Case No: 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB, Doc. 26; Estate of Ingle, et al. v.

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County of Kern, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00463-KES-CDB, Doc. 26.

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Having considered the stipulations, the court grants the parties stipulations and orders that:

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1. Scott, et al. v. County of Kern, et al., Case No: 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB and Estate of

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Ingle, et al. v. County of Kern, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00463-KES-CDB, are

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CONSOLIDATED FOR ALL PURPOSES. The case identified as Scott, et al. v.

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County of Kern, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB will be designated the lead

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case, and all further records and documents filed in the above-entitled actions shall be

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filed in Case No. 1:24-cv-00423-KES-CDB.

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2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the consolidated actions be assigned to Magistrate

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Judge CHRISTOPHER D. BAKER as presiding judge of the consolidated actions.

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The parties stipulated their consent under Title 28, U.S.C Sec. 636(c)(1) to have a

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United States Magistrate Judge conduct all further proceedings in this case, including

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trial and entry of final judgment. All further pleadings shall be numbered as follows:

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1:24-cv-00423-CDB.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 24, 2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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