Washington v. Taser International, Inc.

Filing 87

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 3/21/13 ORDERING that this case be related to case number 2:06-cv-0549 MCE-DAD and that the related case be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd for all further pro ceedings; any dates currently set in the reassigned case are VACATED. The Clerk shall make the appropriate adjustments in the case assignment. Defendants' request re: 81 Joinder is DENIED, but the parties may stipulate to consolidation. (Meuleman, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANDREW WASHINGTON, JR., A MINOR,
INDIVIDUALLY IN HIS PERSONAL
CAPACITY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST OF DECEDENT ANDREW
WASHINGTON, SR., BY AND THROUGH
HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ALEJANDRA
RAYA,

) Case No. 2:05-CV-00881 JAM-DAD
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) RELATED CASE ORDER
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC.; et
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al.,
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Defendants.
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LORI BAUER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS )
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
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ESTATE OF ANDREW WASHINGTON,
) Case No. 2:06-CV-00549 MCE-DAD
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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF VALLEJO, A MUNICIPAL
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CORPORATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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In light of the Stipulation to Dismiss With Prejudice the

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Entire Action As to Defendant Taser International, Inc. (Case No.

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2:05-CV-00881, Doc. # 86), examination of the above-entitled
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actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning

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of Local Rule 123 (E.D. Cal. 2005).

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the matters to the same judge and magistrate judge is likely to

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affect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely

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to be convenient for the parties.

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Accordingly, the assignment of

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under

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Local Rule 123 merely has the result that these actions are

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assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation

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of the actions is effected.

Under the regular practice of this

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court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and

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magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:06-CV-

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00549 MCE-DAD be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate

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Judge Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings, and any dates

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currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED.

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases

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shall be shown as 2:06-CV-00549-JAM-DAD. Defendants’ request that

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the Court sua sponte consolidate these actions (Doc. # 81) is

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DENIED, but the parties may stipulate to consolidation.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make

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appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to

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compensate for this reassignment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 21, 2013
/s/ John A. Mendez________________
JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Court Judge

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