Aitkens v. Greyhound Lines, Inc et al

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RELATED CASE ORDER 6 signed by Judge Morrison C. England Jr. on 9/29/06. Action denominated 2:06-CV-2077 WBS KJM is a REASSIGNED Judge England and Dale A. Drozd for all Further Proceedings, and dates currently set in case is VACATED. Parties are referred to attached Order Requiring Joint Status Report. Henceforth, caption on documents filed in case shall be shown 2:06-CV-2077 MCE DAD. Clerk to make appropriate adjustment to civil cases.(Marciel, M)

Aitkens v. Greyhound Lines, Inc et al

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DUNBAR AITKENS, 18 Plaintiff, 19 v. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). /// 1 Defendants. __________________________ _/ GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR COMPANY OF OREGON, No. 2:06-cv-2077-WBS-KJM v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR, Defendants. ____________________________/ MARIA SOTO, Plaintiff, RELATED CASE ORDER No. 2:06-cv-1612-MCE-DAD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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The actions involve many of the same defendants and are based on the same or similar claims, the same property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges. Accordingly, the assignment of the

matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties. The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 83-123 merely has the result that both actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the action is effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related

cases are generally assigned to the district judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:06-cv2077-WBS-KJM, Dunbar Aitkens v. Greyhound Linds, Inc., et al. is reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only is hereby VACATED. The parties are referred Henceforth,

to the attached Order Requiring Joint Status Report.

the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:06­cv-2077-MCE-DAD. /// /// /// /// /// /// 2

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: September 29, 2006

_____________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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