Four in One Company, Inc. v. SK Foods, L.P. et al

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RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 01/14/09 ORDERING that case number 2:08-cv-3074-MCE-KJM and case number 2:09-cv-0027-FCD-GGH are reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Edmund F. Brennan for all further proceedi ngs; any dates currently set in these reassigned cases only are hereby VACATED; the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as 02:08-cv-03074-MCE-EFB and 02:09-cv-00027-MCE-EFB; the Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. (Manzer, C)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendants. ________________________________/ 1 v. SK FOODS, L.P., INGOMAR PACKING COMPANY, LLC, LOS GATOS TOMATO PRODUCTS, INTRAMARK USA, INC. and RANDALL LEE RAHAL, Defendants. ___________________________________/ BRUCE FOODS CORPORATION, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-00027-FCD-GGH v. SK FOODS L.P., INTRAMARK USA, INC., and RANDALL LEE RAHAL, Defendants. __________________________________/ DIVERSIFIED FOODS AND SEASONINGS, INC., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, No. 2:08-cv-03074-MCE-KJM v. SK FOODS, L.P., INGOMAR PACKING COMPANY, LOS GATOS TOMATO PRODUCTS, RANDALL RAHAL, INTRAMARK USA, INCORPORATED, FOUR IN ONE COMPANY, INC., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, RELATED CASE ORDER No. 2:08-cv-03017-MCE-EFB UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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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). 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 actions denominated 02:08cv-03074-MCE-KJM, Diversified Foods and Seasonings, Inc., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SK Foods L.P., Intramark USA, Inc., and Randall Lee Rahal and 02:09cv-00027-FCD-GGH, Bruce Foods Corporation, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. SK Foods, L.P., Ingomar Packing Company, LLC, Los Gatos Tomato Products, Intramark USA, Inc. and Randall Lee Rahal are reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Edmund F. Brennan for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in these reassigned cases only are hereby VACATED. The parties are referred to the attached Order

Requiring Joint Status Report. 2

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as 02:08-cv-03074-MCE-EFB and 02:09-cv00027-MCE-EFB. 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: January 14, 2009

_____________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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