United States of America v. Approximately $21,343.00 in U.S. Currency, et al

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RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 1/14/09 ORDERING that the actions denominated 2:08-cv-3130 FCD GGH and 2:08cr342 MCE are reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr and Dale A. Drozd for further proceedings. (Duong, D)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 17 Plaintiff, 18 v. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 v. THAU BENH CAM, et al., Defendants. ________________________________/ Defendant. ________________________________/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, No. 2:08-cr-00342-MCE 2005 HONDA ACCORD-V6, VIN: 1HGCM82685A005662, CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER: 5NLG520, No. 2:08-cv-03130-FCD-GGH v. APPROXIMATELY $21,343.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY; 2006 LEXUS GX470, VIN: JTJBT20X160112420, CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER: 5TMF645; and 2008 DUCATI MOTORCYCLE MONSTER 695, VIN: ZDM1RADM38B109439, CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER: 19C2435, Defendants. _________________________________/ RELATED CASE ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, No. 2:08-cv-03063-MCE-DAD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Examination of the above-entitled civil and criminal actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123(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 the 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-03130-FCD-GGH, United States of America v. 2005 Honda AccordV6, VIN: 1HGCM82685A005662, California License Plate Number: 5NLG520 and 02:08-cr-00342-MCE, United States of America v. Thau Benh Cam, et al. are reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Dale A. Drozd 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. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

reassigned cases shall be shown as 02:08-cv-03130-MCE-DAD and 02:08-0cv42-0342-MCE. 2:08-cr - 03-0 MCE. /// 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. D a t e d : January 14, 2009

_____________________________ M O R R I S O N C. ENGLAND, JR. U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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