Garrett v. Smoking Everywhere, Inc.

Filing 8

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 1/8/10 ORDERING that Action 09-cv-3434 FCD JFM is REASSIGNED to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds for all further proceedings. All Further proceedings, and a ll dates currently set in this REASSIGNED case are VACATED. The Caption on documents filed in the REASSIGNED case shall show the initial "GEB" instead of "FCD". Further Status Conference is scheduled in No. 09-3434 GEB JFM on Fridays 2/1/2010 at 09:00 AM. A joint Status Report shall be filed no later than 14 days prior to the Status Conference. The Clerk shall make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.(Mena-Sanchez, L)

1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BRYN GARRETT, on behalf of himself ) and all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) SMOKING EVERYWHERE, INC., a ) Florida Corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) RYAN MATHIAS, individually, and ) on behalf of other members of ) the general public similarly ) situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) SMOKING EVERYWHERE, INC., a ) Florida Corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) ) No. 2:09-cv-02651-GEB-JFM

RELATED CASE ORDER

No.

2:09-cv-03434-FCD-JFM

Plaintiff Ryan Mathias filed a Notice of Related cases document in which he contends the above actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a), because "[b]oth actions involve similar questions of fact and the same questions of law . . . " Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge to whom the first filed case was 1

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assigned.

Since the cases appear related, action No. 2:09-cv-

03434-FCD-JFM is reassigned to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. for all further proceedings, and all dates currently set in the reassigned case are VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents

filed in the reassigned case shall show the initials "GEB" instead of the "FCD". Further, a status conference is scheduled in No. A joint

2:09-cv-03434-GEB-JFM on February 1, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

status report shall be filed no later than 14 days prior to the status conference. The Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. Dated: January 8, 2010

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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