Dougan v. United States of America

Filing 11

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr on 7/26/11 ORDERING that the action denominated 2:11-mc-0065 JAM KJN is reassigned to District Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings, and an y dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED; Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:11-mc-0065 FCD DAD; and the Clerk make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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STEPHEN J. DOUGAN,

No. 2:09-mc-0052 FCD DAD

Plaintiff,

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v.

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RELATED CASE ORDER
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.
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STEPHEN J. DOUGAN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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No. 2:11-mc-0065 JAM KJN

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that they are related within the meaning

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of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve the same parties, are based on the

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same or similar claims, the same property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the

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same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by

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different judges. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect

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a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the

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result that these actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is

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effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the

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judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:11-mc-0065 JAM KJN

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is reassigned to District Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd for all

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further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby

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VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown

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as: 2:11-mc-0065 FCD DAD.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make appropriate adjustment in the
assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: July 26, 2011

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FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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