Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Salazar, et al

Filing 144

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 7/21/14 DECLINING 143 Notice of Related Case - ATY filed by Alturas Indian Rancheria. (Meuleman, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALTURAS INDIAN RANCHERIA,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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CIV. NO. S-10-1997 LKK/EFB

KENNETH L. SALAZAR, et al.,
Defendants.

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ALTURAS INDIAN RANCHERIA,
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Plaintiff,
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v.

CIV. NO. S-14-1407 TLN/CMLK

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SALLY JEWELL, et al.,
NON-RELATED CASE ORDER

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Defendants.
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The court is in receipt of a Notice of Related Cases filed by

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plaintiff herein on June 27, 2014 (ECF No. 143), asserting that

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pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 123, this case is related to Alturas v.

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Jewell, 2:14-cv-1407-TLN-CMK.

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Whatever the substantive merits of plaintiff's position,

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relation is not warranted.

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inactive status effective October 1, 2014.

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if the cases were ordered related, the matter would be assigned

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to a new judge within a few months, thereby not achieving any

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"savings of judicial effort" nor avoiding "substantial duplication

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of labor."

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I DECLINE to relate the cases.

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The undersigned will be assuming

See E.D. Cal. R. 123(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED:

July 21, 2014.

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As a result, even

Under these circumstances,