Tompkins v. C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. et al

Filing 16

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 12/7/11 ORDERING that this case be related to case number 2:11-CV-2836 KJM-CKD and that the related case be reassigned to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr and Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan for all further proceedings; any dates currently set in the reassigned case are VACATED. Further, a Status Conference is scheduled in 2:11-cv-2836 before the undersigned judge on 3/12/12, at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior. The Clerk shall make the appropriate adjustments in the case assignment.(Meuleman, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID TOMPKINS; individually and
on behalf of members of the
general public similarly
situated, and as aggrieved
employees pursuant to the
Private Attorney General Act
(“PAGA”),
Plaintiff,

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v.

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C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC., a
Vermont corporation; TRACY
LOGISTICS, LLC, an unknown
business entity; and DOES 1
through 100, inclusive,

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Defendants.
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DAVID TOMPKINS; individually and
on behalf of members of the
general public similarly
situated, and as aggrieved
employees pursuant to the
Private Attorney General Act
(“PAGA”),

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Plaintiff,
v.
C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC., a
Vermont corporation; TRACY
LOGISTICS, LLC, an unknown
business entity; and DOES 1
through 100, inclusive,
Defendants.
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2:11-cv-0703-GEB-EFB
RELATED CASE ORDER

2:11-cv-2836-KJM-CKD

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Defendants filed a “Notice of Related Case” document in which

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they state: “[t]he instant case was previously removed by C&S[ and t]he

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Court entered an Order remanding the case[.]” (ECF No. 4.) “Based upon

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information received in Plaintiff’s discovery responses, Defendants have

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sought to remove the case [again].”

Id.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals they are

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related within the meaning of Local Rule 123. Under the regular practice

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of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and

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magistrate

judge

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Therefore,

action

2:11-cv-2836

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Burrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Brennan for all further proceedings,

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and any date currently set in the reassigned case is VACATED. Henceforth

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the caption on any document filed in the reassigned case shall show the

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initials “GEB-EFB.”

whom

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first
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filed

reassigned

action
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was

Judge

assigned.
Garland

E.

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Further, a Status Conference is scheduled in 2:11-cv-2836

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before the undersigned judge on March 12, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. A joint

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status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior.

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The Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate adjustment in

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the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.

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Dated:

December 7, 2011

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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge

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