Latino v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 19

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., on 8/24/11 ORDERING that the action denominated 2:11-cv-02171-JAM-CKD is reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The Clerk is to issue an Order Requiring Joint Status Report in the reassigned case. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:11-cv-02171-MCE-DAD. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAM LOUIS LATINO,

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No. 2:11-cv-02037-MCE-DAD

Plaintiff,
RELATED CASE ORDER

v.
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., etc.,
et al.,

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Defendants.
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

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No. 2:11-cv-02171-JAM-CKD

Plaintiff,
v.

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SAM LOUIS LATINO,

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Defendant.
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The Court has received the Notice of Related Case filed on
August 15, 2011.

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Examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that

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these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a)

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(E.D. Cal. 1997).
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The actions involve many of the same defendants and are based on

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the same or similar claims, the same property transaction or

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event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law,

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and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if

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heard by different judges.

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matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial

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savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient

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for the parties.

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Accordingly, the assignment of the

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under

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Local Rule 123 merely has the result that both actions are

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assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the action is

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effected.

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cases are generally assigned to the district judge and magistrate

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judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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Under the regular practice of this court, related

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:11-cv-

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02171-JAM-CKD, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Sam Louis Latino is

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reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Magistrate Judge

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Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings, and any dates

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currently set in this reassigned case only is hereby VACATED.

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The Clerk of the Court is to issue an Order Requiring Joint

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Status Report.

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reassigned case shall be shown as 2:11-cv-02171-MCE-DAD.

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make

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appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to

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compensate for this reassignment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 24, 2011

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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