O'Conner v. United States of America et al

Filing 10

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 12/15/2011 ORDERING that action2:11-cv-02803 MCE CMK is reassigned to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. for allfurther proceedings, and any date currently set in the reassigned case is VACATED. Henceforth the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall show the initials "GEB." Further, a Status Conference is scheduled in 2:11-cv-02803-GEB-CMK before the undersigned judge on February 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior. The Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.(Duong, D)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CYNTHIA O’CONNER,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.
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CYNTHIA O’CONNER,

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Plaintiff,
v.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
SHINGLETOWN MEDICAL CENTER;
ALBERT GORDON LUI, M.D.; DOLLY
BROOKS, N.P.,
Defendants.
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2:11-cv-00818-GEB-CMK
RELATED CASE ORDER

2:11-cv-02803-MCE-CMK

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Defendant, the United States of America, filed a “Notice of

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Related Cases” in which it states: “the captioned cases are related

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within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123 . . . [since b]oth actions

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involve similar parties and are based on the same claims.”

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that they

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

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practice of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the

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judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. Therefore, action

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2:11-cv-02803 is reassigned to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. for all

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further proceedings, and any date currently set in the reassigned case
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is VACATED. Henceforth the caption on documents filed in the reassigned

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case shall show the initials “GEB.”

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Further, a Status Conference is scheduled in 2:11-cv-02803-

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GEB-CMK before the undersigned judge on February 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

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A joint status report shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days

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prior.1

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The Clerk of the Court shall make appropriate adjustment in
the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.
Dated:

December 15, 2011

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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
United States District Judge

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The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in
the preparation of the Joint Status Report does not excuse the other
parties from their obligation to timely file a status report in
accordance with this Order. In the event a party fails to participate
as ordered, the party timely submitting the status report shall include
a declaration explaining why it was unable to obtain the cooperation of
the other party or parties.
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