Brown v. Dept of Homeland Security et al

Filing 17

RELATED CASE 16 ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 4/9/2013. Action 12-CV-3069 TLN KJN is REASSIGNED to District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney for all further proceedings. Henceforth, caption on documents filed shall be 2:12-CV-3069 GEB CKD and Clerk shall make appropriate adjustment to compensate for reassignment. (Marciel, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HERBERT C. BROWN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.
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CHARLES E. LEWIS,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Defendant.
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2:12-cv-01853-GEB-CKD
RELATED CASE ORDER

2:12-cv-03069-TLN-KJN

On April 8, 2013, Defendant filed a “Notice of Related Cases”
in which it states:
The cases arise out of the same underlying car
accident and have overlapping questions of fact and
law. Plaintiff Herbert Brown was the passenger in
the car driven by Plaintiff Charles Lewis. The
United States is the sole defendant in both cases.
The Court granted the parties’ request for the same
pretrial and trial schedule. The assignment of both
cases to the same District Judge and Magistrate
Judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of
judicial effort and significantly reduce the
potential for inconsistent results.
(ECF No. 16, 1:25-2:2.)

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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

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Therefore, action 2:12-cv-03069 is reassigned to Judge Garland E.

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Burrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney for all further

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proceedings.

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reassigned case shall show the initials “GEB-CKD.” Further, the Status

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Order previously issued in action 2:12-cv-03069 (ECF No. 10), before the

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action was reassigned to Judge Troy L. Nunley due to his appointment,

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remains fully effective.

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judge

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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:

April 9, 2013

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the

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge

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