Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community v. Salazar et al

Filing 192

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 5/11/17 ORDERING that the actions denominated 2:14-cv-01939-TLN-CKD and 2:16-cv-02982-KJM-KJN, are hereby REASSIGNED to District Judge Troy L. Nunley and Magistrate Judge Allison Clair e for all further proceedings. Any dates currently set in the reassigned cases only are hereby VACATED. The caption on documents filed in the REASSIGNED cases shall be shown as 2:14-cv-01939-TLN-AC and 2:16-cv-02982- TLN-AC. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment and issue. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CITIZENS FOR A BETTER WAY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.

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Defendant.
THE ESTOM YUMEKA MAIDU TRIBE
OF THE ENTERPRISE RANCHERIA OF
CALIFORNIA,

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v.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Defendant.
CAL-PAC RANCHO CORDOVA, LLC,
dba PARKWEST CORDOVA CASINO, et
al.,

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No. 2:16-cv-02982-KJM-KJN

Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:14-cv-01939-TLN-CKD

Plaintiff,

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NOTICE OF RELATED CASE ORDER

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR,

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No. 2:12-cv-03021-TLN-AC

v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR, et al.,
Defendant.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that they are related within the meaning

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of Local Rule 123(a). The actions involve the same parcel of land, the same questions of fact and

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similar questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by

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different judges. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to affect a

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substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the

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result that these actions are assigned to the same judge. No consolidation of the actions is

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affected. Under the regular practice of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the

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judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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The Court declines to exercise its discretion and relate cases numbered 1:15-cv-00419-

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AWI-SAB, 1:16-cv-00950-AWI-EPG, 1:16-cv-01908-AWI-EPG, and 1:16-cv-02681-AWI-EPG.

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These cases involve a separate parcel of land in Madera County. While these cases may be

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affected by the outcome in case number 2:16-cv-02982, it is not the Court’s practice nor the

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purpose of Local Rule 123 to relate all cases that may be affected by the outcome in another case.

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This is especially true where the cases at issue do not have the specified indicia of relatedness

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under Local Rule 123(a).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated 2:14-cv-01939-TLN-CKD

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and 2:16-cv-02982-KJM-KJN, are hereby reassigned to District Judge Troy L. Nunley and

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Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings. Any dates currently set in the

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reassigned cases only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

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reassigned cases shall be shown as 2:14-cv-01939-TLN-AC and 2:16-cv-02982-TLN-AC.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make appropriate adjustment in the
assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment and issue.

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Dated: May 11, 2017

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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