State of California v. United States Department of Labor et al

Filing 168

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/2/20 ORDERING that this case is related with member case 2:20-cv-00953-JAM-KJN. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 2:20-cv-00953-JAM-KJN
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION,
INTERNATIONAL, et al.,

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No. 2:13-cv-02069-KJM-DB

Plaintiffs,

RELATED CASE ORDER

v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, et al.,
Defendants.

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

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meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Here, “both actions involve similar questions of fact and the same

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question of law and their assignment to the same Judge or Magistrate Judge is likely to effect a

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substantial savings of judicial effort.” Local Rule 123(a)(3). Accordingly, the assignment of

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these matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is

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likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions

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to be assigned to the same judge – it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related

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cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was

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assigned.

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As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that 2:20-cv-00953-JAM-KJN is reassigned
from District Judge John A. Mendez to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Kendall J.

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Newman to Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

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reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:20-cv-00953-KJM-DB.

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It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in
the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 2, 2020.

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