Matlock v. United Healthcare Services, Inc.
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RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Senior Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 6/23/2020 ORDERING that cases 2:13-cv-02206-MCE-EFB, 2:14-cv-01792-MCE-EFB and 2:20-cv-01129-WBS-CKD are RELATED. the action denominated 2:20-cv-01129-WBS-CKD is REASSIGNED to Sen ior District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and to Chief Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:20-cv-01129-MCE-EFB. (Zignago, K.)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JACK MATLOCK, et al.,
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No. 2:13-cv-02206-MCE-EFB
Plaintiffs,
v.
RELATED CASE ORDER
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ANDY HUMPHREY,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:14-cv-01792-MCE-EFB
v.
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES,
Defendant.
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DIANE GONZLEZ,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:20-cv-01129-WBS-CKD
v.
OPTUM, INC.,
Defendant.
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An examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that these actions are
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related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve
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the same defendant and are based on the same or similar claims, the same property
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transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law and would
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therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges.
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Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect 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
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has the result that both actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the
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action is effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally
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assigned to the district judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was
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assigned.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:20-cv-01129-WBS-
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CKD, Diane Gonzlez v. Optum, Inc., is reassigned to Senior District Judge Morrison C.
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England, Jr. and to Chief Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan for all further
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proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby
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VACATED. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as
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2:20-cv-01129-MCE-EFB.
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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 23, 2020
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