The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange

Filing 112

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/4/2016 FINDING that this action is related to the action denominated 2:16-cv-00201 TLN AC within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a); REASSIGNING the case denominated 2:16-cv-00201 TLN AC to Judge Willaim B. Shubb; DIRECTING the Clerk of Court to make the appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER
OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, a
District of Columbia nonprofit
corporation,

CIV. NO. 2:14-00676 WBS DAD

Plaintiff,

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v.
CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a
California corporation,

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Defendants.

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THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE
ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY,
a District of Columbia
nonprofit corporation,
Plaintiff,

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CIV. NO. 2:16-00201 TLN AC

v.
CALIFORNIA
California
“CSG,” and
California

STATE GRANGE, a
corporation, d/b/a
ROBERT McFARLAND, a
resident,
Defendant.
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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

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these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule

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123(a) because both actions involve similar parties and the same

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or similar facts, disputes, and questions of law and fact.

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Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is

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likely to effect a substantial saving of judicial effort and is

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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 result that both actions are

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assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is

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effected.

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cases are generally assigned to the judge to whom the first filed

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action was assigned.

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Under the regular practice of this court, related

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated

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National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v.

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California State Grange, 2:14-00676 WBS DAD, and The National

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Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State

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Grange et al., No. 2:16-00201 TLN AC, be, and the same hereby

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are, deemed related and the case denominated The National Grange

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of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange

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et al., No. 2:16-00201 TLN AC, shall be reassigned to the

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Honorable WILLIAM B. SHUBB.

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reassigned case only are hereby VACATED.

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on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as The

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National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v.

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California State Grange et al., No. 2:16-00201 WBS AC(TEMP).

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Any dates currently set in the
Henceforth, the caption

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

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Dated:

February 4, 2016

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