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

Filing 34

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/11/15 ORDERING that this case be related to case number 2:15-cv-0317 JAM EFB and that the related case be reassigned to Judge William B. Shubb and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd for all further proceedings; any dates currently set in the reassigned case are VACATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall make the appropriate adjustments in the case assignment.(Meuleman, A)

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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,
Plaintiff,

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CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a
California corporation,
Defendant.

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CIV. NO. 2:15-317 JAM EFB
CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a
California non-profit mutual
benefit corporation,
Plaintiff,

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RELATED CASE ORDER

v.

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CIV. NO. 2:14-676 WBS DAD

v.
THE GRANGE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA’S ORDER OF PATRONS
OF HUSBANDRY, CHARTERED, a
California corporation, and
DOES 1-10, inclusive,
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 the same party, the California State Grange, is

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defendant in one case and plaintiff in the other and the

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complaints in each case assert similar claims for trademark

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infringement and unfair competition, creating similar questions

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of fact and law.

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the same judge is likely to effect a substantial saving of

Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to

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judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the

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parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases

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

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California State Grange, Civ. No. 2:14-676-WBS-DAD, and

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California State Grange v. The Grange of the State of

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California’s Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered, Civ. No.

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2:15-317-JAM-EFB, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related and

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the case denominated California State Grange v. The Grange of the

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State of California’s Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered,

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Civ. No. 2:15-317 JAM EFB, shall be reassigned to District Judge

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William B. Shubb and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd.

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Any dates

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currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED.

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Henceforth, the caption on the documents filed in the reassigned

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case shall be shown as California State Grange v. The Grange of

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the State of California’s Order of Patrons of Husbandry,

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Chartered, Civ. No. 2:15-317-WBS-DAD.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make

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appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to

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compensate for this reassignment.

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Dated:

February 11, 2015

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