L.M. et al v. City of Redding et al

Filing 25

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., on 1/16/15 ORDERING that the action denominated 2:14-cv-01736-TLN-CMK is reassigned to Chief Judge Morrison C.England, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proc eedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The Clerk is to issue an Order Requiring Joint Status Report. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:14-cv-01736-MCE-AC.The Clerk shall make the appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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L.M. by and through her guardian ad
litem ASHLEY McCAIN, individually
and as successor in interest to the
Estate of STEVEN MOTLEY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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CITY OF REDDING, et al.,
Defendants.
S M-B, a minor, by and through his
guardian ad litem DAWN BIANCO,
individually and as successor in
interest to the Estate of STEVEN
MOTLEY,

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RELATED CASE ORDER

v.

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No. 2:14-cv-00767 MCE-AC

No. 2:14-cv-01736 TLN-CMK

Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF REDDING, et al.,
Defendants.

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The Court has received the Notice of Related Case filed on January 12, 2015.

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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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many of the same defendants and are based on the same or similar claims, the same

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property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law,

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and would 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.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:14-cv-01736 TLN-

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CMK, S M-B, et al. v. City of Redding, et al.. is reassigned to Chief Judge Morrison C.

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England, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings, and any

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dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The Clerk of the

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Court is to issue an Order Requiring Joint Status Report. Henceforth, the caption on

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documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:14-cv-01736-MCE-AC.

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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: January 16, 2015

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