Contreras v. U.S. Department of the Army, et al
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RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/10/2017 FINDING that this action is related to the action denominated 2:14-cv-01282 MCE EFB (PS) within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a); REASSIGNING the action denominated 2:14-cv- 01282 MCE EFB (PS) to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman for all further proceedings; 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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GRACIELA M. CONTRERAS,
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No. 2:13-cv-1440-KJM-KJN
Plaintiff,
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THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL
GUARD, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. 2:14-cv-01820-KJM-KJN
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GRACIELA M. CONTRERAS,
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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY, et al.,
Defendants.
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GRACIELA M. CONTRERAS,
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Plaintiff,
No. 2:14-cv-01282-MCE-EFB
v.
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, et al.,
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Defendants.
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RELATED CASE ORDER
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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, “[all] 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 savings of judicial effort and is likely to be
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convenient for the parties. The first two actions previously were related; this order has the effect
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of relating the third action captioned above.
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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 2:14-cv-01282-MCE-EFB is reassigned
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from District Judge Morrison C. England to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Edmund
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F. Brennan to Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed
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in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:14-cv-01282-KJM-KJN
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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: August 10, 2017.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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