Vodonick v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association, Inc.

Filing 84

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 7/8/2021 ORDERING cases 2:15-CV-00539 JAM-EFB and 2:21-CV-01008 KJM-JDP are RELATED. Action denominated 2:21-CV-01008 KJM-JDP is reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and 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 2:21-CV-01008 JAM-EFB. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN VODONICK,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION, INC., A FEDERALLY
CHARTERED CORPORATION, ALL
PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT,
TITLE OR INTEREST IN CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY; AND DOES 1
THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,

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JOHN VODONICK,

Plaintiff,

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v.
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION, INC., A FEDERALLY
CHARTERED CORPORATION, ALL
PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT,
TITLE OR INTEREST IN CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY; AND DOES 1
THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,
Defendants.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 2:15-CV-00539 JAM-EFB
(PS)

RELATED CASE ORDER

Case No. 2:21-CV-01008 KJM-JDP

Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these

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actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123 (E.D. Cal.

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2005).

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judge and magistrate judge is likely to affect a substantial

Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same

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savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for

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the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under

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Local Rule 123 merely has the result that these actions are

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assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation

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of the actions is effected.

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court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and

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magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated

Under the regular practice of this

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2:21-CV-01008 KJM-JDP be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and

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Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan for all further proceedings, and

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any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby

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VACATED.

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reassigned case shall be shown as 2:21-CV-01008 JAM-EFB.

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the

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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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

July 8, 2021

/s/ John A. Mendez
THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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