Broadnax v. Adams & Associates, Inc.

Filing 34

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 3/14/2018 ORDERING cases 2:16-cv-289-TLN-KJN and 2:18-cv-00472-KJM-DB are RELATED. The action denominated 2:18-cv-00472-KJM-DB, is REASSIGNED to District Judge Troy L. Nunley and Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman for all further proceedings. Any dates currently set in the reassigned case are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:18-cv-00472-TLN-KJN. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LEAD CASE:
SHEILA BROADNAX,
Plaintiff,

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ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
Defendant.
LEE BOWMAN,

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No. 2:18-cv-00472-KJM-DB
Plaintiff,

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NOTICE OF RELATED CASE ORDER

v.

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No. 2:16-cv-289-TLN-KJN

v.
ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC., a
Nevada corporation; MCCONNELL
JONES LANIER AND MURPHY , LLP,
A Texas Limited Liability Partnership;
KELLY MCGILLIS; JOE PEARSON; and
KIM GAGNON,
Defendants.

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that they are related within the meaning

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of Local Rule 123(a). The actions involve the same parties and are based on similar questions of

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fact and the same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if

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heard by different judges. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely

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to affect a 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 has the

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result that these actions are assigned to the same judge. No consolidation of the actions is

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affected. Under the regular practice of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the

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judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:18-cv-00472-KJM-DB, is

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hereby reassigned to District Judge Troy L. Nunley and Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman for all

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further proceedings. Any dates currently set in the reassigned case are hereby VACATED.

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:18-cv-

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00472-TLN-KJN.

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

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Dated: March 14, 2018

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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