California River Watch v. Sweeney et al

Filing 19

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 02/03/17 ORDERING that this case be RELATED to case number 2:17-cv-0112 KJM KJN. (Benson, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH,

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Plaintiff,
v.
JOHN DONNELLY SWEENEY; POINT
BUCKLER, LLC; POINT BUCKLER
CLUB, LLC; DOES 1 through 10,
Inclusive,
Defendants.

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No. 2:17-cv-00112-MCE-EFB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-02972-KJM-KJN

RELATED CASE ORDER

v.
JOHN DONNELLY SWEENEY and
POINT BUCKLER CLUB, LLC,
Defendants.

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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, “both actions involve the same parties and are based on the

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same or a similar claim,” Local Rule 123(a)(1), and “both actions involve the same property,

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transaction, or event,” Local Rule 123(a)(2).

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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 Case No. 2:17-cv-00112-MCE-EFB is

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reassigned from United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. to the undersigned and

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from Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan to Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman.

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Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:17-cv-

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00112-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: February 3, 2017

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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