Sacramento Suburban Water District v. Elementis Chromium Inc. et al

Filing 7

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 08/02/17 ORDERING that this case be RELATED to case number 2:17-cv-1349 KJM GGH and that this related case be REASSIGNED to District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows for all further proceedings; any dates currently set in this case are VACATED. District Judge Troy L. Nunley and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire are no longer assigned to case. The case number on all future filings shall be: 2:17-cv-1353 KJM GGH. (cc: TLN, AC). (Benson, A.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RIO LINDA ELVERTA COMMUNITY
WATER DISTRICT,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-01349 KJM GGH

v.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM
INCORPORATED, OCCIDENTAL
CHEMICAL CORPORATION,
HONEYWELL INCORPORATED, BASF
CORPORATION, PPG
INCORPORATED, E.I DU PONT DE
NEMOURS AND COMPANY, UNIVAR
INCORPORATED, LUXFER HOLDINGS
PLC, SIGMA-ALDRICH
CORPORATION, and DOW CHEMICAL
COMPANY,

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Defendants.

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SACRAMENTO SUBURBAN WATER
DISTRICT,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-01353 TLN AC

v.
ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM
INCORPORATED, OCCIDENTAL
CHEMICAL CORPORATION,
HONEYWELL INCORPORATED, BASF
CORPORATION, PPG
INCORPORATED, E.I DU PONT DE
NEMOURS AND COMPANY, UNIVAR
INCORPORATED, SIGMA-ALDRICH
CORPORATION, DOW CHEMICAL
COMPANY, and THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,
Defendants.

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). Both cases involve substantially the same transactions, events,

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defendants, and causes of action arising out of hexavalent chromium contamination of public

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drinking water emanating from McClellan Air Force Base. See Local Rule 123(a)(1) (cases

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related when they “involve the same parties and are based on the same or a similar claim.”).

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Relating cases under Rule 123 causes both cases to be assigned to the district judge and

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magistrate judge from the first filed action, but it does not consolidate the two cases.

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Thus, it is hereby ORDERED that Case No. 2:17-cv-01353 TLN AC is reassigned
from District Judge Troy Nunley and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire to the undersigned and

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Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall

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now be shown as: Case No. 2:17-cv-01353 KJM GGH.

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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 2, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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