Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC et al

Filing 11

ORDER RELATING and REASSIGNING CASES. signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/23/2018. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER WARD, et al.,

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No. 1:17-cv-01300-DAD-MJS

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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AMAZON, et al.,

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ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING
CASES
Defendants.

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JUAN TREVINO,
Plaintiff,

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v.
GOLDEN STATE FC LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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ROMEO PALMA,

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No. 2:17-cv-01904-KJM-CKD

No. 2:18-cv-00010-KJM-KJN

Plaintiff,
v.
GOLDEN STATE FC, LLC, dba
Amazon.com,
Defendants.

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On January 8, 2018 and January 9, 2018, defendant in both of the latter two above-

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captioned cases filed notices of related cases in those two matters, advising the court that they

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were related to each other, and to a third case, Christopher Ward, et al. v. Amazon, et al., No.

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1:17-cv-01300-DAD-MJS, which is already assigned to the undersigned.

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The court’s review of the complaints in these cases shows they are related within the

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meaning of Local Rule 123(a)(4), as they involve similar parties, related questions of law and

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fact, and would likely entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges.

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Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the undersigned and to Magistrate Judge Michael J.

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Seng will promote efficiency and economy for the court and parties.

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An order relating cases under this court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same

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district judge and magistrate judge, and does not consolidate the cases. The local rules of this

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district authorize the judge with the lowest numbered case to order the reassignment of any higher

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numbered cases to himself or herself, upon determining that this assignment is likely to effect a

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savings of judicial effort. L.R. 123(c). Such good cause appearing here, the court orders that the

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above captioned cases—Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-01904-KJM-

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CKD and Palma v. Golden State FC, LLC, Case No. 2:18-cv-00010-KJM-KJN, be reassigned to

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U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng.

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Accordingly, documents filed in the two latter above-referenced actions shall bear the
following new case numbers:

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Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00120-DAD-MJS

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Palma v. Golden State FC, LLC, Case No. 1:18-cv-00121-DAD-MJS

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 23, 2018
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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