Nicholas J. McInerny v. Red Robin International Inc. et al

Filing 32

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING CASE signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 2/5/24 ORDERING that Case No. 2:23-cv-01548-MCE-JDP is reassigned to the undersigned and Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:23-cv-01548-DAD-DB. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSE JESUS AVALOS-AVILES,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING
CASE

RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

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Defendant.

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NICHOLAS J. MCINERNY,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:22-cv-01257-DAD-DB

No. 2:23-cv-01548-MCE-JDP
New Case No. 2:23-cv-01548-DAD-DB

v.
RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

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Defendant.

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An examination of the above-captioned actions reveals that they are related within the

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meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Accordingly, assignment of the above-captioned actions to the

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same district judge and magistrate judge will promote substantial efficiency and economy for the

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court and is likely to be convenient for the 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—it does not consolidate the cases.1 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

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Case No. 2:23-cv-01548-MCE-JDP is reassigned to the undersigned and Magistrate Judge

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Deborah Barnes. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:23-

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cv-01548-DAD-DB. It is further ordered that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment

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in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 5, 2024
DALE A. DROZD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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The unopposed motion to consolidate cases filed by defendant in this action (Doc. No. 23)
remains pending and will be addressed by the court as soon as practicable.
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