Simmons v. Flagstar Bank, FSB

Filing 9

RELATED CASE ORDER. Simmons v. Flagstar, FSB, C 11-5106 JSW, and Flagstar, FSB v. Simmons, C 11-5109 JSW are related to Flagstar, FSB v. Simmons, C 11-4390 MMC. The Clerk is directed to reassign the two later-filed actions to the undersigned. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on November 29, 2011. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/29/2011)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RELATED CASE ORDER
A Sua Sponte Referral for Purposes of Determinating Relationship of Cases has
been filed requesting the undersigned determine whether the following cases are
related within the meaning of Civil L.R. 3-12(a):
C 11-4390 MMC
C 11-5106 JSW
C 11-5109 JSW

Flagstar Bank, FSB v. Simmons
Simmons v. Flagstar, FSB
Flagstar Bank, FSB v. Simmons
ORDER

On the basis of the material submitted to the Court, as the Judge assigned to the
earliest filed case, I find that the cases:
[

] ARE NOT RELATED as defined by Civil L.R. 3-12(a).

[ X ] ARE RELATED as defined by Civil L.R. 3-12(a). Pursuant to Civil
L.R. 3-12(f)(3), the Clerk of Court is ordered to reassign the later-filed actions to the
undersigned. The parties are instructed that all future filings in the later-filed action are
to bear the initials MMC immediately after the case number. All matters presently
scheduled for hearing in the reassigned case are vacated and must be renoticed for
hearing before the undersigned.

DATED: November 29, 2011
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge