Winston v. Sara Lee Corporation et al

Filing 9

ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS RELATED CASE NOTICE (DKT. NO. 4). Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 3/8/2012. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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EASOP WINSTON,
Plaintiff,
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Case No.: C12-0948 JSC
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’
RELATED CASE NOTICE (DKT. NO.
4)

SARA LEE CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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Now pending before the Court is Defendants’ Notice of Related Case pursuant to Civil
Local Rule 3-12. Defendants contend that this newly-filed action is related to Cathcart v. Sara
Lee Corporation, 09-5748 MMC, currently pending in this District.
Rule 3-12(b) provides that “[w]henever a party knows or learns that an action, filed or
removed to district is (or the party believes that the action may be) related to an action which
is or was pending in this District . . . the party must promptly file in the earliest-filed case an
Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related.” While Defendants
filed a purported Rule 3-12 “Notice” before this Court, they have not filed an administrative
motion to relate in the earliest-filed case, 09-5748 MMC. Accordingly, if Defendants wish to
contend that this action should be related to 09-5748 MMC pursuant to Local Rule 3-12, they

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shall file the required administrative motion in the earliest-filed case, 09-5748 MMC, on or

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before March 13, 2012.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 8, 2012
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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