Thomas v. Shaffer et al

Filing 11

Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Cases re 12-cv-5607-SI.Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 18, 2013. (jstlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/19/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/19/2013: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Certificate/Proof of Service) (wsn, COURT STAFF).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

[PROPOSED] RELATED CASE ORDER
A Motion for Administrative Relief to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related or a
Sua Sponte Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship (Civil L.R. 3-12) has been
filed. The time for filing an opposition or statement of support has passed. As the judge
assigned to the earliest filed case below that bears my initials, I find that the more recently filed
case(s) that I have initialed below are related to the case assigned to me, and such case(s) shall be
reassigned to me. Any cases listed below that are not related to the case assigned to me are
referred to the judge assigned to the next-earliest filed case for a related case determination.
C 12-05607 SI

Thomas et al v. Sonoma County et al

C 13-04861 JST

Thomas v. Shaffer et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. _________

ORDER
Counsel are instructed that all future filings in any reassigned case are to bear the initials
of the newly assigned judge immediately after the case number. Any case management
conference in any reassigned case will be rescheduled by the Court. The parties shall adjust the
dates for the conference, disclosures and report required by FRCivP 16 and 26 accordingly.
Unless otherwise ordered, any dates for hearing noticed motions are vacated and must be renoticed by the moving party before the newly assigned judge; any deadlines set by the ADR
Local Rules remain in effect; and any deadlines established in a case management order continue
to govern, except dates for appearance in court, which will be rescheduled by the newly assigned
judge.

Dated:________________
Judge Susan Illston

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CLERK’S NOTICE
The court has reviewed the motion and determined that no cases are related and no
reassignments shall occur.
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

DATED: _______________________

By:
Deputy Clerk

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on the date stated below, I lodged a copy of this order with each judicial
officer and I mailed a copy to each counsel of record or pro se party in the cases listed above.
Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

DATED: _______________________

By:
Deputy Clerk

Copies to: Courtroom Deputies
Case Systems Administrators
Counsel of Record
Entered into Assignment Program:

(date)

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