John Utne v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Filing 15

ORDER DENYING MOTION RELATE CASES (re ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION To consider whether cases should be related, ECF No. 59 in 3:14-cv-04858-JST). Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 25, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL HENRY,

Case No. 14-cv-04858-JST

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER DENYING MOTION RELATE
CASES

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HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC,

Re: ECF No. 59

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Michael Henry’s Administrative Motion to Consider Whether

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Cases Should Be Related. ECF No. 59. Henry moves the Court to relate Utne v. Home Depot

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U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 16-cv-01854-RS, to this action. Henry argues that both cases involve

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Home Depot’s alleged violations of Labor and Business and Professions Codes. Home Depot

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opposes the motion, arguing that the claims are based on different legal theories with different

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putative classes. ECF No. 60.

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Having considered the parties papers and the arguments of counsel, the motion is denied.

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The actions do not concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event. Further,

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it is not likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or

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conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different judges. See Civil L.R. 3-12.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 25, 2016
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge