Selection Management Systems, Inc. v. Torus Specialty Insurance Company

Filing 14

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RELATE CASES. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 01/04/2016. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN DOE,

Case No. 15-cv-02338-WHO
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
RELATE CASES

v.
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SELECTION.COM,

Re: Dkt. No. 31

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On December 28, 2015, defendant filed a motion to relate this case to an action that

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defendant recently filed against its insurance carrier, Selection Management Systems, Inc. v. Torus

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Specialty Insurance Company, No. 15-cv-05445-YGR (N.D. Cal. filed November 25, 2015). Dkt.

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No. 31. Torus Specialty Insurance Company submitted an opposition to the motion on December

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30, 2015. Dkt. No. 32.

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Under Civil Local Rule 3-12(a), “[a]n action is related to another when: (1) the actions

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concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) it appears likely that

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there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the

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cases are conducted before different Judges.” Civil L.R. 3-12(a). Having reviewed the parties’

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submissions and the filings and orders in this action and in Torus, I find that the cases are not

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related. Defendant’s motion is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 4, 2016
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge