Evangeline Red et al v. Unilever United States, Inc. et al

Filing 37

ORDER RELATING CASES. Related cases: Create association to 5:09-cv-02563-JW. Joint Case Management Conference Statement due 2/26/2010. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/8/2010 10:00 AM in Courtroom 8, 4th Floor, San Jose before Hon. James Ware. Signed by Judge James Ware on 2/17/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/18/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Amnon Rosen, et al., Evangeline Red, et al., v. Plaintiffs, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION / NO. C 09-02563 JW NO. C 10-00387 CB ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO RELATE CASES

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Unilever United States, Inc., et al., Defendants. /

Presently before the Court are the parties' Motions to Relate Cases. (See Docket Item Nos. 30, 34.) The parties move to relate this action with Red, et al. v. Unilever PLC and Unilever United States, Inc., No. C 10-00387 CB, currently assigned to Judge Breyer.1 Civil Local Rule 3-12(a) provides that an action is related to another when: "(1) The actions concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) It appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different Judges." Here, Plaintiffs are collectively pursuing putative class action claims against Defendants. The Court finds that the two cases are related within the meaning of Rule 3-12. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the Motions to relate the cases and ORDERS as follows:

(See Defendant's Response in Support of Red Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related, Docket Item No. 35.)

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The Clerk shall immediately relate these actions. On March 8, 2010 at 10 a.m., the parties in both actions shall appear for a Case Management Conference.

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On or before February 26, 2009, the parties shall file a Joint Case Management Conference Statement. The Statement shall include, among other things, the parties' positions as to whether these cases should be consolidated into one action, and the parties' proposed schedules on how the cases should proceed.

Dated: February 17, 2010

JAMES WARE United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO: Gregory Steven Weston [e-mail] Janelle Jad Sahouria [e-mail] Kim E. Richman [e-mail] Michael Robert Reese [e-mail] Jared H. Beck [e-mail] William Lewis Stern [e-mail] Dated: February 17, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: /s/ JW Chambers Elizabeth Garcia Courtroom Deputy

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