McAfee et al v. Francis

Filing 86

Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh granting 82 Motion to Relate Case.Case 12-cv-05110 is related to this case (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/28/2013) Modified on 1/28/2013 (mpb, COURT STAFF).

1 FERDIE F. FRANKLIN, State Bar No. 61165
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2 ALEXANDER F. PEVZNER, State Bar No. 221606
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3 ALEX K. WORGAFTIK, State Bar No. 280490
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4 WALSWORTH FRANKLIN BEVINS & McCALL, LLP
601 Montgomery Street, Ninth Floor
5 San Francisco, California 94111-2612
Telephone: [phone]
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7 Attorneys for Defendant
THOMAS E. FRANCIS, M.D.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 JIMMY McAFEE, eta!.,
Plaintiffs,

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15 THOMAS E. FRANCIS, eta!.,
Defendants.

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Case No. CV-11-0821-LI-IK
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTJNG
THOMAS E. FRANCIS'
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
CONSIDER WHETHER CASES
SHOULD BE RELATED

[N.D .. Cal. Civ. L.R. 3-12, 7-11]

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RICHARD SUTHERLAND, as assignee of
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Case No. CV-12-05110-PSG

Plaintiffs,
V.

21 THOMAS E. FRANCIS,
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Defendant.

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Defendant Thomas E. Francis ("Francis") moves this Court, pursuant to Local Rules 3-12

26 and 7-11, of the Civil Local Rules for the Northern District of Califomia, for an order relating
27 Richard Sutherland, as Assignee o.f Nigel Allen, et al., v. Thomas E. Francis, Case No. 5: 12-CV28 0511 0-PSG, to previously filed case Jimmy McAfee, et al. v. Thomas Francis, eta!., Case No. CVWalsworth,
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING THOMAS E. FRANCIS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER
WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED; CASE NO. CV-11-0821-LHK

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The Court, having considered the briefs and other documents in support of and in

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Francis' Administrative Motion to Consider Whether

5 Cases Should Be Related is GRANTED. Richard Sutherland, as Assignee of Nigel Allen, et al., v.
6 Thomas E. Francis, Case No. 5:12-CV-05110 PSG, is related to previously filed case Jimmy

7 McAfee, et al. v. Thomas Francis, et al., Case No. CV-11-0821-LHK.

Accordingly, Richard

8 Sutherland, as Assignee of Nigel Allen, et al., v. Thomas E. Francis, Case No. 5:12-CV-05110-

9 PSG, shall be reassigned to the Honorable Lucy H. Koh.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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12 Dated: _ _ _ _ _ _ __
January 28, 2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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