Deutsche Bank National Trustee Company v. Cutlip

Filing 24

ORDER DECLINING TO RELATE CASES. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 12/19/2016. (blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/19/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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WILLIAM CUTLIP,

Case No. 15-cv-01345-BLF

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER DECLINING TO RELATE
CASES

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DEUTCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY FOR THE HARBORVIEW
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES 2007-7, et al.,

[Re: ECF 69]

Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On December 19, 2016, Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins issued a sua sponte judicial

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referral for the purpose of determining whether Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trustee Co. v. Cutlip, No.

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16-cv-7148 is related to the above captioned case, Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trustee Co. v. Cutlip, No.

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16-cv-4255, and Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Cutlip, No. 16-cv-3612. ECF 69.

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While the parties are the same in the aforementioned cases, Defendant did not attach a

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copy of the state court complaint to his notice of removal. See No. 16-cv-7184, ECF 1.

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Therefore, the Court is unable to determine whether it is “likely that there will be an unduly

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burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted

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before different Judges,” as required for a determination of related case status. Civ. L.R. 3-

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12(a)(2).

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Accordingly, the Court DECLINES TO RELATE the cases WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 19, 2016
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge