Y AND J PROPERTIES, LTD. v. USA

Filing 29

MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 1 (ORDER ESTABLISHING MASTER DOCKET): The cases identified in this order and any subsequently filed directly or indirectly related cases, as defined in RCFC 40.2, are hereby consolidated for pretrial management. The Clerk will cr eate a Master Docket, In re Addicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs, Case No. 17-3000L. From this date and until further order, all filings in these consolidated cases will be filed in this Master Docket. When a directly or indirectly related case subsequently is filed, the Clerk will make an appropriate entry in the Master Docket and docket a copy of this Order in the newly filed case. Signed by Chief Judge Susan G. Braden. (ar) Copy to parties.

In the United States Court of Federal Claims
Nos. 17-1189L, 17-1191L, 17-1194L, 17-1195L, 17-1206L, 17-1215L, 17-1216L
17-1232L, 17-1235L, 17-1277L, 17-1303L, 17-1300L, 17-1332L, 17-1390L,
17-1374L, 17-1391L, 17-1393L, 17-1394L, 17-1395L, 17-1396L, 17-1397L,
17-1398L, 17-1399L, 17-1408L, 17-1409L, 17-1423L, 17-1427L, 17-1428L,
17-1430L, 17-1433L, 17-1434L, 17-1435L, 17-1436L, 17-1437L, 17-1438L,
17-1439L, 17-1450L, 17-1451L, 17-1453L, 17-1454L, 17-1456L, 17-1457L,
17-1458L, 17-1459L, 17-1460L, 17-1461L, 17-1512L, 17-1514L, 17-1515L,
17-1516L, 17-1517L, 17-1518L, 17-1519L, 17-1520L, 17-1521L, 17-1522L,
17-1523L, 17-1524L, 17-1525L, 17-1545L, 17-1555L, 17-1559L, 17-1564L,
17-1565L, 17-1566L, 17-1567L, 17-1569L, 17-1577L, 17-1578L, 17-1582L,
17-1588L, 17-1625L, 17-1636L
Filed: October 31, 2017
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Y AND J PROPERTIES, LTD.,
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individually and on behalf of all other
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persons similarly situated, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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THE UNITED STATES,
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Defendant.
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MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 1
(ORDER ESTABLISHING MASTER DOCKET)
To promote the efficient administration of justice, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. Pretrial Consolidation. The above-identified cases and any subsequently filed directly or
indirectly related cases, as defined in Rule 40.2 of the Rules of the United States Court of
Federal Claims (“RCFC”), are hereby consolidated for pretrial management. Management
Order No. 1 does not address whether these actions are or will be consolidated for trial, nor
does it have the effect of making any entity a party to an action in which it has not been
joined and served in accordance with the RCFC.
(a)

Master Docket. The Clerk will create a Master Docket, In re Addicks and Barker
(Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs, Case No. 17-3000L, that lists all attorneys of
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record. The Clerk will docket this Order and the following Notice in each of the
above-referenced consolidated actions:
NOTICE: Master Docket: In re Addicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control
Reservoirs, Case No. 17-3000L, has been opened and assigned to Chief Judge
Susan G. Braden for pretrial management. From this date and until further
order, all filings in these consolidated cases will be filed in this Master Docket.
(b)

Future Filings; Case Caption. Without an order rescinding Management Order
No. 1, all future filings in these consolidated cases will be made in this Master Docket
and will bear the following caption:

In the United States Court of Federal Claims
In re ADDICKS AND BARKER
(TEXAS) FLOOD-CONTROL
RESERVOIRS

Master Docket No. 17-3000L

THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO:

i.

A filing that is applicable to all of these consolidated actions will state in the
caption that it applies to “ALL CASES.” Such filing will be made in the Master
Docket only but will be deemed filed and docketed in each individual case to the
extent applicable.

ii.

A filing that applies only to a particular case(s) will state in the caption the
applicable case number(s) and the last name(s) of the named plaintiff(s). The
filing will be made in the Master Docket and the Clerk will docket the filing in
each applicable case.

2. Newly Filed Actions. When a directly or indirectly related case subsequently is filed, the
Clerk will:
i. make an appropriate entry in the Master Docket;
ii. docket a copy of this Order in the newly filed case; and
iii. docket a copy of the Notice identified in paragraph 1(a) above in the newly filed
case.

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3. This Order will apply to all directly or indirectly related cases that subsequently are filed
in or transferred to this court.

s/Susan G. Braden
SUSAN G. BRADEN
Chief Judge

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