Cobb v. Georgia Ports Authority et al

Filing 22

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Consolidate Cases. CV414-182 consolidated with CV414-183. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 11/25/14. (bcw) Modified on 11/25/2014 (bcw).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

RYAN COBB, individually, and as
child of Dianne Cobb, deceased,
Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV414-182

V.

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY; CURTIS
J. FOLZ; JOHN D. TRENT; MARINE
TERMINALS CORPORATION-EAST,
d/b/a/ Ports America;
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION LOCAL NUMBER 1414
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA; DONGKUK
INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DUFERCO
STEEL, INC.; NEW PROCESS STEEL,
INC; PAN OCEAN SHIPPING CO.,
LTD.; ALLOCEANS SHPPING CO.,
LTD.; JOHN DOE CORPORATION #1;
JOHN DOE CORPORATION #2; JOHN
DOE CORPORATION #3; JOHN DOE
CORPORATION #4; and MARION
WILLIAMS;

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Defendants.

ROMMIE COBB, as surviving spouse
of Diane Cobb, deceased, and
Personal Representative of the
Estate of Dianne Cobb,
Plaintiff,
V.

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY; CURTIS
J. FOLZ; JOHN D. TRENT; MARINE
TERMINALS CORPORATION-EAST,
d/b/a/ Ports America;
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION LOCAL NUMBER 1414
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA; DONGKUK

CASE NO. CV414-183

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INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DUFERCO
STEEL, INC.; NEW PROCESS STEEL,
INC; PAN OCEAN SHIPPING CO.,
LTD.; ALLOCEANS SHPPING CO.,
LTD.; JOHN DOE CORPORATION #1;
JOHN DOE CORPORATION #2; JOHN
DOE CORPORATION #3; JOHN DOE
CORPORATION #4; and MARION
WILLIAMS;
Defendants.

ORDER

Before the Court are Defendant International Longshoremen's
Association Local Number 1414 Savannah, Georgia's ("ILA")
parallel Motions to Consolidate. (CV414-182, Doc. 16; CV414-183,
Doc. 15.) Defendant Alloceans Shipping Co., Ltd. ("Alloceans")
has joined in Defendant ILA's motions. (CV414-182, Doc. 18;
CV414-183, Doc. 16.) The Plaintiffs of both cases agree that
consolidation is proper. (CV414-182, Doc. 21; CV414-183, Doc.
19.) No Defendant who has appeared in either case has filed an
objection to consolidation.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42, the Court
may consolidate multiple actions if they involve common
questions of law or fact. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 42(a) (2). The cases
at hand arise from the same nucleus of facts, include the same
Defendants, and the parties agree the legal questions presented
in both cases are identical. Accordingly, Defendant ILA's
Motions to Consolidate (CV414-182, Doc. 16; CV414-183, Doc. 15)
are

GRANTED

and the above-styled actions are hereby

CONSOLIDATED.

All further proceedings in this matter shall be

filed in CV414-182. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close'
CV414-183.

SO ORDERED this4'day of November 2014.

WILLIAM T. MOORE,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

Pending in the now closed case are two motions to remand filed
by Plaintiff Rommie Cobb (CV414-183, Doc. 9) and Defendant
Georgia Ports Authority (CV414-183, Doc. 13). The parties need
not ref ile such motions, however, as identical motions have
already been filed in CV414-182. (CV414-182, Doc. 10; Doc. 14.)
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