Doremus v. Secretary of Agriculture

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ORDER denying without prejudice (12) Motion to Consolidate Cases; in case 3:11-cv-00312-BLW; denying without prejudice (7) Motion to Consolidate Cases; in case 3:11-cv-00406-CWD. U.S. v. Doremus CV-11-406-CWD shall be transferred to this Court and th e case number shall be changed to CV-11-406-BLW. Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. Associated Cases: 3:11-cv-00312-BLW, 3:11-cv-00406-CWD(caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by cjm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO

ROIRDON L. DOREMUS
Case No. 3:11-CV-312-BLW
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Defendants.

The Court has before it a motion to consolidate, seeking to consolidate this case with U.S.
v. Doremus CV-11-406-CWD. The Court finds that the same Judge should handle both cases,
but that the cases should remain separate, at least for the time being. Accordingly, the Court will
order that Judge Dale’s case be transferred to this Court but will deny the motion to consolidate
the cases.
The motion also contains a request for discovery. Discovery requests need to be
addressed to opposing counsel rather than to the Court in the first instance, and so the Court will
deny this part of the motion. Accordingly,
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the motion to consolidate (docket
no. 12) is DENIED without prejudice to reconsider consolidation at a later time.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that U.S. v. Doremus CV-11-406-CWD be transferred to
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this Court and that the case number be changed to CV-11-406-BLW.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that a copy of this decision be filed by the Clerk in U.S. v.
Doremus CV-11-406-CWD.

DATED: February 9, 2012

B. LYNN WINMILL
Chief Judge
United States District Court

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