Sayne-Moore v. Dolgencorp, Inc. et al

Filing 22

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Chief Judge David R. Herndon for all further proceedings. Judge J. Phil Gilbert no longer assigned to case. Signed by Chief Judge David R. Herndon on 5/10/10. (anj).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SHIRLEY SAYNE-MOORE, Plaintiff, v. DOLGENCORP, INC., et al., Defendants. ORDER HERNDON, Chief Judge: This matter comes before the Court for docket control. This case was transferred from the District of Alabama Northern and randomly assigned to District Judge J. Phil Gilbert. Previously, on March 30, 2010, the District of Alabama Northern transferred Deborah Griffiin v. Dolgencorp, Inc., 10-cv-293-DRH to the undersigned Chief Judge. Cognizant of the Seventh Circuit's position that related cases filed within the same U.S. District Court should be transferred to (or consolidated before) a single District Judge, see, e.g. Smith v. Check-N-Go of Illinois, Inc., 200 F.3d 511, 513 n.1 (7th Cir. 1999); Blair v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., 181 F.3d 832, 839 (7th Cir. 1999), the Court REASSIGNS this case to the undersigned Chief Judge for all further proceedings. All further pleadings shall bear the cause number 10-cv-320-DRH. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed this 10th day of May, 2010. /s/ DavidRHer|do| Chief Judge United States District Court No. 10-320-JPG