Norwood v. Godinez et al

Filing 24

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, denying 3 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel filed by Lamont Norwood, 6 MOTION to Certify filed by Lamont Norwood and 19 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel filed by Lamont Norwood without prejudice.The Clerk of Cou rt is DIRECTED to CONSOLIDATE these cases and to REASSIGN Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) to Magistrate Judge Wilkerson. The Clerk of Court is also DIRECTED to file a copy of this Order in both cases and send a copy of this Order to the Plaintiffs and counsel for Plaintiff Haywood. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 3/16/2015. (jdh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
SEYON HAYWOOD,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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S A GODINEZ, et al.,
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Defendants.
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LAMONT NORWOOD,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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S A GODINEZ, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 14-cv-01027-JPG-DGW

Consolidated with:

Case No. 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court for case management purposes. Pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) the Court has discretion to consolidate actions that involve a
common question of law or fact. Star Ins. Co. v. Risk Marketing Group Inc., 561 F.3d 656, 660
(7th Cir. 2099). Haywood v. Godinez, (Case Number 14-cv-1027-JPG-DGW) and Lamont
Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) both involve common questions of
law and fact, namely, the reduction to two meals a day at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center.
Accordingly,

for

the

purposes

of

discovery

and

trial,

the

Court

hereby

CONSOLIDATES Haywood v. Godinez, (Case Number 14-cv-1027-JPG-DGW) with Norwood
v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF). All future filing shall bear the consolidated
caption used in this order and shall be filed only in Haywood v. Godinez, (Case Number 14-cv-

1027-JPG-DGW).

The Court will strike any filings in Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF

subsequent to this order. Further, due to the consolidation, Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number
15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) is reassigned from Magistrate Judge Frazier to Magistrate Judge
Wilkerson.
Counsel has been appointed for plaintiff in Haywood v. Godinez, and he shall be notified
of the consolidation. At this time, Plaintiff Norwood’s Motions for Recruitment of Counsel
(Doc. 3), Motion for Class Action Certification (Doc. 6), and Motion for Recruitment of Counsel
(Doc. 19) filed in Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) are DENIED
without prejudice. Plaintiff can refile, if necessary, after a ruling on the Motion for Class Action
currently pending in the Haywood matter.
Based on the above, Plaintiff Norwood’s Motions for Recruitment of Counsel (Doc. 3),
Motion for Class Action Certification (Doc. 6), and Motion for Recruitment of Counsel (Doc.
19) filed in Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) are DENIED without
prejudice.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to CONSOLIDATE these cases and to

REASSIGN Norwood v. Godinez, (Case Number 15-cv-00035-JPG-PMF) to Magistrate Judge
Wilkerson.

The Clerk of Court is also DIRECTED to file a copy of this Order in both cases

and send a copy of this Order to the Plaintiffs and counsel for Plaintiff Haywood.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 3/16/2015
s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE