Walters Metal Corporation v. Hendrix et al

Filing 25

ORDER. The Court GRANTS the Motion to Consolidate (Doc. 7) and hereby CONSOLIDATES Case Numbers 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW and 15-cv-51-SMY-DGW. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to file a copy of this Order in 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW and 15-cv-51-SMY-DGW. All future filings will be made in Case Number 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 4/23/15. (ajr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

WALTERS METAL CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No. 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW

UNIVERSAL AM-CAN, LTD., THE
MASON AND DIXON LINES,
INCORPORATED, SLIDE-N-RIDE
TRUCKING, INC., J & D TRUCKING, INC.,
JC PILOT CAR SERVICE, CAROLYN
SCHAFFER, J.D. DELANEY and CAREN
RUTH VINSON,
Defendants.

WALTERS METAL CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No. 15-cv-51-SMY-DGW

CARLA HENDRIX, ED HENDRIX,
EMERALD EQUIPMENT ESCORTS LLC,
SLIDE-N-RIDE TRUCKING, INC., J & D
TRUCKING, INC., CAREN RUTH
VINSON, J.D. DELANCY, MELINDA
HILLENBERG and CURTIS WELLS,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on defendants J.D. Delancy, J & D Trucking, Inc.,
Slide-N-Ride Trucking, Inc., and Caren Ruth Vinson’s Motion to Consolidate (Doc. 7) this case
with Walters Metal Corporation v. Universal Am-Can, Ltd., No. 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW. No
party has responded to the motion. Both cases involve Carmack Amendment and negligence

claims arising out of a December 29, 2012 accident in which a driver transporting Plaintiff’s
product drove the load into the underside of the Herrin Road Bridge on Interstate Highway 57
causing damage to the load. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), a court may
consolidate actions when they “involve a common question of law or fact.” Here, the two
actions involve common questions of both law and fact. As such, the Court GRANTS the
Motion to Consolidate (Doc. 7) and hereby CONSOLIDATES Case Numbers 13-cv-1271SMY-DGW and 15-cv-51-SMY-DGW. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to file a copy
of this Order in 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW and 15-cv-51-SMY-DGW. All future filings will be
made in Case Number. 13-cv-1271-SMY-DGW using the foregoing caption.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 23, 2015
s/ Staci M. Yandle
STACI M. YANDLE
DISTRICT JUDGE

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