Boswell v. Miles et al

Filing 13

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, re: case consolidation. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 6/10/2015. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
DOVIE BOSWELL,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MICHAEL MILES and,
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GIBCO MOTOR EXPRESS LLC,
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Defendants.
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ADA BAKER,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MICHAEL MILES and,
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GIBCO MOTOR EXPRESS LLC,
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Defendants.
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DOVIE BOSWELL, as next friend and
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Mother of Devin Young, a minor,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MICHAEL MILES and,
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GIBCO MOTOR EXPRESS LLC,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 15-cv-00405-JPG-DGW

Consolidated with:

Case No. 15-cv-00406-JPG-DGW

Consolidated with:

Case No. 15-cv-00407-JPG-DGW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Consolidate Causes of Action
(Doc. 6, 15-CV-407). 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). Boswell v. Miles, (Case Number 15cv-407-JPG-DGW); Baker v. Miles, (Case Number 15-cv-00406-JPG-DGW); and Boswell v.
Miles, (Case Number 15-cv-00405-JPG-DGW) all involve common questions of law and fact,
namely, the accident which occurred on February 8, 2013, on Interstate 55/70 in Illinois.
Accordingly, for the purposes of discovery and trial, the Court hereby GRANTS
Defendants’ Motion to Consolidate (Doc. 6).

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to

CONSOLIDATE Boswell v. Miles, (Case Number 15-cv-407-JPG-DGW); Baker v. Miles,
(Case Number 15-cv-00406-JPG-DGW); and Boswell v. Miles, (Case Number 15-cv-00405JPG-DGW). All future filing shall bear the consolidated caption used in this order and shall be
filed only in Boswell v. Miles, (Case Number 15-cv-405-JPG-DGW). The Court will strike any
filings in Case Number 15-cv-00407-JPG-DGW and Case Number 15-cv-00406-JPG-DGW
subsequent to this order. The Clerk of Court is further DIRECTED to file a copy of this order in
each case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 6/10/2015

s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE