Hoskins v. Dilday et al

Filing 8

ORDER : The Court CONSOLIDATES Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00334 and Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00335 for all further proceedings. Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00334 shall be the lead case. All future pleadings shall be filed in that case and contain case number 16-cv-00334.Further, the Clerk is INSTRUCTED to refile both Doc. 1 in 16-cv-00334 and Doc. 1 in 16-cv-00335 in the newly consolidated case as a combined First Amended Complaint. Signed by Chief Judge Michael J. Reagan on 4/11/2016. (tjk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
JOSHUA HOSKINS,

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Plaintiff,
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MR. DILDAY, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL NO. 3:16-cv-00334-MJR
CIVIL NO. 3:16-cv-00335-MJR

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
REAGAN, Chief District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court for case management. A review of the pleadings
indicated that these cases are related. Cognizant of the Seventh Circuit’s position that related
cases filed within the same U.S. District Court should be consolidated, see, e.g. Smith v. CheckN-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 CONSOLIDATES Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00334
and Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00335 for all further proceedings. Hoskins v. Dilday, 16-cv-00334
shall be the lead case. All future pleadings shall be filed in that case and contain case number 16cv-00334.
Further, the Clerk is INSTRUCTED to refile both Doc. 1 in 16-cv-00334 and Doc. 1 in
16-cv-00335 in the newly consolidated case as a combined “First Amended Complaint.”
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 11, 2016
s/ MICHAEL J. REAGAN
Michael J. Reagan
Chief Judge
United States District Court

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