The Burlington Insurance Company v. American Legion Post 230 et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting 12 Motion to Consolidate Cases. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 5/9/18 (RBM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
NORTHERN DIVISION
THE BURLINGTON INSURANCE
COMPANY
V.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-cv-234-CWR-FKB

AMERICAN LEGION POST 230,
AARON LEE, EDWARD HARRIS,
AND JOHN DOES 1 THROUGH 10

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

THIS CAUSE came before the Court on the Motion to Consolidate Cases [12] filed by The
Burlington Insurance Company (“TBIC”). In the motion, TBIC requests that another case, Harris
v. Burlington Insurance Company, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-683-LG-RHW, be consolidated with
this case.
The two cases involve common issues of fact and law, and TBIC and Harris are parties to
each. The Court finds, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42, that the cases should be consolidated to avoid
unnecessary costs and delays and that the motion should be granted.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED:
1.

The Motion to Consolidate [12] is granted, and Harris v. Burlington Insurance
Company, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-683-LG-RHW, is hereby consolidated with this
case.

2.

In accordance with the local rules of the Court, the lower numbered case, Civil Action
No. 3:17-cv-234-CWR-FKB, shall be the lead case, and that cause number and style
shall be used for all future pleadings in both cases.

3.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to make the appropriate revisions to the dockets of
these cases.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this the 9th day of May, 2018.

/s/ F. Keith Ball
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE