Laborers International Union of North America Local No 872 v. Blue Chip Enterprises, Inc.

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ORDER Granting 6 Motion to Reassign Case. Case reassigned to Judge Lloyd D. George for all further proceedings. Judge Gloria M. Navarro no longer assigned to the case. All future filings should reflect the case number as 2:11-cv-00927-LDG-RJJ. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 7/19/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION )
OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL NO. 872, ) Case No.: 2:11-cv-00927-GMN-RJJ
) Case No.: 2:11-cv-00929-GMN-PAL
Plaintiff,
) Case No.: 2:11-cv-00930-GMN-LRL
vs.
) Case No.: 2:11-cv-00932-GMN-PAL
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BLUE CHIP ENTERPRISES, INC.
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) ORDER REASSIGNING CASES
YOLANDA WOODS, d.b.a. STEP BY
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STEP CLEANING SERVICE
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SIX STAR CLEANING & CARPET
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SERVICE, INC.
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FLOPPY MOP, INC,
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Defendants.
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Before the Court is Plaintiff Laborers International Union of North America Local No.

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872 (“Union”) Motion to Transfer and Reassign Case to Judge Lloyd D. George, District

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Judge. Plaintiff filed four law suits against four different defendants. Plaintiff filed identical

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motions in each case. Blue Chip Enterprises is the Defendant in Case No. 2:11-cv-00927-

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GMN-RJJ, and the motion to transfer is at ECF No. 6. Yolanda Woods, d.b.a. Step by Step

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Cleaning Service is the Defendant is Case No. 2:11-cv-00929-GMN-PAL, and the motion to

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transfer is at ECF No. 5. Six Star Cleaning & Carpet Service, Inc. is the Defendant in Case

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No. 2:11-cv-00930-GMN-LRL, and the motion to transfer is at ECF No. 5. Floppy Mop, Inc.

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is the Defendant in Case No. 2:11-cv-00932-GMN-PAL, and the motion to transfer is at ECF

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No. 5. For the following reasons the Court GRANTS all four (4) motions.

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The four named cases all find their genesis in the case of Collins v. Laborers

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International Union of North America Local 872, Case No. 2:11-cv-00524-LDG-LRL

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(“Collins litigation”). Plaintiffs in that case sued the Union claiming that the Union undertook

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a number of wrongful actions in violation of the Labor-Management Agreement. The Union

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now brings various cases against the plaintiffs in the Collins litigation to compel arbitration.

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Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:

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If actions before the court involve a common question of fact or law, the
court may:

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(1) join for hearing or trial any or all matters at issue in the actions;
(2) consolidate the actions; or
(3) issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay.
The Court finds that this case shares common questions of fact and law with the Collins

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litigation. Transfer of these cases to the Honorable Lloyd D. George, United States District

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Judge, will result in a judicial economy whereby two Judges will not have to learn the same

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facts and hearings can be calendared at the same time in multiple cases. Accordingly,

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Plaintiff’s motions are GRANTED.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Laborers International Union of North

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America Local No. 872’s Motion to Transfer Case No. 2:11-cv-00927-GMN-RJJ (ECF No.

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6) is hereby GRANTED;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Laborers International Union of North

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America Local No. 872’s Motion to Transfer Case No. 2:11-cv-00929-GMN-PAL (ECF No.

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5) is hereby GRANTED;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Laborers International Union of North

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America Local No. 872’s Motion to Transfer Case No. 2:11-cv-00930-GMN-LRL (ECF No.

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5) is hereby GRANTED;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Laborers International Union of North
America Local No. 872’s Motion to Transfer Case No. 2:11-cv-00932-GMN-PAL (ECF No.

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5) is hereby GRANTED.
DATED this 19th day of July, 2011.

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Gloria M. Navarro
United States District Judge

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