Amsel v. Eliades et al

Filing 25

Amended ORDER Consolidating Cases. IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motions to Consolidate are GRANTED. Case nos. 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF, 2:16-cv-01005-JAD-GWF, and 2:16-cv-01007-JAD-GWF are consolidated, with case no. 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF serving as th e lead case. All further filings in these cases shall be filed in the lead case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that case nos. 2:16-cv-01005-JAD-GWF and 2:16-cv-01007- JAD-GWF are reassigned to Judge Richard F. Boulware, II for all further proceedings. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the hearings in these cases scheduled before Judge Dorsey on July 11, 2016, are VACATED. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey and Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 6/7/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JONAH AMSEL,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF
Plaintiff,

v.
DOUGLAS G. GERRARD, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff,

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v.
DOUGLAS G. GERRARD, et al.,
Defendants.

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EDUARDO MALTMAN,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-01005-JAD-GWF

JULIO RIVERA,

Case No. 2:16-cv-01007-JAD-GWF

Plaintiff,
v.

AMENDED ORDER
CONSOLIDATING CASES

DOUGLAS G. GERRARD, et al.,
Defendants.

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These three cases come before the Court on Defendant Aristotelis Eliadis’s Motion to
Consolidate, filed on May 27, 2016, in cases 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF, 2:16-cv-01005-JADGWF, and 2:16-cv-01007-JAD-GWF. In each of the cases, Plaintiffs and Defendant Douglas D.
Gerrard have filed notices of non-opposition to the motions.
Courts may consolidate actions that involve common questions of law or fact. Fed. R.
Civ. P. 42(a). The district court has broad discretion over whether to order consolidation, and in

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doing so “weighs the saving of time and effort consolidation would produce against any

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inconvenience, delay, or expense that it would cause.” Huene v. United States, 743 F.2d 703, 704

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(9th Cir. 1984).

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The judges to whom these actions are assigned have reviewed the motions and find that

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common questions of law and fact exist in the three cases listed above. The cases involve similar

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parties and similar claims by plaintiffs that the defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act

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and Nevada minimum-wage and overtime laws. Exercising their discretion, the undersigned

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judges conclude that consolidation of these actions would aid in their efficient disposition.

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ORDER

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motions to Consolidate are GRANTED. Case nos.

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2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF, 2:16-cv-01005-JAD-GWF, and 2:16-cv-01007-JAD-GWF are

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consolidated, with case no. 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF serving as the lead case. All further filings

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in these cases shall be filed in the lead case.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that case nos. 2:16-cv-01005-JAD-GWF and 2:16-cv01007-JAD-GWF are reassigned to Judge Richard F. Boulware, II for all further proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the hearings in these cases scheduled before
Judge Dorsey on July 11, 2016, are VACATED.
DATED: June 7, 2016.

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RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
United States District Judge

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JENNIFER A. DORSEY
United States District Judge

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