Kaiser v. Crossmark, Inc

Filing 20

ORDER CONSOLIDATING WITH CASE NUMBER 13-cv-1335RAJ by Judge Richard A Jones. (CL)

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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STEVEN NICK,

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Plaintiff,

MASTER CASE NO. C13-1335RAJ

v.
CROSSMARK, INC.,

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CONSOLIDATED

ORDER

Defendant.

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The court discharges its August 30, 2013 order to show cause (Dkt. # 16), noting

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that all parties are now represented by counsel who are authorized to appear in this

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District.

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This case is closely related to Kaiser v. Crossmark, Inc., No. C13-1336RAJ.

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Although the cases arise from the claims of different plaintiffs, they are against the same

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employer for the same labor law violations. Indeed, both plaintiffs were members of the

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same putative class while this case was a potential class action pending in the United

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States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The same counsel

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represents both plaintiffs.

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The court accordingly orders the clerk to CONSOLIDATE the two actions. The

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above-captioned action shall be the lead case, with No. 13-1336RAJ as the member case.

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All future filings in the consolidated action shall be in the lead case only, without

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exception. The parties shall use substantially the same caption as this order for all future

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filings.

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This case is now ready for initial scheduling. The court directs the clerk to issue

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an order establishing initial pretrial deadlines and a date for submission of a joint status

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report. The parties may use that report to raise any objection to the continued

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consolidation of these cases.

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DATED this 7th day of October, 2013.

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The Honorable Richard A. Jones
United States District Court Judge

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