Nash v. Patriot Coal Corporation

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER pursuant to the joint motions of plaintiffs and defendants Patriot Coal Corporation and Catenary Coal Company, LLC to join Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1031, with Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1032 and Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1033, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a), directing the three civil actions consolidated for all purposes. The first filed action, Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1031, to be designated as the lead case; all further filings to be captioned and docketed in said case. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 9/2/2010. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (taq)

Nash v. Patriot Coal Corporation et al

Doc. 8

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON DIVISION SANDY NASH, Plaintiff, v. PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ CARL JENKINS, Plaintiff, v. PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ MORRIS HUDDLESTON, Plaintiff, v. PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-01033 CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-01032 CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-01031

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Pending before the court are the joint motions of plaintiffs Sandy Nash, Carl Jenkins and Morris Huddleston and defendants Patriot Coal Corporation and Catenary Coal Company, LLC to

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join Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1031 [Docket 7] with Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1032 [Docket 7] and Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1033 [Docket 7], pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a). Finding that the actions involve common questions of law and fact and arise out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, the court ORDERS the three civil actions consolidated for all purposes. The first filed action, Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1031, shall be designated as the lead case. All further filings shall be captioned and docketed in that case. The court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented party. ENTER: September 2, 2010

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