Lim v. Courtcall Inc et al

Filing 34

ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 9/14/11 that this case be returned to the clerks office for random reassignment. See order. (cc: all counsel, via USPS to plaintiff)(dm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
KHOR CHIN LIM,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 11-CV-00748

COURTCALL INC., et al.
Defendant.

ORDER
In this lawsuit, plaintiff alleges that several defendants, including a company that
facilitates telephonic appearances in court cases, engaged in a conspiracy to deprive him of
his constitutional rights by misinforming him as to the date and time of a hearing in a
California court. This case was assigned to my docket because plaintiff listed it as related to
two cases already pending before me: 11-cv-00666, and 11-cv-00708.
Under Civil L. R. 3(b),
Where the Civil Cover Sheet discloses a pending related civil action, the new civil
action will be assigned to the same judge. Factors to be considered in determining
whether the actions are related include whether the actions: (i) arise from substantially
the same transaction or events; (ii) involve substantially the same parties or property;
or (iii) involve the same patent, trademark, or copyright. The judge to whom the action
with the lower case number is assigned will resolve any dispute as to whether the
actions are related.
After considering the factors listed in the local rule, I find that this case is not related to either
11-cv-00666 or 11-cv-00708. Case number 11-cv-00666 alleges that a different group of
defendants violated federal law by engaging in bank fraud, and case number 11-cv-00708
alleges that yet another group of defendants conducted illegal electronic surveillance of
plaintiff’s home and committed several torts against plaintiff. The only overlap between the
three cases is that Goh Chok Tong, a former Prime Minister of Singapore, is named as a

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defendant in all three cases, and Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin, is named as a
defendant in two of the three cases. Otherwise, each case presents a distinct set of facts and
legal issues. Therefore, I find that this case is not related to either 11-cv-00666 or 11-cv00708.
For the reasons stated, IT IS ORDERED that this case be returned to the clerk’s
office for random reassignment.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 14th day of September, 2011.

s/_______________________________
LYNN ADELMAN
District Court Judge

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