The National Grange of Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange

Full title: THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, a District of…

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Feb 11, 2015

Civ. 2:14-676 WBS DAD, 2:15-317 JAM EFB (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2015)

Opinion

THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff, v. CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a California corporation, Defendant. CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a California non-profit mutual benefit corporation, Plaintiff, v. THE GRANGE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, CHARTERED, a California corporation, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendant. Civ. Nos. 2:14-676 WBS DAD, 2:15-317 JAM EFB United States District Court, E.D. California. February 11, 2015

          RELATED CASE ORDER

          WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.

         Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a) because the same party, the California State Grange, is defendant in one case and plaintiff in the other and the complaints in each case assert similar claims for trademark infringement and unfair competition, creating similar questions of fact and law. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial saving of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

         The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the result that both actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

         IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange, Civ. No. 2:14-676-WBS-DAD, and California State Grange v. The Grange of the State of California's Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered, Civ. No. 2:15-317-JAM-EFB, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related and the case denominated California State Grange v. The Grange of the State of California's Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered, Civ. No. 2:15-317 JAM EFB, shall be reassigned to District Judge William B. Shubb and Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd. Any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on the documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as California State Grange v. The Grange of the State of California's Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered, Civ. No. 2:15-317-WBS-DAD.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.