Opinion
23-CV-10013 (VSB) 24-CV-2222 (VSB)
04-03-2024
CAZE D. THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, et al., Defendant. CAZE D. THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, et al., Defendant.
ORDER
VERNON S. BRODERICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I am in receipt of Plaintiff's March 19, 2024, letter motion in Thomas v. Universal Music Group et al., case No. 23-CV-10013, in which he requests leave to amend to his Complaint to add copyright infringement claims against Justin Bieber as an additional defendant. (Doc. 8.) Plaintiff has also brought a separate action, Thomas v. Universal Music Group et al., case No. 24-CV-2222, in which he asserts the identical copyright infringement claims against Justin Bieber and Universal Music Group. Accordingly, it is hereby:
ORDERED that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a), Plaintiff's motion to amend his Complaint in Thomas v. Universal Music Group et al., case No. 23-CV-10013 is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that because these matters involve common questions of law and fact such that consolidation is in the interests of efficiency and judicial economy, Thomas v. Universal Music Group et al., case No. 24-CV-2222, is consolidated with and into Thomas v. Universal Music Group et al., case No. 23-CV-10013 pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the open motion in case No. 23-CV-10013 at Doc. 8, to consolidate cases Nos. 24-CV-2222 and 23-CV-10013, and to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Plaintiff.
SO ORDERED.