Opinion
CIV. NO. 2:15-352 WBS EFB CIV. NO. 1:15-481 LJO BAM CIV. NO. 2:15-755 KJM DAD
06-19-2015
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, a Connecticut corporation, and TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation, Plaintiffs, v. KB HOME NORTH BAY, INC., a California corporation; KB HOME SACRAMENTO, INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive, Defendants. TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation, FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa corporation, Plaintiffs, v. KB HOME NORTH BAY, INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive, Defendants. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, a Connecticut corporation, and TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation, Plaintiffs, v. KB HOME NORTH BAY, INC., a California corporation; KB HOME SACRAMENTO, INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive, Defendants.
RELATED CASE ORDER
Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a) because they involve the same parties and similar claims. 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 Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:15-352 WBS EFB; Travelers Indemnity Company of America, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 1:15-481 LJO BAM; and Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:15-755 KJM DAD, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related and the cases denominated Travelers Indemnity Company of America, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 1:15-481 LJO BAM, and Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:15-755 KJM DAD, shall be assigned to Senior District Judge William B. Shubb and Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in those case shall be shown as Travelers Indemnity Company of America, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 1:15-481 WBS EFB, and Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al. v. KB Home North Bay, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:15-755 WBS EFB, respectively.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this assignment. Dated: June 19, 2015
/s/_________
WILLIAM B. SHUBB
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE