Opinion
2:22-cr-00185-KJM 2:22-cr-00228-JAM
10-12-2023
United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Sanit Khamthong, Defendant. United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Darrell Anderson, et al., Defendants.
RELATED CASE ORDER
Examination of the above actions reveals they are related within the meaning of the Local Rules. “[B]oth actions involve similar questions of fact and the same question of law and their assignment to the same Judge or Magistrate Judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort.” Local Rule 123(a)(3). The United States alleges in both cases that members of a conspiracy agreed to possess and distribute controlled substances. The assignment of these matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is likely to be convenient for the parties.
The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions to be assigned to the same judge-it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.
As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that No. 2:22-cr-00228-JAM is reassigned from Senior United States District Judge John A. Mendez to the undersigned. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall show No. 2:22-cv-00228-KJM.
It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.