Opinion
2:20-cv-01656-MCE-JDP 2:21-cv-01760-MCE-JDP 2:21- cv-02033-WBS-JDP
12-03-2021
ESMERALDA CASTANON and JOHN DURON, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho Corporation, doing business as WINCO FOODS; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendant. GENEVA PUTMAN, on behalf of herself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho Corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendant. SOMRET PHOUNG, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendant.
RELATED CASE ORDER
MORRISON C. ENGLAND SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court has received the Notice of Related Cases filed on November 10, 2021. ECF No. 6. An examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 2019). The actions involve the same defendant and are based on same or similar claims, the same property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges.
Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings 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 action is effected. Under the regular practice of this Court, related cases are generally assigned to the district judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:21-cv-02033-WBS-JDP is reassigned to Senior District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in 2:21-cv-02033-WBS-JDP are hereby VACATED. The Clerk of the Court is to issue the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:21-cv-02033-MCE-JDP.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of cases to compensate for this reassignment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.