Opinion
21-CV-9226 (JPO) 22-CV-1537 (JPO)
10-13-2022
ORDER
J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge:
The motion to consolidate these cases is hereby granted. All future filings relating to either case shall be filed in the lead case, 21-CV-9226. All counsel in 22-CV-1537 shall file appearances in 21-CV-9226 within 7 days. Despite such consolidation, the consolidated cases “retain their separate identities,” Hall v. Hall, 138 S.Ct. 1118, 1128-31 (2018), and this order does not affect the rights of the parties in either of the consolidated cases.
The scheduling order entered on June 28, 2022, in 21-CV-9226 shall govern both consolidated cases.
For administrative purposes, the Clerk of Court is directed to close 22-CV-1537. The Clerk is also directed to close the motion at Docket Number 827 in 21-CV-9226.
SO ORDERED.