Opinion
No. 1:05-CV-01025-AWI-SMS, New Case Number, No. 1:05-CV-01025-OWW-SMS, Prior Case Number.
February 8, 2006
ORDER RELATING CASES AND REASSIGNING NEW DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff is proceeding with a civil action in this Court. The matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304.
Examination of the papers filed in the above-entitled action reveals that it is related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123 to Sandra Valdez v. City of Woodlake, et al., 1:05-CV-00326-AWI-SMS. This case and the earlier-filed case are based on similar claims and involve similar questions of fact or law, and assignment of the cases to the same judges will therefore be likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort.
Accordingly, it IS ORDERED that
1) This action is therefore reassigned to District Judge Anthony W. Ishii; and
The parties are informed that an order relating cases under Local Rule 83-123 merely causes the cases to be assigned to the same district judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation is effected. Cf. Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a).
2) Henceforth, all documents filed in this case shall be filed under case number 1:05-CV-01025-AWI-SMS.
IT IS SO ORDERED.