Opinion
NO. 5:07-CV-69 (CAR).
November 6, 2007
PROCEEDINGS UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Before The U.S. Magistrate Judge ORDER
Before the court is defendant defendants' MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES. Tab #12. The defendants' motion asks that the court consolidate the above-styled action with Spencer v. Primus, et al. , Civil Action No. 5:07-CV-69 (CAR), and Birston v. Primus , Civil Action No. 5:07-CV-68 (HL). The defendants have asserted that the issues of law fact in the three cases are common and that a consolidation would serve the interests of economy and justice.
While the issues involved may be common in law and fact, the court is not inclined to appoint counsel for any of the plaintiffs in these cases, all of whom are litigating their cases on their own behalf. Consolidation of these three cases would therefore lead to three separate inmates' co-litigating one action, which would likely lead to more trouble than convenience, and the defendants' motion is therefore DENIED.
SO ORDERED.