Opinion
21-cv-02692-JCS 21-cv-00903-BLF
09-07-2021
BRIAN WHITAKER, Plaintiff, v. LUCKY OPCO LLC, Defendant.
SUA SPONTE REFERRAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER CASES ARE RELATED
JOSEPH C. SPERO, CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff Brian Whitaker has filed multiple cases in this district against Defendant Lucky OpCo LLC, with substantially identical allegations regarding barriers to access at different Lucky stores. This case is hereby REFERRED to the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman under Civil Local Rule 3-12(c) to determine whether it is related to case number 21-cv-00903-BLF. Any party may file a statement supporting or opposing finding the cases related no later than September 13, 2021. See Civ. L.R. 3-12(c), 3-12(e), 7-11(b).
The undersigned has separately issue a report and recommendation to deny Whitaker's motion for default judgment and dismiss the case without prejudice. If Judge Freeman determines that the cases are not related, this case will be reassigned to a randomly-selected district judge for action on that recommendation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.