Wightman v. U.S. of America Department of Transportation

Full title: JEAN MASON WIGHTMAN, individually and as surviving spouse of JEFFREY…

Court: United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Jan 13, 2009

Civil Action No. 08-cv-02437-WDM-MJW (D. Colo. Jan. 13, 2009)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08-cv-02437-WDM-MJW.

January 13, 2009

ORDER

WALKER MILLER, District Judge

This matter is before me on the Defendant's "Notice of Associated Cases and Unopposed Motion to Transfer." Referring to this court's local rule requiring notice of a related case (D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.5) and a rule of unknown source ("LcivR40.5(c)(2)"), Defendant seeks an order transferring or reassigning this case to my colleague, The Honorable Robert E. Blackburn, who was assigned the pending case, Case No. 07-cv-00968-REB-CBS, claimed to be related.

Although sympathetic to the need for a so-called related case rule, this court's local rules contemplate that to achieve its goal the Defendant should file a motion to consolidate in the oldest case pending before Judge Blackburn. See D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1C.4.

Accordingly, Defendant's motion is denied without prejudice.