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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN TREVINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOLDEN STATE FC LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:18-cv-00120-DAD-BAM

ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES, 

GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE 

CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT, AND 

SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

No. 1:18-cv-00121-DAD-BAM

No. 1:18-cv-00567-DAD-BAM

ROMEO PALMA,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOLDEN STATE FC LLC,

Defendant.

JUAN C. AVALOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMAZON.COM, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

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BRITTANY HAGMAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, 

INC., et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:18-cv-01176-DAD-BAM

No. 1:17-cv-01300-DAD-BAM

CHRISTOPHER WARD, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AMAZON, et al.,

Defendants.

On February 25, 2019, counsel in the above-captioned cases filed a stipulation seeking to 

consolidate (1) Juan Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00120-DADBAM (“Trevino”); (2) Romeo Palma v. Golden State FC, LLC, Case No. 1:18-cv-00121-DADBAM (“Palma”); (3) Juan C. Avalos v. Amazon.com, LLC, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00567-DADBAM (“Avalos”); (4) Brittany Hagman, et al. v. Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., et al., Case 

No. 1:18-cv-01176-DAD-BAM (“Hagman”); and (5) Christopher Ward, et al. v. Amazon, et al., 

Case No. 1:17-cv-01300-DAD-BAM (“Ward ”). (Trevino, Doc. No. 53; Palma, Doc. No. 40; 

Avalos, Doc. No. 54; Hagman, Doc. No. 44; Ward, Doc. No. 33.)

Pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[i]f actions before the 

court involve a common question of law or fact, the court may: (1) join for hearing or trial any or 

all matters at issue in the actions; (2) consolidate the actions; or (3) issue any other orders to 

avoid unnecessary cost or delay.” In exercising its discretion, the court “weighs the saving of 

time and effort consolidation would produce against any inconvenience, delay, or expense that it 

would cause.” Huene v. United States, 743 F.2d 703, 704 (9th Cir. 1984). Here, the court finds 

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that the above-captioned actions involve the same or similar parties, claims, and questions of fact 

or law, and that consolidation will avoid unnecessary costs and duplication of proceedings. Thus, 

good cause exists to grant the parties’ stipulation and consolidate these cases.

The parties have further stipulated to allow plaintiffs to file a consolidated complaint to 

serve as the operative complaint in the consolidated action. The parties also request that the 

Court set a scheduling conference to schedule new case management deadlines in the 

consolidated action. Currently, the Court has issued Scheduling Orders in Trevino, Ward, and 

Palma. The deadline to amend the pleadings as set forth in the respective Scheduling Orders is 

January 19, 2018, in Ward and December 1, 2018, in Palma. (Ward, Doc. No. 11; Palma, Doc. 

No. 39.) No deadline for amendment of the pleadings has been set in Trevino. (Trevino, Doc. 

No. 16.) The Initial Scheduling Conferences in Avalos and Hagman have not yet been held and 

are currently set for March 12, 2019, and April 3, 2019, respectively. (Avalos, Doc. No. 53; 

Hagman, Doc. No. 43.) In light of the consolidation of the above-referenced cases and in order to 

avoid unnecessary cost and delay, the Court finds good cause to modify the Scheduling Orders 

issued in Trevino, Ward, and Palma in order to set a consolidated class certification schedule and 

to modify the deadline for amendment of the pleadings in Ward and Palma by allowing plaintiffs 

to file a consolidated complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4); Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)(3). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The above-referenced cases shall be consolidated for all purposes, including trial, 

pursuant to Rule 42(a);

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to file this order in each of the above-referenced 

cases;

3. Going forward, the parties and the Clerk of the Court are directed to file 

documents under only the lead case number. Future captions should indicate the lead case 

number followed by the member case numbers as follows:

Lead Case: 1:18-cv-00120-DAD-BAM

Member Case: 1:18-cv-00121-DAD-BAM

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Member Case: 1:18-cv-00567-DAD-BAM

Member Case: 1:18-cv-01176-DAD-BAM

Member Case: 1:17-cv-01300-DAD-BAM

4. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, plaintiffs may file and serve a consolidated 

complaint within seven (7) days of the date of this Order. Defendants’ response to the 

consolidated complaint shall be filed and served within thirty (30) days of filing and service of 

the consolidated complaint;

5. The Court sets a SCHEDULING CONFERENCE for April 23, 2019, at 9:30 

AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. A Joint Scheduling 

Conference Report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in 

full compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling 

Conference (Trevino, Doc. No. 2; Palma, Doc. No. 2; Avalos, Doc. No. 26; Hagman, Doc. No. 

29; Ward, Doc. No. 4) one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be 

emailed, in Word format, to bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The parties may appear at the 

Scheduling Conference by telephone with each party using the following dial-in number and 

passcode: dial-in number 1-877-411-9748; passcode 3190866.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2019 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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