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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTONIO F. SOTO, individually 

and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiff, 

v.

ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC., RICHARD

J. RILEY, JOHN BISSELL, and 

NATE S. WHALEY,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-1816 WBS JDP

ORDER RELATING CASES

STEPHEN JONES, Individually 

and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiff, 

v.

ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC., RICHARD

J. RILEY, JOHN BISSELL, and 

NATE S. WHALEY,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-2202 DJC JDP

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

they are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a), 

because, among other things, the cases assert virtually identical 

claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 17 C.F.R. § 

240.10b-5 against the same defendants based on the same 

statements. Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the 

same judge is likely to effect a substantial saving of judicial 

effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

The parties should be aware that relating the cases 

under Local Rule 123 merely has the result that both actions are 

assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is 

effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related 

cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to 

whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated

Soto v. Origin Materials, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-1816 WBS JDP, and

Jones v. Origin Materials, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-2202 DJC JDP, be, 

and the same hereby are, deemed related.1 The case denominated

Jones v. Origin Materials, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-2202 DJC JDP, shall 

be reassigned to Judge WILLIAM B. SHUBB. Any dates currently set 

in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the 

captions on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown 

as Jones v. Origin Materials, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-2202 WBS JDP.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make 

an appropriate adjustment in the assignment of cases to 

1 The court will address the parties’ stipulation to 

consolidate these cases in a separate order.

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compensate for this reassignment.

Dated: October 17, 2023

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