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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff is involved in a second action, Jones v. United Steelworkers, Case. No. 1:12-cv-1463-

AWI-JLT, which appeared to the Court to involve the same events as this matter and seemed to include 

overlapping questions of fact. As a result, on July 11, 2013, the Court ordered the parties to show cause 

in writing, why the matters should not be consolidated with Jones v. United Steelworkers, Case. No. 

1:12-cv-1463-AWI-JLT, for all purposes, including discovery and trial.

Plaintiff failed to respond in this case, but responded in the other. Though entitled, “Motion 

Against Bifurcation: Combining Cases,” the bulk of this document complains about the treatment he 

received by counsel, rather than addressing whether the matters should be consolidated. In both of the 

cases, Defendants object to consolidation for trial and argue that the limited factual overlap and the

nonexistent legal overlap present the risk of jury confusion and undue waste of time.

WILLIAM RAY JONES SR.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

LEHIGH SOUTHWEST CEMENT 

COMPANY, INC.,

Defendant.

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1: 12-CV-00633-AWI-JLT

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE

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Based upon the arguments presented, the Court declines to consolidate the matters at this time. 

The parties SHALL cooperate in discovery efforts to minimize duplication of effort and the matters 

remain related but the matters are not consolidated for discovery purposes at this time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 5, 2013 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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