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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AUTOTEK, INC. and CHRISTOPHER 

LULL, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTYOF SACRAMENTO, et al., 

Defendants. 

___________________________________ 

CHRISTOPHER LULL, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-01093-KJM-CKD 

No. 2:20-cv-00165-JAM-EFB PS 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

 Examination of the above-captioned actions reveals that they are related within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Here, “both actions involve similar questions of fact and the same 

question of law and their assignment to the same Judge or Magistrate Judge is likely to effect a 

substantial savings of judicial effort.” E.D. Cal. L.R. 123(a)(3). Accordingly, the assignment of 

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these matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is 

likely to be convenient for the parties. 

 The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions 

to be assigned to the same judge – it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related 

cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was 

assigned. 

 As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that Case No. 2:20-cv-00165-JAM-EFB PS is 

reassigned from Judge John A. Mendez to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Edmund F. 

Brennan to Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in 

the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:20-cv-00165-KJM-CKD PS. 

 It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in 

the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 24, 2020. 

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