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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS PEREZ,

Plaintiff,

 v.

RODERICK HICKMAN,

Defendant.

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No. C 05-05241 JSW

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. No. C01-1351 TEH 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al., ORDER

Defendants.

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The Court is in receipt of the parties’ Joint Administrative Motion to Consider

Whether Cases Should be Related. Having considered the matter, the Court finds that the

above captioned cases are not related within the meaning of Local Rule 3-12(a). First,

while the actions involve some overlapping parties, they do not involve the same

transaction or events. Rather, Perez v. Hickman, which concerns dental care, as opposed

to medical care, involves a completely distinct set of dental policies and procedures and a

distinct set of dental health professionals. 

Further, it does not appear likely that there will be an unduly burdensome

duplication of labor or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different

judges. In Plata v. Schwarzenegger, the Court is in the process of appointing a Receiver

who will assume control of the delivery of medical health care to California inmates. This

process, and the Court’s oversight of the Receivership, will be a distinct and separate

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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process from the implementation of the proposed Stipulation and Order submitted in

Perez. In short, while the Court has familiarity with the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation, it is not persuaded that there is sufficient overlap between

the cases such that the cases are related within the terms of Local Rule 3-12.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2006 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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