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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NEIL SILVER,

Plaintiff, No. C 14-0652 PJH

No. C 14-4317 PJH

v.

ORDER RELATING CASES

PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION 

ASSISTANCE AGENCY,

Defendant.

_______________________________/

Before the court is defendant’s “Notice of Related Action,” filed in Silver v.

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (C 14-0652 PJH) in which defendant

seeks to relate a later-removed action involving the same parties (Silver v. Pennsylvania

Higher Education Assistance Agency, C 14-4317 PJH). The local rules of this court have

replaced the “notice of related case” procedure with one requiring an administrative motion

to determine if cases are related. Civil Local Rule 3-12. The purpose of relating two cases

is to bring them both before the same judge. Given that both cases at issue have already

been randomly assigned to the undersigned judge, a motion is not really necessary and the

court excuses defendant’s failure to comply with Rule 3-12.

To the extent that there is any economy to be served by “relating” two cases already

before the same judge, the request is GRANTED and the cases will be noted as related on

the court’s docket. However, the earlier-filed case has been stayed until a March 12, 2015

case management conference. The later-filed case will be set for case management

conference in December 2014 by separate order. As it does not involve the TCPA, the stay

will not automatically apply to it.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 2, 2014 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 4:14-cv-00652-PJH Document 32 Filed 10/02/14 Page 1 of 1