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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P 

EARNEST S. HARRIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SEXON, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 1:18-cv-00080 DAD SAB (PC) 

JORGE ANDRADE RICO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CLARK E. DUCART, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-01989 TLN CKD P 

ORDER 

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 Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these cases are related within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a). The actions involve the same property, transaction or event and 

similar questions of fact and law. Accordingly, 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 the 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. 

 Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the actions denominated as Harris v. Sexon, et al., Case 

No. 1:18-cv-00080 DAD SAB (PC) and Rico v. Ducart, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-01989 TLN 

CKD P are reassigned to the undersigned and to Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes for all further 

proceedings, and any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. 

Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as Harris v. 

Sexton, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00080 KJM DB P and Rico v. Ducart, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv01989 KJM DB P. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in 

the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. Any and all dates currently set 

before any judge to whom Harris or Rico is currently assigned only are hereby vacated. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 10, 2019. 

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