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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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STIPULATION RE 

CONSOLIDATION

CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP

JOEL KURTZBERG (admitted pro 

hac vice)

FLOYD ABRAMS (admitted pro hac 

vice)

JASON ROZBRUCH (admitted pro 

hac vice)

32 Old Slip

New York, New York 10005

Phone: 212-701-3120

Facsimile: 212-269-5420

jkurtzberg@cahill.com

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

WILLIAM R. WARNE (SBN 141280)

MEGHAN M. BAKER (SBN 243765)

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-444-1000

Facsimile: 916-520-5910

Attorneys for Plaintiff X Corp.

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ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CHRISTOPHER KOHLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAM-CKD

ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE

Judge: John A. Mendez

THE BABYLON BEE, LLC, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-02787-JAM-CKD

RUMBLE, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD

X CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD

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ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE 2

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Christopher Kohls, The Babylon 

Bee, LLC, Kelly Chang Rickert, Rumble Inc., Rumble Canada Inc., X 

Corp., and Defendants Rob Bonta and Shirley N. Weber’s joint 

stipulation to consolidate Kohls v. Bonta, No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAMCKD, with Rumble, Inc. v. Bonta, No. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD, and X 

Corp. v. Bonta, No. 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD. Good cause appearing, 

the Court makes the following orders:

1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42, the actions denominated 

as Kohls v. Bonta, et al., No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAM-CKD, Rumble, 

Inc. v. Bonta, No. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD, and X Corp. v. Bonta, 

No. 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD are hereby CONSOLIDATED for all 

purposes;

2. Case No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAM-CKD is designated as the 

“master file;”

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to add all 

complaints and answers filed in Case Nos. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD

and 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD to the master file;

4. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to ADMINISTRATIVELY 

CLOSE Case Nos. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD and 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD; 

and

5. The parties are DIRECTED to file all future pleadings, 

motions, and other filings ONLY in Case No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAMCKD.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 26, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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