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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC B. BATES,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-3049 FCD GGH

v.

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH

BARNEY, LLC., et. al., RELATED CASE ORDER

Defendants.

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CARL R. WRIGHT,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-09-3601 LKK JFM

 v.

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

CORPORATION, et. al.,

Defendants.

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

of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve the same or similar claims, the same

property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the same questions of law, and would

therefore entail a substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges. Accordingly, the

assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial

effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the

result that these 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.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated, CIV S-09-3601 LKK JFM

is reassigned to District Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows

for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby

VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown

as: CIV S-09-3601 FCD GGH.

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

assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 5, 2010

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