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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Choon Foo Yong, 

Defendant. 

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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., 

Garnishee. 

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Citibank, N.A., 

Garnishee. ___________________________________ 

California Public Employees’ Retirement 

System, 

Garnishee. 

No. 2:22-cr-00053-KJM 

No. 2:24-mc-00130-KJM-JDP 

No. 2:24-mc-00131-KJM-AC 

No. 2:24-mc-00132-KJM-DB 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

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

meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Here, all the actions “involve the same parties and are based on 

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the same or a similar claim.” Local Rule 123(a)(1). Accordingly, the assignment of these matters 

to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is likely to be 

convenient for the parties. 

The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions to be 

assigned to the same judge – it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related cases 

are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was 

assigned. 

As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that Case No. 2:24-mc-00131-KJM-AC is reassigned 

from Magistrate Judge Allison Claire to Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson, and Case No. 

2:24-mc-00132-KJM-DB from Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes to Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. 

Peterson. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 

No. 2:24-mc-00131-KJM-JDP and No. 2:24-mc-00132-KJM-JDP. 

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the 

assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 22, 2024. 

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