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Nature of Suit Code: 330
Nature of Suit: Federal Employers' Liability
Cause of Action: 45:51 Railways: Fed. Employer's Liability Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN REDOS,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,

Defendant.

______________________________/

JEFF NICKLES,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,

Defendant.

______________________________/

No. 2:08-cv-01036-MCE-KJM

RELATED CASE ORDER

No. 2:08-cv-01155-GEB-KJM

Examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that

these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-

123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve the same defendant

and are based on 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. 

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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. 

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under

Local Rule 83-123 merely has the result that both actions are

assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the action is

effected. Under the regular practice of this Court, related

cases are generally assigned to the district judge and magistrate

judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 02:08-

cv-01155-GEB-KJM, Jeff Nickles v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

is reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Kimberly J.

Mueller for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set

in this reassigned case only is hereby VACATED. The parties are

referred to the attached Order Requiring Joint Status Report. 

Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case

shall be shown as 02:08-cv-01155-MCE-KJM.

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: June 11, 2008

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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