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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARILYN GOETZKE, widower, ) CIV S-03-554 GEB JFM

individually and as personal )

representative/successor in ) RELATED CASE ORDER

interest on behalf of the estate )

and heirs of LOREN GOETZKE, )

deceased; GENE GOETZKE; and )

GARY GOETZKE, )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. )

)

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a )

Delaware Corporation; GENERAL )

ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York )

Corporation; and ROTAIR INDUSTRIES,)

INC., a Connecticut Corporation, )

)

Defendants. )

 )

ADRIAN VILLARUZ, )

)

Plaintiff, )

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v. )

)

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION; )

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; and )

ROTAIR INDUSTRIES, INC., )

)

Defendants. )

 )

CROMAN CORPORATION, an Oregon ) CIV-S-05-0575 FCD GGH

corporation, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. )

)

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; SIKORSKY )

AIRCRAFT CORPORATION; HELICOPTER )

SUPPORT, INC., a Connecticut )

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corporation; UNITED TECHNOLOGIES )

CORPORATION, a Delaware )

corporation; and ROTAIR )

INDUSTRIES, INC., )

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Defendants. )

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that 

they are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123(a). The

actions are based on similar claims. Accordingly, the assignment of

the actions to the same judge and magistrate 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 means that the actions are assigned to the

same judge and magistrate 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. 

Action CIV NO. S-05-575 FCD GGH is reassigned to Judge

Garland E. Burrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds for all

further proceedings. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in

the reassigned case shall show initials “GEB JFM” instead of the other

judges’ initials. Further, the motion currently scheduled for hearing

on June 24, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. will be heard at the already scheduled

date and time in Courtroom 13.

It is further ordered that the Order Requiring Joint Status

Report filed in CIV NO. S-05-575 on April 6, 2005, is VACATED and the

Clerk of the Court is directed to issue an Order Setting Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for August 8, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. 

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The Clerk of the Court is also directed to make appropriate

adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this

reassignment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 8, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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