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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

L.M. by and through her guardian ad 

litem ASHLEY McCAIN, individually 

and as successor in interest to the 

Estate of STEVEN MOTLEY, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF REDDING, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-00767 MCE-AC

RELATED CASE ORDER

S M-B, a minor, by and through his 

guardian ad litem DAWN BIANCO, 

individually and as successor in 

interest to the Estate of STEVEN 

MOTLEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF REDDING, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-01736 TLN-CMK

The Court has received the Notice of Related Case filed on January 12, 2015.

Examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that these actions are 

related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve 

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many of the same defendants 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. 

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 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 2:14-cv-01736 TLNCMK, S M-B, et al. v. City of Redding, et al.. is reassigned to Chief Judge Morrison C. 

England, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings, and any 

dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. The Clerk of the 

Court is to issue an Order Requiring Joint Status Report. Henceforth, the caption on 

documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:14-cv-01736-MCE-AC.

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: January 16, 2015

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