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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SIERRA CLUB, SIERRA NEVADA 

PROTECTION CAMPAIGN, SIERRA

FOOTHILLS AUDUBON SOCIETY, 

and EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

STEVEN T. EUBANKS, DALE BOSWOTH,

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, ANN -

SECRETARY OF THE CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, and

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE, 

Defendants. 

_________________________________/

EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, JACK

BLACKWELL, and JOHN BERRY, 

Defendants. 

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No. CIV-S-03-1238 MCE/PAN 

RELATED CASE ORDER

No. CIV-S-02-2119 MCE/PAN 

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EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE, 

Defendant. 

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EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, and 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, 

DALE BOSWORTH, and JOHN BERRY, 

Defendants. 

_________________________________/ 

No. CIV-S-03-1242 MCE/PAN 

No. CIV-S-05-1608 FCD/JFM 

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 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 83-123 merely has the result that both actions are

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

effected. 

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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 

CIV-S-05-1608 FCD/PAN, Earth Island Institute and Center for

Biological Diversity v. United States Forest Service, Dale

Bosworth and John Berry is reassigned to Judge Morrison C.

England, Jr. And Peter A. Nowinski 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-05-1608 MCE/PAN.

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.

DATE: August 17, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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