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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN AULBACH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, 

INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-05717-RS 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 

CONSOLIDATE CASES

Defendants Equifax, Inc. and Experian Information Solutions, Inc. move to consolidate 

more than 170 cases filed in this district over the past year by Plaintiff’s counsel, Sagaria Law 

P.C., alleging credit reporting inaccuracies based on Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings. Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) provides: “If actions before the court involve a common question of 

law or fact, the court may . . . consolidate the actions.” Whether or not to consolidate cases is at 

the discretion of the district court. Inv’rs Research Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for Cent. Dist. of 

California, 877 F.2d 777, 777 (9th Cir. 1989). 

 Consolidation across the district is not warranted at this juncture. The motion to 

consolidate is thus denied. However, consistent with evolving district practice, all cases assigned 

to the undersigned that name the same defendants and involve similar allegations will be 

coordinated. To date, those cases are: 3:16-cv-05672, 3:16-cv-05699, 3:16-cv-05717, 3:16-cv06328, 3:16-cv-06366, and 3:16-cv-05696. To the extent possible, those cases will be heard on 

the same dates for hearings. For case management, the parties must file one joint case 

management statement for all six cases, but they should file the document in each case. Pursuant 

to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), this matter is suitable for disposition without oral argument and the 

February 23, 2017, hearing will be vacated.

Case 3:16-cv-05717-RS Document 35 Filed 02/03/17 Page 1 of 2
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 3, 2017 

______________________________________ 

RICHARD SEEBORG 

United States District Judge 

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RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

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