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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 Wakefield v. Apple, Inc., Case No. C 09-05779 HRL (“Central Case”); (See Order Re: C

09-5779 RS and C 09-5420 HRL, Central Case, Docket Item No. 6.)

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 Wakefield v. Apple, Inc., Case No. C 09-5420 JW (“Northern Case”).

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Franz Wakefield,

Plaintiff,

 v.

Apple, Inc., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 09-05420 JW 

NO. C 09-05779 HRL

ORDER GRANTING RELATION OF

CASES; DISMISSING AS DUPLICATIVE

The Court sua sponte considers whether C 09-5420 and C 09-05779 are related within the

meaning of Civ. L.R. 3-12. 

On November 2, 2009, Plaintiff filed an action in the Central District of California.1 Plaintiff

then requested the Central Case to be transferred to the Northern District of California.2 (Id.) On

December 15, 2009, the Central Case was transferred from the Central District to this district. (Id.) 

While Plaintiff’s case was in the process of being transferred, Plaintiff filed the Northern Case. (Id.) 

On January 4, 2010, Judge Lloyd ordered the cases related. (Docket Item No. 7.) This Court now

sua sponte, relates the 05779 case with its 05420 case. 

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Upon review of the Complaints in each case, the Court finds them to be identical. Since the

Complaints in each case are identical, the Court dismisses Wakefield v. Apple, Inc., No. C 09-5779

HRL as duplicative.

The Clerk shall close C 09-05779.

Dated: May 3, 2010 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Emily L. Maxwell MaxwellE@howrey.com

Ronald D. Arena rarena@arenahoffman.com

Franz A Wakefield

17731 North West 14th Court

Miami, FL 33169

Dated: May 3, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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