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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

David DeGroote,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

City of Mesa, et al.,

Defendants. 

Terry DeGroote, 

Plaintiff,

vs. 

City of Mesa, et al., 

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No. CV 07-1969-PHX-MHM

 CV 07-2123-PHX-LOA

 (Consolidated)

 ORDER

This matter arises upon the Court’s review of the record in this matter. On

October 31, 2007, Plaintiff commenced this § 1983 action against the City of Mesa, five

Mesa City Council members, the Mesa City Manager, six Mesa police officers and a

Mesa city attorney alleging violations of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights (denials of equal

protection, due process of law and the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness) and

pendent state tort claims of invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional

distress, and intentional interference with prospective advantage. (docket # 1) 

The Court’s records indicate that on October 12, 2007, three weeks before

Plaintiff Terry DeGroote filed her Complaint, her husband, David DeGroote, filed a

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 David DeGroote sued the City of Mesa’s Vice-Mayor, Claudia Walters, but not

Mesa City Attorney Itchychawa.

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nearly identical pro se Complaint in CV-07-1969-PHX-MHM against the same

Defendants with two exceptions1

 involving the same events complained of in CV-07-

2123-PHX-LOA.

Because the two cases arise from substantially the same events, involve

substantially the same parties, and call for determination of substantially the same

questions of law, pursuant to LRCiv. 42.1, the Court will consolidate Degroote v. City of

Mesa, CV-07-2123-PHX-LOA with DeGroote v. City of Mesa, CV-07-1969-PHX-MHM.

Pursuant to LRCiv 42.1, the consolidated action will be assigned to the undersigned. 

In accordance with LRCiv 42.1 and the Court’s inherent authority to

efficiently manage its docket,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CV-07-2123-PHX-LOA and CV-07-

1969-PHX-MHM are consolidated and both matters are assigned to the undersigned. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all future filings shall bear the same

caption as appears on this order. 

DATED this 26th day of November, 2007.

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