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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN BALLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

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SAMUEL WONG, et al., 

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:12-CV-02226 CMK 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

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JOHN BALLARD, 

 

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:06-CR-00283 JAM 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN MARVIN BALLARD 

 Defendant.

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Case No. 2:05-CR-00168 JAM 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN M. BALLARD, 

 

 Defendant.

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Case No. 2:99-CR-00050 JAM 

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these 

actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123 (E.D. Cal. 

2005). Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same 

judge is likely to affect 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 these actions are 

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

effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases 

are generally assigned to the judge to whom the first filed action 

was assigned. 

 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:12-CV02226 CMK be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez 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 cases shall be shown as 2:12-CV-02226 JAMCMK. 

 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: May 27, 2015 /s/ John A. Mendez________________ 

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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