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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA SOTO,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU

PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE

RENT-A-CAR,

Defendants.

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DUNBAR AITKENS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU

PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE

RENT-A-CAR COMPANY OF OREGON,

Defendants.

__________________________ _/

No. 2:06-cv-1612-MCE-DAD

RELATED CASE ORDER

No. 2:06-cv-2077-WBS-KJM

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). 

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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. 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 2:06-cv2077-WBS-KJM, Dunbar Aitkens v. Greyhound Linds, Inc., et al. is

reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Dale A. Drozd

for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this

reassigned case only is hereby VACATED. The parties are referred

to the attached Order Requiring Joint Status Report. Henceforth,

the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be

shown as 2:06–cv-2077-MCE-DAD.

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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: September 29, 2006

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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