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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-filed 3/28/08*

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

No. C 07-00859 HRL

MARK HOUSTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COUNTRY COACH, INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 08-01507 JW

MARK HOUSTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

GUARANTY RV, INC.,

Defendant. / 

No. C 07-00859 HRL

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

PREJUDICE RELATED CASE MOTION

Re: Docket No. 50

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 The opposition was largely concerned with the prejudice to Country Coach should

the case management schedules be consolidated. However, if the cases are related, this does

not necessarily mean that they should or would be tried together. Rather, it is a

determination that judicial economy would result from having these cases heard by the same

judge. 

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In the case currently pending before this court, Plaintiff moved under Civil L-R 3-12 for

a determination of whether the instant action (Houston v. Country Coach, Inc., C07-00859

HRL) should be related to a later filed case (Houston v. Guaranty RV, Inc., C08-01507 JW).

Defendant Country Coach, Inc. opposed the motion.1

In consideration of the issues and parties involved in both cases, it appears that they

should be related. See Civil L-R 3-12(a). However, judicial economy will only be achieved if

Defendant from the later filed case, Guaranty RV (“Guaranty”), consents to Magistrate Judge

Jurisdiction. Since Guaranty has yet to enter an appearance in that action, a related case

determination is premature. 

Accordingly, the motion to relate these two cases is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

The court invites Plaintiff to bring this motion again if, once Guaranty appears, it consents to

Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. 

C 07-00859 HRL Mark Houston v. Country Coach, Inc.

C 08-01507 JW Houston -v- Guaranty RV, Inc.

I find that the above case SHOULD NOT, AT THIS TIME, 

be related to the case assigned to me.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/28/08 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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THIS SHALL CERTIFY THAT NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO: 

Terry L. Baker tbaker@consumerlawgroup.net 

Kevin J. Tully kevin@tullylaw.net, jeanine@tullylaw.net, julie@tullylaw.net 

* Counsel are responsible for providing copies of this order to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing.

Date: 3/28/08 KRO 

 Chambers of Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd

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