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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUDITH ESQUIVEL AND FRANK 

ESQUIVEL,

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., et al.,

 Defendants.

OLD CASE NO.: 2:16-cv-2297-JAM-EFB

NEW CASE NO.: 1:16-cv-1479-LJO-BAM

Review of this case reveals that it is related under this Court’s Local Rule 123 to the action 

entitled Sears v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 1:16-CV-65-LJO-BAM. The actions involve the same or 

similar parties, properties, claims, events and/or questions of fact or law. Accordingly, assignment of 

the actions to the same district judge and magistrate judge will promote convenience, efficiency and 

economy for the Court and parties. An order relating cases under this Court’s Local Rule 123 merely 

assigns them to the same district judge and magistrate judge, and no consolidation of cases is effected.

On the basis of good cause, this Court ORDERS that the above-captioned action is reassigned 

to U.S. Chief District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill and U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe

with a new case number 1:16-cv-1479-LJO-BAM. All documents shall bear the new case number

1:16-cv-1479-LJO-BAM and the reassignment to U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill and U.S. 

Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 4, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ 

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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