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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Tort/Non-Motor Vehicle

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

John Desch, 

Plaintiff, 

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Allegiant Air LLC, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 12-02504-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it defendant Allegiant Air, LLC’s motion to consolidate (doc.

3) this case with two cases that have already been consolidated and assigned to United States

Magistrate Judge Logan. See Dent v. Allegiant Air, No. CV-12-8144-PCT-SPL, and

Lazzerini v. Allegiant Air, No. CV-12-1738-PHX-SPL. No opposition to the motion was

filed.

Under LRCiv 42.1, a party may file a motion to transfer a case to a single judge

whenever two or more cases are pending before different judges that (1) arise from

substantially the same transaction or event, (2) involve substantially the same parties or

property, (3) call for a determination of substantially the same questions of law, or (4) for any

other reason would entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges. 

Generally the “motion shall be filed in the case with the lowest case number assigned

to a District Judge who shall hear and decide the motion.” Id. Here, although we have the

higher case number, the other two already-consolidated cases are assigned to Magistrate

Judge Logan. Therefore, under the rules we are charged with deciding the motion to

consolidate.

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Each of the three cases arises from injuries sustained by plaintiffs who were forced

to evacuate Allegiant Airlines flight 645 by way of an emergency slide. Each of the cases

arises from the same event, involves substantially the same defendants and calls for a

determination of substantially the same questions of law, namely Allegiant’s alleged

negligence in evacuating its passengers. Consolidation of the cases would significantly

reduce a duplication of labor. Therefore, consolidation of this case with Dent and Lazzerini

is appropriate. However, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(a), each party to an action must consent

to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge. 

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED CONDITIONALLY GRANTING Allegiant Air’s

motion for consolidation (doc. 3) pending consent by all the parties. In the event that we do

not receive written consent from all parties to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge within

14 days from the entry of this order, this order granting consolidation will be vacated and this

case will not be consolidated.

DATED this 7th day of January, 2013.

(cc: Judge Logan)

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