Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_07-cv-00248/USCOURTS-caed-2_07-cv-00248-1/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

----oo0oo----

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

COUNCIL, et al.,

NO. CIV. S-05-02590 WBS GGH

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, 

et al.,

Defendants.

______________________________/

GAINES, et al.,

Plaintiffs, NO. CIV. S-07-00248 FCD GGH

 v.

 RELATED CASE ORDER

JOHANNS, et al.,

Defendants.

_______________________________/

----oo0oo----

 Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

these actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-

123, E.D. Cal. (1997). The complaints in both cases challenge

the Forest Service’s recent land management decisions with

respect to snowmobiling in the West Hoover Proposed Wilderness or

Planning Area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest as unlawful

under federal statutes including the National Environmental

Case 2:07-cv-00248-WBS-GGH Document 19 Filed 06/11/07 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq., and the Wilderness

Act of 1964, 16 U.S.C. § 1131 et seq. Accordingly, the

assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect a

substantial saving 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 these actions are assigned to the same judge and the same

magistrate judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated

CIV. S-05-02590 WBS GGH, Natural Resources Defense Council, et

al. vs United States Forest Service, et al., and CIV. S-07-00248

FCD GGH Gaines, et al. vs Johanns, et al., should be, and the

same hereby are, deemed related and case denominated CIV. S-07-

00248 FCD GGH shall be reassigned to the Honorable WILLIAM B.

SHUBB for all further proceedings. The Magistrate Judge Gregory

G. Hollows remains the same. Henceforth the captions on all

documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as CIV. S07-00248 WBS GGH, and any dates currently set in the reassigned

case only are hereby VACATED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make

appropriate adjustments in the assignment of civil cases to

compensate for this reassignment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 9, 2007

Case 2:07-cv-00248-WBS-GGH Document 19 Filed 06/11/07 Page 2 of 2