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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BEN & JERRY'S FRANCHISING, 

INC., a Vermont corporation, 

and BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE, 

INC., a Vermont corporation

Plaintiffs

v. CIV. NO. 07-1210-LEW-KJM

MPA GROUP, INC., a California

corporation, and MEHRDAD 

PORGHAVAMI, an individual

Defendants.

 / RELATED CASE ORDER

BEN & JERRY'S FRANCHISING, 

INC., et al.

Plaintiffs,

v. CIV. NO. 07-2599-LKK-DAD

MPA GROUP, INC., et al.

Defendants.

 /

Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that 

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

123 (E.D. Cal. 2005). Accordingly, the assignment of the matters

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to the same judge and magistrate 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 these actions are

assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation

of the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this

court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and

magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated CIV.

NO.07-2599-LKK-DAD be reassigned to Judge Ronald S.W. Lew and

Magistrate Kimberly J. Mueller for all further proceedings, and

any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are 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 CIV.

NO.07-2599-LEW-KJM

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: December 20, 2007

 

 

Ronald S.W. Lew

Senior United States District Judge

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