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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KRISTINE KURK, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LOS RIOS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES 

ASSOCIATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

___________________________________ 

DAWN WOLTKAMP, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LOS RIOS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES 

ASSOCIATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:19-cv-00548 KJM DB 

No. 2:20-cv-00457 JAM AC 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

Examination of the above-captioned actions reveals that they are related within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Here, “both actions involve similar questions of fact and the same 

question of law and their assignment to the same Judge or Magistrate Judge is likely to effect a 

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substantial savings of judicial effort.” Local Rule 123(a)(3). Accordingly, the assignment of 

these matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is 

likely to be convenient for the parties. 

The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions 

to be assigned to the same judge – it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related 

cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was 

assigned. 

As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that 2:20-CV-457 JAM AC is reassigned from 

Judge John A. Mendez to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Allison Claire to Chief 

District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. Henceforth, the 

caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 2:20-CV-457 KJM DB. 

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: March 13, 2020. 

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