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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA SOTO,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU

PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE

RENT-A-CAR,

Defendants.

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DUNBAR AITKENS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU

PHUOC NGUYEN, and ENTERPRISE

RENT-A-CAR COMPANY OF OREGON,

Defendants.

____________________________/

JANICE KUESTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREYHOUND LINES, INC. and TU

PHUOC NGUYEN,

Defendants.

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No. 2:06-cv-1612-MCE-DAD

RELATED CASE ORDER

No. 2:06-cv-2077-MCE-DAD

No. 2:07-cv-0398-WBS-GGH

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Examination of the above-entitled civil actions reveals that

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

123(a) (E.D. Cal. 1997). The actions involve many of the same

defendants and are based on the same or similar claims, the same

property transaction or event, similar questions of fact and the

same questions of law, and would therefore entail a substantial

duplication of labor if heard by different judges. Accordingly,

the assignment of the matters to the same 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 both actions are

assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the action is

effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related

cases are generally assigned to the district judge and magistrate

judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

The Court previously related cases 2:06-cv-1612-MCE-DAD,

Maria Soto v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al. and 2:06-cv-2077-MCEDAD, Dunbar Aitkens v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al. per Order

dated September 29, 2006. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated 2:07-cv0398-WBS-GGH, Janice Kuester v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al. is

reassigned to Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. and Dale A. Drozd

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 2:07-cv-0398-MCE-DAD. 

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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 20, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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