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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Medical Malpractice

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Peter L. Fear, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

United States of America, 

Defendant. 

___________________________________ 

Orlonzo Hedrington, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

County of Solano, et al., 

Defendants. 

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Orlonzo Hedrington, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

David Grant Medical Center, et al., 

Defendant. 

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Orlonzo Hedrington, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Veteran’s Administration of the United 

States of America, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:18-cv-02333-KJM-DB 

No. 2:21-cv-00414-KJM-DB 

No. 2:22-cv-00074-KJM-DB 

No. 1:22-cv-01425-JLT-HBK 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

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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 

substantial savings of judicial effort.” Local Rule 123(a)(3). These actions arise from Orlonzo 

Hedrington’s allegation he was sexually assaulted at David Grant Medical Center on Travis Air 

Force Base on or around January 22, 2016. 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 is the case here. 

As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that case no. 1:22-cv-01425-JLT-HBK is 

reassigned from District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to the undersigned and from Magistrate 

Judge Helena M. Barch-Kuchta to Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes. Henceforth, the caption on 

documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as: 1:22-cv-01425-KJM-DB. 

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make the appropriate 

adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 8, 2023. 

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