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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RADFER TRUST,

Plaintiff(s), No. C 05-1867 PJH

v. ORDER DECLINING TO RELATE CASES

FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Defendant(s).

_______________________________/

Before the court is the motion of defendant for the undersigned judge to consider

whether a recently filed case entitled Doe, et al. v. Hawkins, et al., case no. C 06-1502

MHP, is related to the above-entitled case, which was dismissed on August 17, 2005. 

Although the plaintiffs are different and the later-filed case has additional defendants, the

cases arise out of the same operative facts and could properly be designated as related. 

However, in view of plaintiff’s objection to the reassignment of the later-filed case to the

undersigned based upon the undersigned’s stated view of this litigation in the context of the

motion to dismiss the earlier filed action, the court declines to relate the two cases and the

later-filed case will proceed on the docket of Judge Patel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 9, 2006 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:06-cv-01502-MHP Document 14 Filed 06/09/06 Page 1 of 1