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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER WARD, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AMAZON, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:17-cv-01300-DAD-MJS

ORDER RELATING AND REASSIGNING 

CASES

JUAN TREVINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOLDEN STATE FC LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:17-cv-01904-KJM-CKD

ROMEO PALMA,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOLDEN STATE FC, LLC, dba 

Amazon.com,

Defendants.

No. 2:18-cv-00010-KJM-KJN

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On January 8, 2018 and January 9, 2018, defendant in both of the latter two abovecaptioned cases filed notices of related cases in those two matters, advising the court that they 

were related to each other, and to a third case, Christopher Ward, et al. v. Amazon, et al., No. 

1:17-cv-01300-DAD-MJS, which is already assigned to the undersigned.

The court’s review of the complaints in these cases shows they are related within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a)(4), as they involve similar parties, related questions of law and 

fact, and would likely entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges. 

Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the undersigned and to Magistrate Judge Michael J. 

Seng will promote efficiency and economy for the court and parties.

An order relating cases under this court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same 

district judge and magistrate judge, and does not consolidate the cases. The local rules of this 

district authorize the judge with the lowest numbered case to order the reassignment of any higher 

numbered cases to himself or herself, upon determining that this assignment is likely to effect a 

savings of judicial effort. L.R. 123(c). Such good cause appearing here, the court orders that the 

above captioned cases—Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-01904-KJMCKD and Palma v. Golden State FC, LLC, Case No. 2:18-cv-00010-KJM-KJN, be reassigned to 

U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd and U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. 

Accordingly, documents filed in the two latter above-referenced actions shall bear the 

following new case numbers: 

Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00120-DAD-MJS

Palma v. Golden State FC, LLC, Case No. 1:18-cv-00121-DAD-MJS

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2018 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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