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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL WITKIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

G. SWARTHOUT, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-1931 GEB KJN P

ORDER

MICHAEL WITKIN,

Petitioner,

v.

ERIC ARNOLD,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-1709 JAM EFB P

ORDER

Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these cases are related within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a). The actions involve the February 27, 2013 Rules Violation Report 

(“RVR”) issued to plaintiff for disruptive behavior and the resulting March 8, 2013 disciplinary 

hearing adjudicating the RVR. Accordingly, assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely 

to effect a substantial saving of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the 

result that the actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected. 

Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and 

magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.

Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the action denominated as 2:14-cv-1709 JAM EFB is

reassigned to the undersigned and to Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman for all further 

proceedings. Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 

No. 2:14-cv-1709 GEB KJN P. 

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: May 12, 2016

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