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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOUVEREIGN GENERAL INSURANCE

SERVICES, INC., a California

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE CO.;

NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY;

SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY CO.;

WESTERN HERITAGE INSURANCE

CO.; R. MAX WILLIAMSON;

JOSEPH A. LUGHES, and DOES 

1 through 100, inclusive, 

Defendants.

____________________________/

WESTERN HERITAGE INSURANCE,

CO., 

Plaintiff,

v.

SOVEREIGN GENERAL INSURANCE

SERVICES, INC.; MARTIN F.

SULLIVAN, SR.; GLORIA

SULLIVAN; BLACK AND WHITE

PARTNERSHIPS; and SOLE

PROPRIETORSHIPS, 

Defendants.

____________________________/

No. CIV-S-05-0312 MCE/DAD 

RELATED CASE ORDER

No. CIV-S-05-1389 GEB/KJM 

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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. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the action denominated No. 

CIV-S-05-1389 GEB/KJM, Western Heritage Insurance Company v.

Sovereign General Insurance Services, 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 is 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 CIV-S-05-1389 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: September 1, 2005

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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