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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO RELATE

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STERLING INTERNATIONAL 

CONSULTING GROUP, on behalf of itself 

and all others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., 

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and 

SUPERFISH INC.,

 

 Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-00807-RMW 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD 

BE RELATED 

This document relates to:

ROSS M. BABBITT, on behalf of himself 

and all others similarly situated

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., and 

SUPERFISH, INC., 

 Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-01712-PSG

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12, Plaintiff Sterling International Consulting Group moves 

to relate this case, Sterling Int’l Consulting Group v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al., Case No. 

15-cv-00807-RMW, filed February 23, 2015, to a similar case filed in this district: Babbitt v. 

Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al., Case No. 15-cv-01712-PSG, filed April 15, 2015. See Dkt. No. 

33. The plaintiff in Babbitt agrees that the cases should be related and supports Sterling’s motion, 

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and Defendants Lenovo and Superfish do not oppose relation. See Dkt. No. 33, at 1. 

Upon consideration of the foregoing motion, the papers submitted in support, and good 

cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. The court has reviewed the Babbitt case, 

and finds that it meets the criteria under Civ. L. R. 3-12 for relating cases.

IT IS SO ORDERED that Babbitt v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al., Case No. 15-cv01712-PSG is related to Sterling International Consulting Group v. Lenovo (United States) Inc., et 

al., Case No. 15-cv-00807-RMW, and are assigned to the undersigned Judge. 

A case management conference is set for June 19, 2015. The parties shall file a joint case 

management statement in each case by June 12, 2015. 

Dated: May , 2015 

______________________________________ 

Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Judge

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