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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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10cv2657

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANNY ALLEN, JR., Individually and on

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

WELLS FARGO AUTO FINANCE, INC.,

Defendant. 

 

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Case No. 10-CV-2657-W (JMA)

ORDER (1) DEFERRING ISSUANCE

OF FED. R. CIV. P. 26 DATES, 

(2) SCHEDULING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND

(3) REQUIRING FILING OF NOTICE

OF RELATED CASE

The Court convened an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference on March 30, 2011. 

During the conference, counsel advised the Court that mediation is scheduled in early

June in a case entitled Malta v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. 10-CV-1290-L (NLS). 

According to counsel, the allegations in Malta are similar to the allegations in this case,

and a settlement in Malta could lead to a settlement of the claims asserted in this case. 

The parties accordingly requested that the Court defer issuing Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 dates

and a pretrial schedule until after the mediation in Malta. Accordingly:

1. Upon good cause appearing, the Court hereby DEFERS the issuance of Rule

26 dates at this time. 

2. The Court will convene a telephonic Case Management Conference on June

17, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel for each party shall appear for the conference. The

Court will initiate the conference call.

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 Under Civil Local Rule 40.1, an action is “related” to another action when, inter alia, both of them involve the same parties and are based on the same or similar claims, or involve

substantially the same facts and questions of law. Civ. L.R. 40.1 f. The defendants in this

action and the Malta action, though not identical, are both, according to counsel, under the

same Wells Fargo holding company. Counsel also acknowledge that the legal issues in both

this case and Malta are the same.

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3. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 40.1:

Whenever counsel has reason to believe that a pending action or

proceeding on file or about to be filed is related to another pending action

or proceeding on file in this or any other federal or state court . . ., counsel

must promptly file and serve on all known parties to each related action or

proceeding a notice of related case, stating the title, number and filing

date of each action or proceeding believed to be related, together with a

brief statement of their relationship and the reasons why assignment to a

single district judge is or is not likely to effect a saving of judicial effort and

other economies. . . .

Civ. L.R. 40.1 e. The undersigned makes no finding as to whether this matter should be

low-numbered to Malta under Civ. L.R. 40.1 d. However, the Court does believe it

appropriate for counsel to file a notice of related case as required by Civ. L.R. 40.1 e.1

Accordingly, counsel shall comply with the requirements of Civ. L.R. 40.1 e. by no later

than April 6, 2011.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 1, 2011

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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