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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS W. BALL, an individual,

NO. CIV. S-07-1190 LKK/DAD 

Plaintiff, 

v. O R D E R

MIKE JOHANNS, in his official

capacity as Secretary of the

United States Department of

Agriculture; UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, a

department of the United States;

DOES ONE THROUGH TEN,

Defendants.

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Pursuant to the court’s December 12, 2007 order in Ball v.

Johanns, et al., the court ORDERS as follows:

1. Ball v. Johanns, et al., No. 2:07-cv-01190-LKK-DAD and

Ball et al. v. PremierWest Bank, No. 2:07-cv-01618-LKKDAD are hereby CONSOLIDATED;

2. Case No. 2:07-cv-01190-LKK-DAD is designated as the

“master file;” 

3. The Clerk is directed to copy the operative complaint

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and the answer to the complaint in case no. 2:07-cv01618-LKK-DAD and to place those copies in the “master

file;”

4. The Clerk is directed to administratively close case No.

2:07-cv-01618-LKK-DAD;

5. The parties are directed to file all future pleadings

only in case no. 2:07-cv-01190-LKK-DAD;

6. A status conference to set a consolidated schedule is

SET for January 28, 2008 at 3:30 PM in Courtroom Number

4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 12, 2007.

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