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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 

Northern District of Californi

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

TODD ASHKER, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

 v. 

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Defendants.

C 09-05796 CW 

ORDER DENYING 

MOTION TO RELATE CASES 

On July 18, 2016, Maher Suarez, a state inmate housed at California State Prison—Solano, 

filed an administrative motion to relate his individual civil-rights case, captioned Suarez v. Beard, 

et al., No. 15-5756 HSG (N.D. Cal.) (Suarez), and this case (Ashker). On July 22, 2016, the

Suarez Defendants opposed Suarez’s motion. Having considered the parties’ submissions and the 

rules that govern administrative motions to relate cases, the Court finds that Suarez and Ashker are 

not related. 

Suarez has failed to show that the cases “concern substantially the same parties, property, 

transaction or event,” and that “[i]t appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome 

duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different 

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Judges.” N.D. Civil L.R. 3-12(a). Accordingly, Suarez’s motion to relate his individual case and 

Ashker is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2016 _______________________________________ 

 The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Court Judge 

 

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