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Nature of Suit Code: 355
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEXANDRA INVESTMENTS, INC, a 

Corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

FCA US LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 18cv01203-LAB-BLM

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO 

SHOW CAUSE [Dkt. 12]; 

GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO 

CONSOLIDATE RELATED CASES 

[Dkt. 9]

After Defendant FCA removed this case and five related cases to federal court, the 

parties jointly moved to consolidate the actions under FRCP 42(a). Dkt. 9. Before ruling 

on that motion, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause, instructing FCA to show cause 

why this case and each of the related cases should not be remanded either for lack of 

subject-matter jurisdiction or improper venue. Dkt. 12. FCA has now responded, and the 

Court is persuaded that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over these cases and that venue 

for the case originally brought in Riverside County Superior Court (Case No. 18cv1694)

properly lies in this Court, despite the defects in removal. The Order to Show Cause is 

DISCHARGED. 

With subject-matter jurisdiction and venue established, the Court turns to the 

parties’ joint motion to consolidate the cases. Dkt. 9. These cases involve the purchase 

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of a fleet of six vehicles from FCA, each of which Plaintiff alleges is defective. Each of 

the six separate suits involves the same Plaintiff and Defendant. Plaintiff pleads the same 

general claims in each lawsuit and the parties argue that judicial convenience and 

economy will be served by consolidating the cases, thereby streamlining discovery and 

resulting in only one trial. The Court agrees. The parties’ joint motion to consolidate the 

six cases listed in the table below is GRANTED and these cases are hereby 

CONSOLIDATED FOR ALL PURPOSES. FRCP 42(a). 

Case No. 18cv1203 will be the lead case going forward, and the clerk is instructed 

to administratively close all other cases listed in the table below. A copy of this Order 

shall be filed in all six actions, but all further pleadings shall be filed only in Case No. 

18cv1203. Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Complaint by November 2, 2018. 

Defendant shall respond to that Consolidated Complaint by November 16, 2018.

Case Name Case No. Date Filed Judge

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1203-LABBLM6/07/2018 Burns/Major

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1600-LABBLM7/16/2018 Burns/Major

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1694-LABBLM7/25/2018 Burns/Major

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1736-LABBLM7/27/2018 Burns/Major

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1738-LABBLM7/27/2018 Burns/Major

Alexandra Investments, Inc. v.

FCA US LLC

18cv1739-LABBLM7/27/2018 Burns/Major

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 12, 2018

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

United States District Judge

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