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Parties Involved:
John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 98.255.92.230
Defendant
Malibu Media, LLC
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MALIBU MEDIA, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER 

ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS 

98.255.92.230, 

Defendant. 

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1:15-cv-01943-AWI-SKO

ORDER RELATING AND 

REASSIGNING CASES

A review of the above-captioned action reveals that it is related under Eastern District 

Local Rule 123 to the actions entitled Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP 

address 108.199.101.244, case no. 15-cv-1944-LJO-EPG; Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe 

subscriber assigned IP address 108.239.233.53, case no. 15-cv-1945-BAM; Malibu Media, LLC 

v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 108.248.129.131, case no. 15-cv-1946-SKO; 

Malibu Media, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.242.59.228, case no. 15-

cv-1947-EPG; Malibu Media, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 

172.9.210.109, case no. 15-cv-1950-SKO; Malibu Media, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber 

assigned IP address 67.182.3.152, case no. 15-cv-1952-SAB; Malibu Media, LLC v. JOHN DOE 

subscriber assigned IP address 71.195.106.128, case no. 15-cv-1953-LJO-SKO; and Malibu 

Media, LLC v. JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP address 98.252.113.155, case no. 15-cvCase 1:15-cv-01943-AWI-SKO Document 4 Filed 01/07/16 Page 1 of 2
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1954-DAD-BAM. Local Rules provide that when a “Judge to whom the action with the lower or 

lowest number has been assigned determines that assignment of the actions to a single Judge is 

likely to effect a savings of judicial effort or other economies, that Judge is authorized to enter an 

order reassigning all higher numbered related actions to himself or herself.” Local Rule 123(c). 

All of those cases appear to involve similar questions of fact and law and assignment to the same 

judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort. See Local Rule 123(a)(3). 

Because the undersigned is assigned the lowest numbered related case, all of the above listed 

cases will be reassigned to the dockets of Senior District Judge Anthony Ishii and referred to 

Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto.

Under the Local Rules, counsel for Malibu Media was required to file a Notice of Related 

Cases. See Local Rule 123(b). Counsel failed to do so. Although failure to comply with the 

Local Rules is grounds for sanction, see Local Rule 110, in this instance it is sufficient to caution 

counsel that future filing of related new case documents without giving notice of relation may 

result in sanction.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Case numbers 15-cv-1944-LJO-EPG, 15-cv-1945-BAM, 15-cv-1946-SKO, 15-cv-1947-

EPG, 15-cv-1950-SKO, 15-cv-1952-SAB, 15-cv-1953-LJO-SKO, and 15-cv-1954-DADBAM are REASSIGNED from their respective dockets to the docket of Senior District 

Judge Anthony W. Ishii and REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto;

2. The case number in this matter, which plaintiff shall use to relate all future related filings, 

is: 1:15-cv-01943-AWI-SKO.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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