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Parties Involved:
David Josephson
Plaintiff
Lamon Construction Company, Inc.
Defendant

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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24 The parties in the actions captioned above have filed a stipulated request to consolidate 

25 those actions. The actions involve the same parties, who are represented by the same counsel, 

26 and they share similar legal claims. The parties in both actions also expect to file similar motions 

27 to remand, dismiss, and compel arbitration. 

David Josephson, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Lamon Construction Company, Inc., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-00043-KJM-AC 

David Josephson, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Lamon Construction Company, Inc., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-00342-DAD-KJN 

ORDER 

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1 This court may consolidate two actions if the actions “involve a common question of law 

2 or fact.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). These cases satisfy that standard, and consolidation will save time 

3 and effort for all involved. These actions are also related within the meaning of Local Rule 

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5 For these reasons, the court orders as follows: 

6 1. Case No. 2:23-cv-00342-DAD-KJN is REASSIGNED from United States District 

7 Judge Dale A. Drozd and United States Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman to 

8 Chief United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and United States 

9 Magistrate Judge Allison Claire. The caption for the reassigned case is 2:23-cv10 00342-KJM-AC. 

11 2. The court GRANTS the parties’ stipulated request to consolidate Case No. 2:23-

12 cv-00342-KJM-AC and Case No. 2:23-cv-00043-KJM-AC for all pretrial 

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14 3. All dates and deadlines in Case No. 2:23-cv-00342-KJM-AC are VACATED, and 

15 the case is closed. 

16 4. All future documents filed in the consolidated case shall be filed only in case 

17 No. 2:23-cv-00043-KJM-AC. 

18 5. As described in the parties’ stipulation, any motions to remand, dismiss, and 

19 compel arbitration shall be filed no later than April 7, 2023 and heard no later than 

20 May 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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