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Parties Involved:
John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.206.113.196
Defendant
Malibu Media, LLC
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MALIBU MEDIA, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHN DOE SUBSCRIBER ASSIGNED 

IP ADDRESS 108.206.113.196, 

Defendant. 

(AND RELATED CASES) 

No. 2:15-cv-2701-JAM-KJN, et al. 

RELATED CASE ORDER 

 Examination of the cases listed in the attachment to this order reveals that those actions 

are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123 to the action entitled Malibu Media, LLC v. 

John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 108.206.113.196, 2:15-cv-2701-JAM-KJN.1 

Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same judge and magistrate judge is likely to 

effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties. 

 The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the 

result that these actions are assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation of 

 

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 The court has also previously related numerous other actions to this case, which was the firstfiled action. See Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 

108.206.113.196, 2:15-cv-2701-JAM-KJN, ECF No. 7. 

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the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally 

assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all actions listed in the attachment to this order be 

reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman for all further 

proceedings. Any hearings or conferences previously scheduled before other judges or magistrate 

judges in the Sacramento division are VACATED, subject to rescheduling as appropriate. 

Henceforth, the caption on documents filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as 2:XX-CVXXXX-JAM-KJN. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in 

the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. 

 The Clerk of Court shall file a copy of this order in each of the related cases listed in the 

attachment to this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: August 3, 2016 

 /s/ John A. Mendez______________ ________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

 

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ATTACHMENT TO ORDER - LIST OF CASES TO BE RELATED 

The following actions entitled Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe: 

2:16-cv-01708-TLN-CKD 

2:16-cv-01709-KJM-AC 

2:16-cv-01710-KJM-KJN 

2:16-cv-01711-KJM-GGH 

2:16-cv-01712-WBS-EFB 

2:16-cv-01713-JAM-KJN 

2:16-cv-01714-MCE-AC 

2:16-cv-01715-KJM-CKD 

2:16-cv-01716-MCE-EFB 

2:16-cv-01717-KJM-CKD 

2:16-cv-01718-JAM-CKD 

2:16-cv-01719-TLN-EFB 

2:16-cv-01720-TLN-KJN 

2:16-cv-01721-MCE-KJN 

2:16-cv-01722-JAM-KJN 

2:16-cv-01723-TLN-AC 

2:16-cv-01724-KJM-EFB 

2:16-cv-01725-JAM-AC 

2:16-cv-01726-JAM-CKD 

2:16-cv-01727-KJM-EFB 

2:16-cv-01728-TLN-GGH 

2:16-cv-01729-TLN-KJN 

2:16-cv-01733-TLN-CKD 

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