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Parties Involved:
Julian Lopez
Defendant
John Metzler
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN METZLER, )

) CIV. S-05-707 GEB PAN

Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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JULIAN LOPEZ, )

Defendant. )

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SCOTT N. JOHNSON, )

) CIV. S-05-773 LKK PAN

Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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JULIAN A. LOPEZ, and DOES 1-10, ) ORDER RELATING CASES

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On June 20, 2005, Plaintiff John Metzler filed a “Notice of

Related Cases” in the above actions. Examination of the actions

reveals they are related within the meaning of Local Rule 83-123(a),

since they involve the same defendant and are based on the same or

similar claims. Accordingly, the assignment of the actions to the

same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial

effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.

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The parties should be aware that relating the cases under

Local Rule 83-123 merely results in the actions being assigned to the

same judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected. Under the

regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned

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

Therefore, CIV NO. S-05-773 is reassigned to Judge

Garland E. Burrell, Jr., for all further proceedings. Henceforth, the

caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall show the

initials “GEB PAN” instead of “LKK PAN.” Further, any dates currently

set in this reassigned case only are VACATED and the Clerk of Court is

directed to issue an Order Setting Status (Pretrial Scheduling)

Conference, to be held on August 22, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make

appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate

for this reassignment.

Dated: June 22, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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