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Parties Involved:
Michael McPherson
Plaintiff
National Magazine Exchange
Defendant
Special Data Processing Corporation
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 MICHAEL MCPHERSON, on

behalf of himself and on behalf of a

class of Persons similarly situated,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

 SPECIAL DATA PROCESSING

CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL

MAGAZINE EXCHANGE, 

 Defendant(s).

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No. C 05-3905 WDB

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO

DISTRICT JUDGE JENKINS

PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE

3-12(c)

 

This case was recently transferred to the Northern District of California from the

Middle District of Alabama and assigned to the undersigned. 

While the case was pending in Alabama, defendant filed a motion to stay, transfer, or

dismiss the lawsuit. Defendant's motion was based on the existence of a previously filed

lawsuit, Jeremy Maurer, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Special Data

Processing Corporation d/b/a National Magazine Exchange, C 04-4093 MJJ. In its motion,

defendant describes the Maurer case as involving "the same defendant, the same or

substantially similar proposed class members and the same or substantially similar issues and

claims." Memorandum In Support of Motion to Stay, Transfer, or Dismiss, p.2.

In a pleading filed at the direction of the District Court in Alabama, plaintiff

acknowledged the similarity between the federal claims at issue in Maurer and in the instant

case, and agreed to the transfer of the case to the Northern District of California. Upon

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review of the plaintiff's response, the Court ordered this case transferred to the Northern

District of California.

In light of the alleged similarity between this case and the Maurer case, we

respectfully request that Judge Jenkins consider whether the cases are related. The parties

must file any response in opposition to or support of relating the cases pursuant to Civil

Local Rule 3-12(d).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2005 /s/ Wayne D. Brazil 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

cc:

MJJ, WDB,

parties in C 05-3905 WDB

and C 04-4093 MJJ 

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