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Parties Involved:
Joseph Raymond George
Defendant
Principal Life Insurance Company
Debtor
United States of America
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOSEPH RAYMOND GEORGE,

Defendant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

PRINCIPAL LIFE, INSURANCE 

COMPANY, PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL 

GROUP, and their Successors and 

Assignees,

Garnishee.

NO. 2:02-CR-00325 WBS

NO. 2:16-MC-00107 MCE EFB

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Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that

the garnishee action is related to the criminal case within the 

meaning of Local Rule 123(a) because the garnishee action was 

filed to enforce the criminal restitution order imposed against 

Joseph Raymond George in the criminal action. Accordingly, the 

assignment of the matters to the same judge is likely to effect a 

substantial saving 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 both actions are 

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 and magistrate judge to 

whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated 

United States v. George, No. 2:02-CR-00325 WBS and United States 

v. Principal Life Insurance Company, et al., 2:16-MC-00107 MCE 

EFB, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related. The case 

denominated United States v. Principal Life Insurance Company, et 

al., 2:16-MC-00107 MCE EFB shall be reassigned to the Honorable 

WILLIAM B. SHUBB. Any dates currently set in the reassigned 

cases only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the captions on 

documents filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as United 

States v. Principal Life Insurance Company, et al., 2:16-MC-00107 

WBS EFB.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court

make appropriated adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to 

compensate for this reassignment.

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Dated: June 21, 2016

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