1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TAMORA WHITFIELD, Case No. 2:24-cv-09312-FLA (BFMx)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

13 v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE

CONSOLIDATED WITH DIANNA EXP REALTY OF CALIFORNIA,

15 INC., CALIFORNIA, INC., ET AL., CASE NO. 2:24-CV-05349-FLA (BFMx) 16 Defendants.

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 2 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a), a court may consolidate actions involving “a 3 | common question of law or fact” and has “broad discretion under this rule to 4 | consolidate cases pending in the same district.” Jnvs. Rsch. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for 5 | Cent. Dist. of California, 877 F.2d 777, 777 (9th Cir. 1989); see also In re Adams 6 | Apple, Inc., 829 F.2d 1484, 1487 (9th Cir. 1987) (courts “may consolidate cases sua 7 | sponte’) (citation omitted). “To determine whether to consolidate, a court weighs the 8 | interest in judicial convenience against the potential for delay, confusion, and 9 | prejudice caused by consolidation.” Paxonet Commc’ns, Inc. v. TranSwitch Corp., 10 | 303 F. Supp. 2d 1027, 1028 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (citation omitted). 11 Here, it appears the benefits of judicial economy and convenience from 12 | consolidating this action with Dianna Stinnett v. EXP Realty of California, Inc., et al., 13 || Case No. 2:24-cv-05349-FLA (BFMx) (“Stinnett Action’) outweighs any potential for 14 | delay, confusion, and prejudice, as each action asserts claims against the same 15 | defendant for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, 16 | et seg. 17 Accordingly, the parties are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing only 18 | within fourteen (14) days of this Order why this action should not be consolidated 19 | with the Stinnett Action. Responses shall be limited to five (5) pages in length. 20 || Failure to respond may result in consolidation of the actions without further notice. 21 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 24 || Dated: March 5, 2025 5 FERNANDO L. AENLLE-ROCHA United States District Judge 26 27 28