Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE GONZALEZ, No. 1:16-cv-01891-DAD-JLT Plaintiff, v. CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 THOMAS RICHARDS, No. 1:17-cv-01094-LJO-JLT 17 Plaintiff, (New Case No. 1:17-cv-1094-DAD-JLT) 18 v.

CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC, ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES

20 Defendant. 21 Before the court is the parties’ stipulation to consolidate the following cases: • Gonzalez v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, et al. (No. 1:16-cv-01891-DAD-JLT); and • Richards v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, (No. 1:17-cv-01094-LJO-JLT). (Case No. 1:16-cv-01891-DAD-JLT, Doc. No. 63.) Pursuant to Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “[i]f actions before the court involve a common question of law or fact, the court may: (1) join for hearing or trial any or 28 all matters at issue in the actions; (2) consolidate the actions; or (3) issue any other orders to 2 avoid unnecessary cost or delay.” In exercising its discretion, the court…