Estate of Carmen Mendez v. City of Ceres
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8 9 ESTATE OF CARMEN MENDEZ, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-01677-LJO-BAM
10 Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSOLIDATED
11 v. WITH ESTATE OF CARMEN MENDEZ, ET
AL. V. CITY OF CERES, ET AL., CASE NO.
12 CITY OF CERES, et al., 1:19-CV-00939-LJO-BAM
13 Defendants. RESPONSE DUE by August 30, 2019
On July 15, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Related Case under Local Rule 123(a). (Doc. No. 21.) On July 18, 2019, the Court issued an order in Estate of Carmen Mendez, et al. v. City of Ceres, et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-00939-LJO-BAM, relating that case and the above-captioned action under Local Rule 123(a). The matters have therefore been assigned to the same district judge and magistrate judge to promote efficiency and economy for the Court and parties. Further review of the complaints in these related cases suggests that they should be consolidated pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42. Rule 42(a) permits the Court to consolidate actions involving a common question of…