Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

A.J.C., Case No.: 1:19-cv-01302 DAD JLT

Plaintiff, ORDER CONSOLIDATING THE ACTIONS

v.

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,

Defendant,

_____________________________________ Case No.: 1:18-cv-00307 JLT JAMES RAYMOND,

Plaintiff,

v.

WARREN MARTIN,

Defendant.

The Court may consolidate actions involving a common question of law or fact, and consolidation is proper when it serves the purposes of judicial economy and convenience. Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a). The Ninth Circuit explained that the Court “has broad discretion under this rule to consolidate cases pending in the same district.” Investors Research Co. v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, 877 F.2d 777 (9th Cir. 1989). In determining whether to consolidate actions, the Court weighs the interest of judicial convenience against the potential for delay, confusion, and prejudice caused by consolidation. Southwest Marine, Inc., v.…