Mastronardi International Limited v. SunSelect Produce (California), Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MASTRONARDI INTERNATIONAL CASE NO. 1:18-CV-00737-AWI-JLT
LIMITED,
ORDER AFTER TELEPHONIC Plaintiff, CONFERENCE; ORDER CONSOLIDATING THE ACTIONS v.
SUNSELECT PRODUCE (CALIFORNIA),
INC.,
Defendant.
SUNSELECT PRODUCE, CASE NO. 1:20-cv-00735 DAD JLT
Plaintiff,
v.
MASTRONARDI INTERNATIONAL
LIMITED,
22 Defendant.
24 The Court held an informal, telephonic conference (Doc. 68.) At the conference, counsel 25 agreed that the cases are not in a settlement posture but would be more likely to settle after a 26 determination as to the significance of the foreign arbitration award. They agreed also that the 27 cases should be consolidated for all purposes. 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…