Ohio House, LLC v. City of Costa Mesa

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. SACV 20-504 JVS(JDEx); Date March 25, 2021 SACV 19-1710 JVS(PJWx) Title Insight Psychology and Addiciton, Inc. v. City of Costa Mesa; The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa Present: The James V. Selna, U.S. District Court Judge Honorable Lisa Bredahl Not Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: Not Present Not Present Proceedings: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

CONSOLIDATION

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) (“Rule 42(a)”) provides that “[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 all matters at issue in the actions; (2) consolidate the actions; or (3) issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). The Court “has broad discretion under this rule to consolidate cases.” Investors Research Co. v. United States Dist. Court, 877 F.2d 777, 777 (9th Cir. 1989). Having reviewed extensively the records and various motions filed in Insight…