Leong
Leong v. Havens
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ARNOLD LEONG, Case No. 20-cv-05234-JST
Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
CASES SHOULD NOT BE
v. CONSOLIDATED
WARREN HAVENS, et al., Defendants. ARNOLD LEONG, Case No. 20-cv-05236-JST Plaintiff, v.
WARREN HAVENS, et al., Defendants. 17 18 These cases originated in the Alameda County Superior Court, where Plaintiff filed a 19 petition to confirm an arbitration award. See Case No. 20-cv-05234-JST, ECF No. 1-1 at 3. On 20 July 29, 2020, Defendant Warren Havens filed two identical notices of removal, resulting not only 21 in the removal of the case to this court, but also in the issuance of two separate case numbers. See 22 Case No. 20-cv-05234-JST ECF No. 1; Case No. 20-cv-05236-JST, ECF No. 1. 23 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), “[i]f actions before the court involve a 24 common question of law or fact, the court may: (1) join for hearing or trial any or all matters at 25…