Cleveland v. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 DON CLEVELAND, et al., Case No.: 19cv2141 JM(JLB) Related Case No: 21cv871 JM(JLB) Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE RESEARCH LTD., et al.,
Defendants.
18 Presently before the court is Plaintiffs Don Cleveland, Arshad Desai, Frank Furnari, Richard Kolodner, Paul Mischel, Karen Oegema, and Bing Ren’s Motion to Consolidate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a) (Doc. No. 66). Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(d)(1), the court finds the matters presented appropriate for resolution without oral argument. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Consolidate is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND In the instant Motion, Plaintiffs move to consolidate Cleveland v. Ludwig, et al., 19cv2141 JM(JLB) (hereinafter, “Ludwig I”) with Cleveland v. Ludwig, 28 21cv871 JM(JLB) (hereinafter, “Ludwig II”). A brief description of the two actions is set forth below. …