Bournas v. Health Net Inc et al
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RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/7/11 ORDERING Avila v. Health Net, Civ. No. S-11-1097 JAM KJN is reassigned from Judge Mendez and Magistrate Judge Newman to the undersigned and Magistrate Judge Drozd. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1097 KJM DAD. Bournas v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1262 GEB DAD is reassigned from Judge Burrell to the undersigned; Magistrate Judge Drozd shall remain the Magistrate Ju dge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1262 KJM DAD. Bowman v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1320 JAM JFM is reassigned from Judge Mendez to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Moulds to Ma gistrate Judge Drozd. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1320 KJM DAD. Kirk, et al. v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1376 MCE DAD is reassigned from Judge England to the undersigned; Magistrate Jud ge Drozd shall remain the assigned Magistrate Judge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1376 KJM DAD. Johnston, et al. v. Health Net, Inc., of California, et al., Civ. No. S-11-1377 GEB DAD is reassigned fro m Judge Burrell to the undersigned. Magistrate Judge Drozd shall remain the assigned Magistrate Judge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1377 KJM DAD. The Clerk of the Court is directed to make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for these reassignments.(Matson, R)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DWIGHT WHITAKER, individually and on
behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-0910 KJM DAD
HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
HEALTH NET, INC., and INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION,
Defendants.
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PORNPETCH ASSAVARUNGNIRUN,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1008 KJM DAD
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HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
et al.,
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Defendants.
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RACHEL AVILA,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1097 JAM KJN
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HEALTH NET, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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ALANA BOURNAS, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1262 GEB DAD
HEALTH NET, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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CECIL ORENZO BOWMAN, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1320 JAM JFM
HEALTH NET, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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JENNIFER KIRK, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1376 MCE DAD
HEALTH NET, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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DONALD JOHNSTON, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
Civ. No. S-11-1377 GEB DAD
HEALTH NET, INC. OF CALIFORNIA,
et al.,
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Defendants.
RELATED CASE ORDER
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Examination of the above-captioned actions reveals that they are related within
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the meaning of Local Rule 123(a). Each one stems from an alleged information security incident
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involving defendants Health Net of California, Health Net and International Business Machines
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Corporation and raises the same claims for violations of Confidentiality in Medical Information
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Act, Civil Code Section 56, et seq.; many also raise claims under the Unfair Competition Law,
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Business & Professions Code ยง17200, et seq. Accordingly, the assignment of these matters to
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the same judge is likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort and is likely to be
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convenient for the parties.
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The parties should be aware that relating cases under Rule 123 causes the actions
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to be assigned to the same judge; it does not consolidate the actions. Under Rule 123, related
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cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was
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assigned.
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As a result, it is hereby ORDERED that:
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1. Avila v. Health Net, Civ. No. S-11-1097 JAM KJN is reassigned from Judge
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Mendez and Magistrate Judge Newman to the undersigned and Magistrate Judge Drozd. The
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caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1097 KJM DAD.
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2. Bournas v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1262 GEB DAD is
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reassigned from Judge Burrell to the undersigned; Magistrate Judge Drozd shall remain the
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Magistrate Judge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-
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1262 KJM DAD.
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3. Bowman v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1320 JAM JFM is reassigned
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from Judge Mendez to the undersigned and from Magistrate Judge Moulds to Magistrate Judge
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Drozd. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ. No. S-11-1320 KJM
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DAD.
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4. Kirk, et al. v. Health Net, Inc., et al., Civ. No. S-11-1376 MCE DAD is
reassigned from Judge England to the undersigned; Magistrate Judge Drozd shall remain the
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assigned Magistrate Judge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be Civ.
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No. S-11-1376 KJM DAD.
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5. Johnston, et al. v. Health Net, Inc., of California, et al., Civ. No. S-11-1377
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GEB DAD is reassigned from Judge Burrell to the undersigned. Magistrate Judge Drozd shall
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remain the assigned Magistrate Judge. The caption on documents filed in the reassigned case
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shall be Civ. No. S-11-1377 KJM DAD.
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6. The Clerk of the Court is directed to make appropriate adjustment in the
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assignment of civil cases to compensate for these reassignments.
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DATED: June 7, 2011.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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