Ward v. Wolfenbarger **CASE CLOSED - ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE IN 07-72701**, No. 2:2003cv72858 - Document 136 (E.D. Mich. 2016)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER consolidating habeas petitions. Signed by District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow. (DPer)

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Ward v. Wolfenbarger **CASE CLOSED - ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE IN 07-72701** Doc. 136 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL CHARLES WARD, Petitioner, Civil Nos. 03-CV-72701/72858-DT HONORABLE ARTHUR J. TARNOW UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE v. HUGH WOLFENBARGER, Respondent, ________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING THE HABEAS PETITIONS On July 14, 2014, this case was remanded by the United States Court of Appeals from the Sixth Circuit for a determination of whether petitioner’s 1971 convictions, which this Court had ordered expunged, were still being used by the Michigan Department of Corrections (M.D.O.C.) to classify petitioner and to determine his parole eligibility on his 1981 conviction. The parties have yet to file supplemental pleadings. For the reasons stated below, the Court orders the consolidation of petitioner’s two habeas cases. Petitioner’s two habeas petitions (Case # 03-72701-DT and # 03-72858DT) raised identical claims. The Court had earlier consolidated these two cases prior to granting petitioner relief on his claims. Following remand from the Sixth Circuit, petitioner’s two cases were opened separately by the Clerk of the Court. 1 Dockets.Justia.com In the interests of time and judicial economy, the Court will once again consolidate petitioner’s two habeas applications into one action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ. P. 42. See Bernal v. Helman, 958 F. Supp. 349, 351-52 (N.D. Ill. 1997). IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Cases # 03-CV-72701 and # 03-72858 be consoidated into one action. s/Arthur J. Tarnow HON. ARTHUR J. TARNOW UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATED: February 10, 2016 2

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