When a party or counsel for a party knows that a newly filed case is related to another case
already pending in the district, the parties are responsible for bringing the matter to the
Court’s attention at the first opportunity but not later than the Rule 16 discovery conference
or the first motion hearing, whichever occurs earliest. Consolidation of the cases will be
considered at that time.
Later-filed cases may be transferred to the judge assigned to the first-filed suit, regardless
of whether the cases are consolidated.
