UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN THE MATTER OF REASSIGNMENT
OF REFERRALS IN COGNATE CASE Administrative Order No. 23-CA-097
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WHEREAS Magistrate Judge Ray Kent has determined that Case No. 1:23-cv-1032,
Azzou v. United Steaks of America, Inc., and Case No. 1:23-cv-1049, Azzou v. The Pinestead Reef
Owners Association, are cognate under W.D. Mich. LCivR 3.3.2(c)(i);
WHEREAS both cases are assigned to District Judge Paul L. Maloney, however, the
magistrate judge assignment differs between the two cases;
WHEREAS Magistrate Judges Ray Kent and Phillip J. Green have consented to the
reassignment of referrals in the later numbered case;
IT IS ORDERED that, in the interests of judicial economy and to conserve judicial
resources, the referral judge in Case No. 1:23-cv-1049 shall be REASSIGNED to Magistrate
Judge Ray Kent, according to the approved procedure.
A copy of this Administrative Order shall be filed in each case referenced herein.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: October 17, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
