UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
In the Matter of Noticing the Court )
of Related Cases ) GENERAL ORDER NO. 2006-05
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Counsel who has reason to believe that an action on file or about to be filed is related
to another action on file (whether active or terminated) shall file in each action and serve
on all parties in each action a “Notice of Related Cases”. This notice shall set forth the title
and number of each possibly related action, together with a brief statement of their
relationship and the reasons why assignment to a single District Judge and/or Magistrate
Judge is desirable.
An action may be considered to be related to another action when:
(1) both actions involve the same parties and are based on the same or similar
claim;
(2) both actions involve the same property, transaction or event;
(3) both actions involve similar questions of fact and the same question of law
and their assignment to the same District Judge and/or Magistrate Judge is
likely to effect a substantial savings of judicial effort, either because the
same result should follow in both actions or otherwise; or
(4) for any other reasons, it would entail substantial duplication of labor if the
actions were heard by different District Judges or Magistrate Judges.
The assigned judges will make a determination regarding the consolidation of the
actions.
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This policy shall go into effect on October 1, 2006 after notice to the bar and public,
and will apply to all documents filed on or after that date.
Dated this 31st day of August, 2006
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PHILIP M. PRO
Chief United States District Judge
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