(a) Motion to Consolidate. Any party may file a motion to consolidate two or more cases
before a single judge if the party believes that such cases or matters: (1) arise from
substantially the same transaction or event; (2) involve substantially the same parties or
property; (3) involve the same patent, trademark, or copyright; (4) call for determination
of substantially the same questions of law; or (5) for any other reason that would entail
substantial duplication of labor or unnecessary court costs or delay if heard by different
judges. A motion to consolidate shall be filed in the lowest numbered case included in the
proposed consolidation, shall include a list identifying all cases pending that are related to
the case, and shall be decided by the district judge to whom the lowest numbered case is
assigned.
(b) Notice of Filing. A notice of filing of a motion to consolidate shall be filed by the movant
as a party or, with the assistance of the Clerk of Court, as an interested party in all other
cases proposed for consolidation.
(c) Assignment. Consolidated cases shall be reassigned to the judicial officer to whom the
lowest numbered consolidated case was assigned.
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Local Rules Effective Date: 10/10/2024
