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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO DIVISION
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STANDING ORDER FOR § ALL CIVIL CASES
EL PASO DIVISION RE §
NOTICE OF RELATED §
CASE(S) §
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ORDER RELATING TO REASSIGNMENT
OF CIVIL CASES
Notice of Related Case
(a) Requirement to File Notice. Whenever a party knows or learns that an action. filed in or
removed to this division is (or the party believes that the action may be) related to an action
which is or was pending in this division as defined in paragraph (b) herein, the party must
promptly file with the Court a Notice of Related Case. The notice must contain the case number
“. -_—oOf each apparently related action. Duplicate originals of the notice must be filed in each listed
action. The filing party must serve a copy of the notice on all known parties to each identified
case.
(b) Definition of Related Case. Any action is related to another when:
(1) it relates to property included in that case; or
(2) it involves substantially the same issue(s) of fact or grows out of the same transaction(s) as
that case: or
(3) it involves the validity or infringement of a patent already in suit in that case: or
(4) both were brought as class actions and involve substantially the same issues of law and one or
more of the classes in the later numbered suit is the same as those in the earlier numbered suit.
(c) Content of Notice. A Notice of Related Case must contain:
(1) The title and case number of each related case;
(2) A brief statement of the relationship of the actions according to the criteria set forth in
paragraph (b) herein; and
(3) A statement addressing whether assignment to a single Judge is or is not likely to conserve
\ judicial resources and promote an efficient determination of the action(s).
ue (d) Response to Notice. No later than 10 days after service of a Notice of Related Case, anv
arty may serve and file with the Court a statement supporting or opposing the notice. Such
statement must be served on all known parties in each identified case and must specifically
address the issues in paragraphs (b) and (c) herein.
(e) Related Case Order. After the time for filing support or opposition to the Notice of Related
Case has passed, the Clerk shail submit a copy of the notice and related responses to the Judge in
this division who is assigned to the earliest-filed case. That Judge will decide if the cases are or
are not related and will notify the Clerk of his or her decision, who, in turn, will notify the
parties.
(1) If that Judge decides that the cases are not related. no change in case assignment will be
made.
(2) If that Judge decides that the cases are related, said related cases shall be assigned pursuant to
the Amended Plan for Random and Direct Assignment of Cases in Multi-Judge Divisions (Plan
A (Amended)).
SO ORDERED.
: SIGNED and ENTERED wis ™% A be Le
DAVID BRIONES
UNITED STATES DI¢TRICT
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PHILIP R. MARTINEZ
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KATHLEEN Cc. ARDONE E
UNITED STA DISTRICT JUDGE
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FRANK MONTALVO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
