(a) Common Questions
When criminal cases involving common questions of law and fact (but not necessarily the same
parties) are assigned to different judges, there may be good reason to assign all of said cases to
one judge. Such may be assigned to the judge to whom the case bearing the earliest filing
number was assigned, at his or her option.
(b) Related Cases
Counsel are encouraged to file a notice of related case in order to bring such cases to the
attention of the court. The notice of related case should be filed in the case bearing the earliest
filing number and a copy thereof shall be served upon all counsel of record in all such cases.
(c) Consolidation
A motion for consolidation of indictments or informations under Fed. R. Crim. P. 13 shall be
heard by the judge to whom the case bearing the earliest filing number has been assigned, and in
the event consolidation is ordered, the consolidated cases shall be heard by said judge.
Criminal Rules
