Culbertson v. Deloitte Consulting LLP

Opinion

USDC SDNY DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: cane □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ DATE FILED: __7/2/2020 DANIEL BOZIN, ET AL, : Plaintiffs, : : 20-cv-5070 (LJL) -V- : : ORDER DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, : Defendant. :

LEWIS J. LIMAN, United States District Judge: This case has been assigned to the Court due to its relatedness to 1:20-cv-03962-LJL Culbertson et al v. Deloitte Consulting LLP and the matters consolidated thereinto. For convenience, expedition, and judicial economy, the Court CONSOLIDATES this action into 1:20-cv-03962-LJL Culbertson et al v. Deloitte Consulting LLP. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a)(2); Johnson v. Celotex Corp., 899 F.2d 1281, 1284-85 (2d. Cir 1990 (noting that district courts have “broad discretion to determine whether consolidation is appropriate” and that “courts have taken the view that considerations of judicial economy favor consolidation”); Garber v. Randell, 477 F.2d 711, 714 (2d Cir. 1973) (“[C]onsolidation of stockholders’ suits during pretrial stages pursuant to [Rule 42] may benefit both the court and the parties by expediting pretrial proceedings, avoiding duplication and harassment of parties and witnesses, and minimizing expenditure of time and money by all persons concerned.”’). All orders in Culbertson apply equally to this action, and counsel in this action are directed to make filings only on the Culbertson docket.

SO ORDERED. wl ae 8 TA PR cst Dated: July 2, 2020 New York, New York LEWIS J. LIMAN TlectrnAN Otatrnn ater ant Isc inn