David Neal Whiting v. County of Orange
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Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 8:23-CV-02451-DOC-KES Date: January 10, 2024
Title: DAVID NEAL WHITING ET AL. V. COUNTY OF ORANGE ET AL.
PRESENT:
THE HONORABLE DAVID O. CARTER, JUDGE
Karlen Dubon Not Present Courtroom Clerk Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: DEFENDANT: None Present None Present
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSOLIDATED
In light of the Notice of Related Cases (Dkt. 5), Plaintiff is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be consolidated with the existing matter Susan Ann Smith v. County of Orange et al, 8:23-cv-02426-DOC-KES. The Notice indicated this case involves the same parties and is based on the same or similar claims. Moreover, both cases are wrongful death actions and “[t]he wrongful death statute has been interpreted to authorize only a single action, in which all the decedent’s heirs must join.” Romero v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 156 Cal. App. 4th 211, 216 (2007).
Plaintiff is ORDERED to submit by January 15, 2024 at 5 pm a response to this Order.
The Clerk shall serve this minute order on the parties.
MINUTES FORM 11 Initials of Deputy Clerk: kdu CIVIL-GEN
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