Mosher v. Austin

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

BROOKE L MOSHER,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 23-CV-01808-SPM

JACQUELYN AUSTIN, et al.,

Defendants.

ORDER TRANSFERRING RELATED CASE McGLYNN, District Judge: On May 30, 2023, the above-captioned action was filed and randomly assigned to District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn. This case arises out of the same facts and is closely related to Mosher v. Department of Children and Family Services et al., assigned to District Judge Staci M. Yandle. See 23-CV-00463-SMY. The law of this Circuit provides that related cases filed within the same District Court should be handled by a single District Judge. See, e.g., Smith v. Check-N-Go of Illinois, 200 F.3d 511, 513 n.1 (7th Cir. 1999); Blair v. Equifax Check Services, 181 F.3d 832, 839 (7th Cir. 1999). Accordingly, the undersigned TRANSFERS the above-captioned case to Judge Yandle. All further pleadings filed herein shall be styled with the suffix -SMY. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 6, 2023 s/ Stephen P. McGlynn STEPHEN P. McGLYNN U.S. District Judge