Garcia v. Hap Trucking Ltd. and Manago v. Hap Trucking Ltd.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California grants unopposed motions to consolidate two actions arising from the same motor vehicle accident. The court orders the cases consolidated for all purposes, directs filing of a consolidated complaint in Garcia v. Hap Trucking Ltd., closes the Manago docket, and sets a deadline for Defendants to answer.

Holdings

1. Consolidation was appropriate because the two actions arose from the same accident and presented common factual and legal issues, and the benefits of consolidation outweighed any inconvenience, delay, or expense.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the two related actions arising from the same motor vehicle accident should be consolidated under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a).

Disposition

other