Message: Similar Situation
Notice of Related Case, Duties of Counsel
. Whenever counsel has reason to believe that a pending
action or proceeding on file or about to be filed is related to another pending action or proceeding on file in this or any other federal or state court (whether pending, dismissed, or otherwise terminated), counsel must promptly file and serve on all known parties to each related action or proceeding a notice of related case, stating the title, number and filing date of each action or proceeding believed to be related, together with a brief statement of their relationship and the reasons why assignment to a single district judge is or is not likely to effect a saving of judicial effort and other economies. The clerk will promptly notify the court of such filing. This is a continuing duty that applies not only when
ounsel files a case with knowledge of a related action or proceeding but also applies after the date of filing whenever counsel learns of a related action or proceeding.
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Definition of Related Action. An action or proceeding is related to another action or proceeding
where both of them:
1. Involve some of the same parties and are based on the same or similar claims, or
2. Involve the same property, transaction, or event, or
3. Involve substantially the same facts and the same questions of law.
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