Opinion
Civil Action Nos. 1:03-CV-1735, 1:04-CV-1779, 1:05-CV-0725.
June 1, 2005
ORDER
AND NOW, this 1st day of June, 2005, upon consideration of the pleadings in the above-captioned cases, and it appearing that the above-captioned cases arise from the same underlying events and involve common parties and common questions of fact and law, see FED. R. CIV. P. 42(a), and that none of the parties oppose consolidation of the above-captioned cases, see Cella v. Togum Constructeur Ensembleier en Industrie Alimentaire, 173 F.3d 909, 912-13 (3d Cir. 1999) (discussing consolidation), it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The above-captioned cases are CONSOLIDATED for all purposes.
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to CONSOLIDATE the cases docketed as Civil Action No. 1:03-CV-1735 and Civil Action No. 1:05-CV-0725 into the case docketed as Civil Action No. 1:04-CV-1779 and to CLOSE the cases docketed as Civil Action No. 1:03-CV-1735 and Civil Action No. 1:05-CV-725.
3. All future documents filed in this consolidated case shall be filed under the case docketed as Civil Action No. 1:04-CV-1779.
As the court previously noted, consolidation of the above-captioned cases is without prejudice to any party's right to file appropriate pre-trial motions or to move for severance with respect to individual claims. See, e.g., Cella, 173 F.3d at 912-13 ("[C]onsolidation is permitted as a matter of convenience and economy in administration, but does not merge the suits into a single cause, or change the rights of the parties, or make those who are parties in one suit parties in another.") (quoting Johnson v. Manhattan Ry. Co., 289 U.S. 479, 496-97 (1933)).