Opinion
Case No. 2:20-cv-03755 Case No. 2:20-cv-03987 Case No. 2:20-cv-03954
09-28-2020
JACOB SMITH, Plaintiff, v. FIRSTENERGY CORP. and FIRSTENERGY SERVICE CO. Defendants. JAMES BULDAS, Plaintiff, v. FIRSTENERGY CORP., et al., Defendants. BRIAN HUDOCK, and CAMEO COUNTERTOPS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. FIRSTENERGY CORP., et al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson ORDER Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a), the parties request this Court to consolidate for all purposes the actions in Jacob Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv-03755, James Buldas v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv-03987, and Brian Hudock, et al. v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv-03954.
This Court finds the parties' request well taken. These actions involve common questions of law and fact and consolidation will avoid unnecessary cost and delay. Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)(3). Therefore, this Court finds that these actions shall be consolidated for all purposes. Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)(2). It is ordered that the parties' Joint Motion to Consolidate is GRANTED. The Court consolidates for all purposes the actions in Jacob Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv03755, James Buldas v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv-03987, and Brian Hudock, et al. v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., No. 2:20-cv-03954.
IT IS SO ORDERED. 9-28-2020
DATE
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EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR.
UNITED STATED DISTRICT JUDGE