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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ADAM HEGGEN, an individual,
HEAVENLY VALLEY, Limited
Partnership, and DOES 1 THROUGH ORDER RELATING CASES ANNA GIBSON and ZACHARIAH SAIZ-
HAWES on behalf of themselves
and all those similarly
situated, No. 2:21-cv-1260 WBS SCR
THE VAIL CORPORATION D/B/A VAIL
RESORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY and
DOES 1 THROUGH 100, inclusive, CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON, as an
individual and on behalf of all No. 2:21-cv-1608 WBS SCR
HEAVENLY VALLEY, LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Nevada limited
partnership, and DOES 1 through PAUL GREG ROBERDS, individually and on behalf of all others
similarly situated,
THE VAIL CORPORATION WHICH WILL DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA AS
Corporation; HEAVENLY VALLEY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Nevada
Limited Partnership; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, THE VAIL
CORPORATION D/B/A VAIL RESORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY and DOES 1
THROUGH 100, inclusive, ASHLEY SANCHEZ, an individual
on behalf of herself and all
Plaintiff,
No. 2:25-cv-1259 WBS CKD corporation; TRIMONT LAND
COMPANY, a California
corporation; VAIL RESORTS,
INC., a business entity of
unknown form; THE VAIL
CORPORATION; a business entity
of unknown form; and DOES 1
through 50, inclusive,
The court previously related cases Heggen v. Heavenly Valley, Limited Partnership, 2:21-cv-107 WBS SCR; Gibson v. Vail Corp., No. 2:21-cv-1260 WBS SCR, Hamilton v. Heavenly Valley, Limited Partnership, 2:21-cv-01608 WBS SCR, and Roberds v. Vail Corporation, 2:21-cv-2251 WBS SCR. (Docket Nos. 9, 15 in Case No. 2:21-cv-107 WBS SCR.) [1] The court now finds that the instant case, Sanchez v. Vail Resorts Management Co., 2:25-cv-1259 WBS CKD, is also related within the meaning of Local Rule 123(a), because these cases are brought by overlapping groups of employees alleging similar California Labor Code violations against the Vail Corporation and its related entities. Accordingly, the assignment of these matters to the same judge is likely to effect a substantial saving of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for the parties.
The parties should be aware that relating the cases under Local Rule 123 merely has the result that all actions are assigned to the same judge; no consolidation of the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated Heggen v. Heavenly Valley, Limited Partnership, 2:21-cv-107 WBS SCR; Gibson v. Vail Corp., No. 2:21-cv-1260 WBS SCR; Hamilton v. Heavenly Valley, Limited Partnership, 2:21-cv-1608 WBS SCR, Roberds v. Vail Corporation, 2:21-cv-2251 WBS SCR be, and Sanchez v. Vail Resorts Management Co., 2:25-cv-1259 WBS CKD, be, and the same hereby are, deemed related. The case denominated Sanchez v. Vail Resorts Management Co., 2:25-cv-1259 WBS CKD, shall remain assigned to Judge William B. Shubb but will be reassigned to Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan for any duties to be performed under Local Rule 302. Henceforth, the captions on documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as Sanchez v. Vail Resorts Management Co., 2:25-cv-1259 WBS SCR.
Dated: May 15, 2025
[1] These cases were previously assigned to Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes but were reassigned to Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan after he was appointed to the bench of this court.