SHIRLEY PADMORE MENSAH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon its own motion. Plaintiff has filed two actions against defendant. Because the complaints involve common questions of law and fact, the Court finds that the cases should be consolidated under Fed. R. Civ. P. 42 to avoid unnecessary costs and to promote judicial efficiency.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Evans v. St. Louis Carpenters District Council, et al., No. 4:17-CV-1390 SPM, is consolidated into Evans v. St. Louis Carpenters District Council, et al., 4:17-CV-1389 SPM, for remaining pretrial proceedings and trial. All future pleadings shall be filed as Consolidated Case No. 4:17-CV-1390 SPM, with the consolidated case caption set forth above.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Memorandum and Order shall be filed in both Evans v. St. Louis Carpenters District Council, et al., No. 4:17-CV-1390 SPM and Evans v. St. Louis Carpenters District Council, et al., 4:17-CV-1389 SPM.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Evans v. St. Louis Carpenters District Council, et al., No. 4:17-CV-1390 SPM shall be administratively closed and no further filings shall be accepted in that closed case.
/s/_________
SHIRLEY PADMORE MENSAH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Dated this 2nd day of October, 2017.