Local Rule Rule 4.03: Motions to Consolidate
E.D. Mo. — Civil rule
Rule 4.03 (FRCP 42) Motions to Consolidate.
A party desiring the consolidation of related cases shall file a motion in the case bearing the lowest cause number. The movant shall file in each related case a notice of the motion, to which a copy of the motion shall be attached. The district or magistrate judge presiding in the lowest-numbered case shall rule on the motion. If the motion is granted, the consolidated cases shall be reassigned to the judge presiding in the lowest-numbered case. Following consolidation, all documents shall be filed only in the lowest-numbered case, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
(Amended July 10, 2006, effective August 28, 2006)