Kinzle v. Donovan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
JANIECE KINZLE, personal
representative of the estate of KREG
KINZLE, deceased,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPTIAL,
Defendant.
8:24CV258
ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION
JANIECE KINZLE, personal
representative of the estate of KREG
KINZLE, deceased,
Plaintiff,
vs.
TIMOTHY E. DONOVAN,
Defendant.
8:25CV554
ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION
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This is before the Court on Plaintiff Janiece Kinzle’s Motion to Consolidate
filed in each of the above-captioned cases. Defendants have not filed a response
to the motion and the time to do so has passed. After review of the pleadings and
the Plaintiff’s motions, the Court finds that consolidation pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 42(a) is warranted. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff’s Motions to Consolidate (Filing No. 45 in Case No. 8:24cv258;
Filing No. 22 in Case No. 8:25cv554) are granted.
2. The above-captioned cases are consolidated for all stages of the case
prior to appeal, including trial.
3. The Court designates Case No. 8:24cv258, Kinzle v. Nebraska
Methodist Hospital as the “Lead Case,” and Case No. 8:25cv554, Kinzle
v. Donovan is designated as a “Member Case.”
4. The Court's CM/ECF System has the capacity for “spreading” text
among consolidated cases. If properly docketed, the documents filed in
the Lead Case will automatically be filed in the Member Case. The
parties are instructed to file in the Lead Case, 8:24cv258, Kinzle v.
Nebraska Methodist Hospital, and to select the option “yes” in response
to the System’s question of whether to spread the text.
5. The parties may not use the spread text feature to file complaints,
amended complaints, and answers; to pay filing fees electronically using
pay.gov; to file items related to service of process; or to file notices of
appeal.
6. If a party believes that an item in addition to those described in
paragraph 5 should not be filed in both of these consolidated cases, the
party must move for permission to file the item in only one of the cases.
The motion must be filed in both of the consolidated cases using the
spread text feature.
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Dated this 8th day of January, 2026.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Jacqueline M. DeLuca
United States Magistrate Judge
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