The court has reviewed the briefs filed in response to this court's OSC re: Why San Diego Case No. 20-16369, Alameda County Case No. RG190308, and Los Angeles County Case No. 19STCV34353 Should Not Be Deemed Related to this case.

To briefly review the relevant procedural history leading up to this OSC, Plaintiff's Motion for Order Reassigning Case was initially set for hearing on November 13, 2020. Plaintiff's moving papers indicated there were potentially related cases pending in both San Diego Superior Court and in other superior courts within California. However, Plaintiff's papers sought to employ the procedures applicable where all potentially related cases have been filed in the same superior court. (Cal. R. Court, rule 3.300(h)(1).) Accordingly, the court requested further briefing as to whether the other cases identified on Plaintiff's notice should be deemed related pursuant to the portion of the rules pertaining to cases that have been filed in different superior courts. Mor