Bin Ibrahim v. Todd Blanche, Acting United States Attorney General, et al.
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- Linda Lopez (author)
Analysis
The court considered a motion to transfer a civil case related to another pending action in the district. The court ordered the case reassigned to a different judge to ensure efficient administration of judicial business.
| What the court decided | The model |
|---|---|
Case transferred/reassigned to another judge“the Court directs the Clerk to immediately reassign this case to [JUSTICE].” | agree with court The decision follows from the local rule cited (Civ. L.R. 40.1(a)) and the inherent authority of district judges to manage their dockets and transfer cases for efficiency, as supported by the cited Ninth Circuit precedent. The factual basis (relation to another case) is sufficient to justify the transfer under the stated standard. |
The order itself: sound — The order correctly cites the relevant local rule and binding Ninth Circuit precedent supporting the court's inherent authority to transfer cases for efficiency. The reasoning is concise but sufficient for a procedural transfer order based on case management and relatedness.
Opinion
I 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 || BIN IBRAHIM, Case No.: 26-CV-2303 JLS (SBC) 9 Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE 10 |] V. 11 |} TODD BLANCHE, Acting United States Attorney General, et al., Respondents. 13 14 In the interest of “efficient administration of the judicial business of the district,” see 15 || Civ. L.R. 40.1(a), and because this case is related to Ibrahim v. Christopher LaRose, 26- 16 || CV-837 LL (DDL) (S.D. Cal. 2026), the Court directs the Clerk to immediately reassign 17 || this case to Judge Linda Lopez. See In re Marshall, 721 F.3d 1032, 1040 (9th Cir. 2013) 18 || (“{J}Judges are vested with inherent authority to transfer cases among themselves for the 19 || expeditious administration of justice.”) (cleaned up). 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 ||Dated: April 13, 2026 . &£ . 22 on. Janis L. Sammartino 23 United States District Judge 24 25 ~ NO 26 ||Dated: April 13, 2026 QZ) 27 Honorable Linda Lopez 38 United States District Judge