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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA 
 
 
MYSHEL STOLTENBERG, ) 
 ) 
 Plaintiff, ) No. 2:24-cv-01337 
 ) 
 v. ) Chief Judge Cathy Bissoon 
 ) Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown 
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY ) 
COMPANY, ) 
 ) 
 Defendant. ) 
 
 
MEMORANDUM ORDER 
 This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown for 
pretrial proceedings in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72. 
On May 13, 2026, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 68) (the “R&R”), recommending 
Defendant’s Motion to Consolidate (Doc. 54) be denied. The R&R expressly incorporates the 
Report & Recommendation that was contemporaneously filed in the related case that Defendant 
sought to consolidate, Stoltenberg v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 2:25-cv-01379 (the 
“2025 Action”), which also was pending in the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania. The R&R was served on the parties, and no objection has been filed. 
 Having reviewed the documents in this case, together with the R&R and the May 13, 
2026 Report and Recommendation filed at document No. 38 in the 2025 Action, Defendant’s 
Motion to Consolidate is DENIED. The R&R is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court. 
 
 
 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
 
June 12, 2026 s/Cathy Bissoon 
 Cathy Bissoon 
 Chief United States District Judge 
 
 
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