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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
B.A.Y., 	:
:
Petitioner, 	: 	Case No. 4:25-cv-303-CDL-AGH
: 	28 U.S.C. § 2241
v. 	:
: 	Case No. 4:25-cv-168-CDL-ALS
: 	28 U.S.C. § 2241
Warden STEWART 	:
DETENTION CENTER, 	:
et al., 	:
:
Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
On October 7, 2025, the Court received Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas
corpus, docketed as Yousef v. Warden, Case Number 4:25-cv-303 (“Yousef”) (ECF
No. 1). However, Petitioner previously filed a habeas petition with the Court, which
was 	docketed 	as 	Barnabas 	v. 	Warden, 	Case 	Number 	4:25-cv-168-CDL-ALS
(“Barnabas”). 	Both petitions raise nearly identical claims. 	On October 24, 2025,
Respondents brought these duplicate petitions to the Court’s attention through their
Motion to Consolidate Cases (ECF No.5). 	Respondents request that Yousef and
Barnabas be consolidated, and Yousef administratively closed. Id.
Rule 42(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes this Court to
consolidate actions that “involve a common question of law or fact.” 	Fed. R. Civ. P.
42(a). “A district court’s decision whether to consolidate [under Rule 42(a)] is ‘purely
discretionary.’” Eghnayem v. Boston Sci. Corp., 873 F.3d 1304, 1313 (11th Cir. 2017)
(quoting Hendrix v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 776 F.2d 1492, 1495 (11th Cir. 1985)).
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Exercising this “considerable” discretion requires weighing the risk of prejudice and
confusion that could be caused by consolidation against considerations of judicial
economy and the prejudice that duplicative litigation may cause, among other
considerations. Id. (quoting Hendrix, 776 F.2d at 1495).
Here, consolidation of Petitioner’s cases will conserve judicial resources and
permit the efficient resolution of Petitioner’s claims. Therefore, Respondent’s Motion
to Consolidate Cases (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED. It is ORDERED that cases, 4:25-
cv-303-CDL-AGH and 4:25-cv-168-CDL-ALS, be CONSOLIDATED and that case
4:25-cv-303-CDL-AGH be ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED.
SO ORDERED, this 29th day of October, 2025.
s/ Amelia G. Helmick
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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