Baltimore v. Haggins
Filing
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NOTICE to Parties Regarding Impacted Trial Calendar and Availability of Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 7/26/13. (Gonzalez, R)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ROBERT BALTIMORE,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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NOTICE TO PARTIES REGARDING
IMPACTED TRIAL CALENDAR AND
AVAILABILITY OF CONSENT TO U.S.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION
CHRISTOPHER HAGGINS, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 1:10-cv-00931-LJO-JLT (PC)
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This matter is currently set for jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on
October 16, 2013, and the parties have declined to consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.
The parties are hereby notified of the following regarding Judge O’Neill’s impacted trial calendar
and its potential effect on their trial date.
Judges in the Eastern District of California carry the heaviest caseload in the nation, and
this Court is unable to devote inordinate time and resources to individual cases and matters. Judge
O’Neill must adhere to strict scheduling to best manage his burdensome caseload approaching
2,000 cases.
This case is currently third on Judge O’Neill’s trial calendar, and civil trials set before
Judge O'Neill trail until he becomes available and are subject to suspension mid-trial to
accommodate criminal matters. Civil trials are no longer reset to a later date if Judge O'Neill is
unavailable on the original date set for trial. If a trial trails, it may proceed with little advance
1 notice, and the parties and counsel may be expected to proceed to trial with less than 24 hours
2 notice. Moreover, this Court’s Fresno Division randomly and without advance notice reassigns
3 civil actions to U.S. District Judges throughout the nation to serve as visiting judges. In the
4 absence of Magistrate Judge consent, this action is subject to reassignment to a U.S. District Judge
5 from outside the Eastern District of California.
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Case management difficulties, including trial setting and interruption, are avoided if the
7 parties consent to conduct of further proceedings by a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
This Court
8 recognizes that the parties have filed a decline to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. However, given
9 the gravity of Judge O’Neill’s inability to commit to trials, the parties are encouraged to reconsider
10 Magistrate Judge consent.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
July 26, 2013
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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