Jesse Washington v. Samuels

Filing 35

ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Ex Parte 34 Request for Expedited Trial Setting Procedures and Directing Clerk of Court to Send Plaintiff Notice of Option to Consent Form signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 02/16/2015. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JESSE WASHINGTON,

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Plaintiff,
v.
R. SAMUELS, et al.,
Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-01404-AWI-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED TRIAL SETTING
PROCEDURES AND DIRECTING CLERK OF
COURT TO SEND PLAINTIFF NOTICE OF
OPTION TO CONSENT FORM
[ECF No. 34]

Plaintiff Jesse Washington is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s retaliation claim against Defendant R. Samuels.

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Defendant filed an answer to the complaint on September 24, 2014. (ECF No. 28.) On September 26,

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2014, the Court issued a discovery and scheduling order, along with notice of this Court’s expedited

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trial setting procedures upon consent of all parties.

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On February 9, 2015, Plaintiff filed an ex parte request for status on the Court’s expedited trial
setting procedures. (ECF No. 34.)
On December 31, 2014, Plaintiff filed a notification of his consent to magistrate judge

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jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b). However, as of today’s date

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Defendant has not consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction, and the Court cannot implement the

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expedited trial setting procedures absent Defendant’s consent. As stated in the Court’s September 26,
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2014, notice of expedited trial setting procedures, “[w]ithholding consent or declining jurisdiction of a

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Magistrate Judge for all purposes will have no effect on the merits of a party’s case or have any

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adverse substantive consequences.” (ECF No. 29, Order at 3:14-15.) If Plaintiff wishes to consent to

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magistrate judge jurisdiction he must sign and complete the Order Re Consent or Request for

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Reassignment form provided to him with this order. The failure to consent again will have no adverse

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substantive consequences.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s motion to implement the expedited trial setting procedures is DENIED as
premature; and

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The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff an Order Re Consent or Request for
Reassignment form for completion and return to the Court, if Plaintiff so desires.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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February 16, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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