Taylor v. Gregory

Filing 23

ORDER Regarding Plaintiff's Opposition to Consent of Magistrate Judge Reassignment, and Plaintiff's Notice Regarding Defendant's Decline of Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 05/01/2017. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SHAUNTAE TAYLOR,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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C/O J. GREGORY,
Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00698-LJO-SAB (PC)
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
OPPOSITION TO CONSENT OF MAGISTRATE
JUDGE REASSIGNMENT, AND PLAINTIFF’S
NOTICE REGARDING DEFENDANT’S DECLINE
OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION
[ECF Nos. 20, 21]

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Plaintiff Shauntae Taylor is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(1)(B) and Local Rule

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302.

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On April 28, 2017, Plaintiff filed an opposition stating that he requests that this matter not be

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reassigned to a magistrate judge for all purposes. (ECF No. 20.) Plaintiff also filed a copy of

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Defendant’s decline to consent to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge, dated April 11,

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2017. (ECF No. 21.)

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Plaintiff is advised that an action will not be reassigned to a United States Magistrate Judge to

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conduct all proceedings, including trial and entry of final judgment, unless all parties consent. 28

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U.S.C § 636(c). In this case, the parties have not so consented. (ECF Nos. 3, 18.) Further, the parties

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are advised that withholding to consent or declining the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge for all

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purposes will have no effect on the merits of a party’s case, or have any adverse substantive

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consequences.
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Accordingly, at this time, no further action need be taken regarding Plaintiff’s opposition or

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notice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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May 1, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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