Bobo v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 8

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 1/17/2017 ORDERING that the Clerk is DIRECTED to mail to plaintiff a new consent form. Plaintiff is directed to complete and submit the form within 30 days. On the form, plaintiff shall clearly i ndicate whether he consents to proceed before the assigned magistrate judge or requests reassignment to a district judge. Failure to return the form within 30 days may result in the issuance of an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. (Jackson, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHARLES LEWIS BOBO,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:16-cv-2337-EFB

ORDER

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this social security case. On October 12, 2016, the Clerk

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forwarded to plaintiff the form Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge.

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Plaintiff was directed to return the form with either a consent to proceed before the assigned

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magistrate judge or request assignment to a district judge. Plaintiff timely returned the form.

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However, he consented to proceed before the assigned magistrate judge and also requested

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assignment to a district judge. Thus, it is unclear whether plaintiff intended to consent to

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proceeding before the undersigned for all further proceedings in this case, including entry of final

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judgment.

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Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to mail to plaintiff a new consent form. Plaintiff is

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directed to complete and submit the form within 30 days. On the form, plaintiff shall clearly

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indicate whether he consents to proceed before the assigned magistrate judge or requests
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reassignment to a district judge. Failure to return the form within 30 days may result in the

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issuance of an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed.

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DATED: January 17, 2017.

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