Digital Chocolate, Inc v. Zynga Game Network, Inc.

Filing 7

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge by Digital Chocolate, Inc. (Rhodes, Michael) (Filed on 9/13/2010) Modified on 9/15/2010 (bw, COURT STAFF).

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COOLEY LLP
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COOLEY LLP MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127) ([e-mail]) GAVIN L. CHARLSTON (253899) ([e-mail]) 101 California Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5800 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] JANET L. CULLUM (104336) ([e-mail]) MARK F. LAMBERT (197410) ([e-mail]) SUSAN D. BERNEY-KEY (124305) ([e-mail]) 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff DIGITAL CHOCOLATE, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DIGITAL CHOCOLATE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. ZYNGA GAME NETWORK INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. Case No. CV-10-3758 PVT DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Plaintiff Digital Chocolate, Inc. hereby declines to consent to the assignment of the abovecaptioned action to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition, and hereby respectfully requests the reassignment of this matter to a United States District Judge. Dated: September 13, 2010 COOLEY LLP

/s/ Michael G. Rhodes Michael G. Rhodes Attorneys for Plaintiff DIGITAL CHOCOLATE, INC.

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DECLINATION TO PROCEED AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT CASE NO. CV-10-3758 PVT