Board of Trustees of the Bay Area Roofers Health & Welfare Trust Fund et al v. RLRCO

Filing 8

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO FILE CONSENT/DECLINATION. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 9/6/2011. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/6/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BAY
AREA

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Plaintiff(s),
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v.

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ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT
TO FILE CONSENT/DECLINATION
FORM

RLRCO

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No. C 11-02625 MEJ

Defendant(s).
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Defendant RLRCO has failed to file a written consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction by the
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September 1, 2011 deadline. This civil case was randomly assigned to the undersigned magistrate
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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

judge for all purposes including trial. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the magistrate judges
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of this district court are designated to conduct any and all proceedings in a civil case, including trial
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and entry of final judgment, upon the consent of the parties. An appeal from a judgment entered by
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a magistrate judge may be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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in the same manner as an appeal from any other judgment of a district court.
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You have the right to have your case assigned to a United States District Judge for trial and
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disposition. Accordingly, Defendant shall inform the Court whether it consents to magistrate judge
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jurisdiction or requests reassignment to a United States District Judge for trial. A copy of both the
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consent and declination forms may be obtained from the Northern District of California's website at
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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/. From the homepage, choose "Forms" and then "Civil Forms." The
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consent/declination form shall be filed by September 8, 2011.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: September 6, 2011
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Maria-Elena James
Chief United States Magistrate Judge