Gomez v. Astrue

Filing 5

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO INFORM THE COURT WHETHER THEY CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR ALL PURPOSES. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 1/10/13. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GILBERT GOMEZ,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO
INFORM THE COURT WHETHER
THEY CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE
JUDGE FOR ALL PURPOSES

Defendant.
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C12-6385 EMC

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In cases initially assigned to a district judge, the parties may consent at any time to

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reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge for all purposes, including entry of final judgment.

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See Civil L.R. 73-19(b).

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Accordingly, the parties are hereby DIRECTED to advise the Court, within 3 weeks from

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the date of this order, as to whether they consent to have a magistrate judge conduct all further

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proceedings in the instant action. For the parties' convenience, a consent form is attached hereto;

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forms are also available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov, in the "Forms" section. The parties are

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further advised that they may jointly request assignment to a special magistrate judge.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 10, 2013
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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge