Brown v. California Department of Rehabilitation

Filing 4

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE CONSENT/DECLINATION BY 12/27/2013. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 12/13/2013. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/13/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/13/2013: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (cdnS, COURT STAFF). (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/13/2013: # 2 Consent/Decline Forms) (cdnS, COURT STAFF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AUGUSTUS M. BROWN,

Case No. 13-cv-05730-MEJ

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
FILE CONSENT/DECLINATION FORM

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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This civil case was randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena

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James for all purposes including trial. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), magistrate judges

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are designated to conduct any and all proceedings in a civil case, including trial and entry of final

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judgment, upon the consent of the parties. An appeal from a judgment entered by Magistrate

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Judge Maria-Elena James may be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the

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Ninth Circuit in the same manner as an appeal from any other judgment of a district court.
Plaintiff Augustus Brown has not filed a written consent to Magistrate Judge MARIAELENA JAMES’s jurisdiction or a declination and request for reassignment to a District Judge.
Plaintiff has the right to have his case assigned to a United States District Judge for trial and
disposition. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall inform the court whether he consents to Magistrate Judge
Maria-Elena James’s jurisdiction or requests reassignment to a United States District Judge.

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Plaintiff shall file either a consent or declination, using the attached form, by December 27, 2013.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: December 13, 2013
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge