Anna Nephew, et al v. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, et al

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ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 9/14/2015. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANNA NEPHEW, et al.,

Case No. 15-cv-01684-JSC

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et
al.,
Defendants.

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In this action, Plaintiffs contend that Defendants violated the Emergency Medical

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Treatment and Active Labor Act by turning away Plaintiff Anna Nephew for treatment when she

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arrived at the emergency room in labor for emergency care. Now pending before the Court is

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Plaintiffs’ Petition for an Order Approving the Compromise of a Pending Action and Disposition

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of Proceeds of Judgment as to a Minor based on a proposed judgment that Defendants provided

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. (Dkt. No. 16.) Defendants have not appeared in

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this action and have not consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. The Court may not

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rule on the petition without the consent of all parties. See 28 U.S.C. § 636. Accordingly, all

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parties are requested to file a notice of consent to proceed before a magistrate judge or declination

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and request for reassignment by September 25, 2015.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 14, 2015

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge