Williams v. Williams

Filing 181

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE CONSENT OR DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 6/21/2013. (Attachments: # 1 consent/declination form)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/21/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ISAIAH N. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 07-4464 CW
ORDER DIRECTING
PARTIES TO FILE
CONSENT OR
DECLINATION TO
PROCEED BEFORE A
MAGISTRATE JUDGE

v.
D. WILLIAMS,
Defendant.
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Trial in this case is scheduled to begin on July 8, 2013.
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However, because proceedings in an earlier trial are currently
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scheduled to continue through July 10, 2013, the trial in this
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case may have to trail or be vacated.

In that event, trial would

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be scheduled to begin sometime between July 8, 2013 and July 11,
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2013, depending on when the earlier trial concludes.

Furthermore,

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trial would likely have to take place over non-consecutive days
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due to the Court’s unavailability between July 15, 2013 and July
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17, 2013.
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Accordingly, in light of the burden that this schedule would
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place on both the parties and their counsel, the parties are
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directed to reconsider whether they would consent to proceed
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before a magistrate judge in order to secure a date certain for
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trial and an uninterrupted trial schedule.
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The parties must file

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by June 24, 2013 a consent or declination to proceed before a

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magistrate judge.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 6/21/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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