Byrne v. Colvin

Filing 10

ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO INFORM COURT WHETHER THEY CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR ALL PURPOSES. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 6/26/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRYAN BYRNE,

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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

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No. C 13-4720 SBA
ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO
INFORM COURT WHETHER THEY
CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE
FOR ALL PURPOSES

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

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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

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judgment. See Civil L.R. 73-1(b). This option is being made available because the

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magistrate judges in this district have smaller civil dockets and no felony criminal cases and

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may be able to adjudicate this case more expeditiously than the undersigned district judge.

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Accordingly, the parties are hereby DIRECTED to advise the court, no later than

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July 17, 2014, whether they consent to have a magistrate judge conduct all further

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proceedings in the instant action. Normally the parties would be directed to so inform the

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court in their Joint Case Management Statement filed in connection with the initial case

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management conference. However, because this case involves a review of an

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administrative record, a case management conference has not been scheduled. The

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parties are advised that they may jointly request assignment to a specific magistrate judge.

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For the parties' convenience, a consent form is attached hereto; forms are also available at

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov, in the "Forms" section.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 26, 2014
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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge