Abrams v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 4

Abrams v. Facebook, Inc.

Doc. 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Magistrate Judges have authority to enter judgment only in cases where all parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). OR D E R, page 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

LINDSEY ABRAMS, individually and on ) behalf of a class of similarly situated ) individuals ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) FACEBOOK, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ )

Case No.: C 07-5378 PVT OR D ER SETTING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES T O FILE EITHER A "CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFO R E A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JU D G E," OR ELSE A "DECLINATION TO PR O C EED BEFORE A UNITED STATES MA G I ST R A T E JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REA SSIG N M E N T"

On December 13, 2007, the parties filed a proposed Stipulated Entry of Judgment of Dismissal with Prejudice and General Release ("Stipulation for Judgment"). This case has been assigned to a Magistrate Judge. Before the court takes any action on the Stipulation for Judgment, the court must determine whether all of the parties consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction or whether any of the parties request reassignment to a District Judge.1 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, no later than December 21, 2007, each party shall file either a "Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge," or else a "Declination to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment." Both forms are available

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from the clerk of the court, or from the Forms (Civil) section of the court's website at www.cand.uscourts.gov. Dated: 12/14/07 PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL United States Magistrate Judge

OR D E R, page 2