Grant et al v. Chase Bank

Filing 7

ORDER That Case Be Reassigned to a District Judge. Signed by Judge Patricia V. Trumbull on 10/28/10. (pvtlc1) (Filed on 10/29/2010)

Grant et al v. Chase Bank

Doc. 7

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 hear motions for injunctive relief, such as Plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order, 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
Dockets.Justia.com
1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION EDWARD & ROBIN GRANT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CHASE BANK, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) Case No.: C 10-4788 PVT ORDER THAT CASE BE REASSIGNED TO A DIST R IC T JUDGE

On October 22, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a request for temporary restraining order along with their complaint. That same day, chambers staff contacted Plaintiff Robin Grant and informed her that the case had been assigned to a Magistrate Judge, and that Magistrate Judges may only rule on motions for injunctive relief if all parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.1 As of the date of this order, no party has filed a consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case be reassigned to a District Judge. This order is without prejudice to the parties later filing consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction if they wish to have a Magistrate Judge preside over the matter for all purposes. Dated: 10/28/10 PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL United States Magistrate Judge

1 2 Counsel automatically notified of this filing via the court's Electronic Case Filing system. 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 OR D E R, page 2 /s/ Donna Kirchner OSCAR RIVERA Courtroom Deputy for copies mailed on 10/29/10 Edward Grant 1372 Annapolis Way San Jose, CA 95118 Robin Grant 1372 Annapolis Way San Jose, CA 95118 to: