McAfee v. Colvin

Filing 17

ORDER By December 23, 2015, the parties may sign and file the attached form ofconsent. On completion of pre-merits management, the court shall issue an appropriate order of reference directing the clerk of the court to assign this matter to a United States Magistrate Judge. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 11/25/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (mlace, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Robert E. Blackburn Civil Action No. 15-cv-01881-REB JAMES RODNEY McAFEE, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ORDER Blackburn, J. This matter is before the court sua sponte. The parties have indicated their intent under D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.2(d) to consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (See Joint Case Management Plan ¶ 10 [#16]1 filed November 23, 2015.) To effectuate that consent, the parties must file the form required under Rule 72.2(d), entitled “Consent to the Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge,” a copy of which is attached to this Order.2 If the parties persist under Rule 72.2(d) in their consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), they should complete and file the consent form attached to this Order. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 1 “[#16]” is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court’s case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order. 2 A paradigm of this form also is available on the court’s website under “Rules & Procedures” at “Forms” and then under “Local Rules of Practice Forms.” 1. That by December 23, 2015, the parties may sign and file the attached form of consent; and 2. That on completion of pre-merits management, the court shall issue an appropriate order of reference directing the clerk of the court to assign this matter to a United States Magistrate Judge. Dated November 25, 2015, at Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT: 2

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