Fenderson v. SSA, Commissioner of

Filing 12

ORDER Requiring the Parties to Meet, Confer and Report on Consent Jurisdiction by April 20, 2018. Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

LAWRENCE E. FENDERSON
Plaintiff(s),
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,

Case No. 17-13620
Hon. Robert H. Cleland
Mag. Judge R. Steven Whalen

Defendant(s).
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ORDER REQURING PARTIES TO MEET, CONFER, AND REPORT ON
CONSENT JURISDICTION
To serve the interest of prompt and efficient adjudication of this case, it is
ORDERED that the parties forthwith MEET AND CONFER to discuss a consent
to transfer this case to the assigned magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c),
to conduct further district court proceedings before that judge, and to file any
appeal directly with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
If both parties consent to proceed before the magistrate judge, counsel for
the defendant must by April 20, 2018 file an executed Notice, Consent and
Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is
attached to this order.1

Available in fillable format at:
https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/PDFFIles/Notice_Consent_Ref_MJ_RE.pdf)  
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If the consent form is filed, this court will enter an order of reference.
Parties remain free to decline consent without consequence, and if either party
does not consent, then within two weeks from the date of the answer, counsel for
the defendant must file a short memorandum advising this court that the parties
have in fact met and conferred on a specified date, but that bilateral consent did
not result. The memo must not disclose the identity of a party who does not
consent.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2018

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
United States District Judge
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon
counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to
their respective email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice
of Electronic Filing on April 5, 2018.

s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager
S:\Cleland\JUDGE'S DESK\Lisa's Folder\Social Security Consent Order.RHC.docx

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