Doulgeris v. U.S.

Full title: JAMES DOULGERIS, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants

Court: United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division

Date published: Apr 29, 2008

Case No. 8:08-cv-282-T-24 MAP (M.D. Fla. Apr. 29, 2008)

Opinion

Case No. 8:08-cv-282-T-24 MAP.

April 29, 2008

ORDER

SUSAN BUCKLEW, District Judge

This cause comes before the Court on the parties' Case Management Report (Doc. No. 9), in which they indicate that they are considering consenting to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge for disposition of this case. If the parties want to consent to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, the parties must fill out and file the attached Magistrate Consent Form.

DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Middle District of Florida NOTICE, CONSENT, AND ORDER OF REFERENCE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION BY A UNITED Plaintiff MAGISTRATE JUDGE v. Case No. Defendant

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and Fed.R.Civ.P. 73, you are notified that a United States magistrate judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or nonjury trial, and to order the entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by a magistrate judge is, however, permitted only if all parties voluntarily consent.

You may, without adverse substantive consequences, withhold your consent, but this will prevent the court's jurisdiction from being exercised by a magistrate judge. If any party withholds consent, the identity of the parties consenting or withholding consent will not be communicated to any magistrate judge or to the district judge to whom the case has been assigned.

An appeal from a judgment entered by a magistrate judge shall be taken directly to the United States court of appeals for this judicial circuit in the same manner as an appeal from any other judgment of this district court.

CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

In accordance with provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 73, the parties in this case consent to have a United States magistrate judge conduct any and all proceedings in this case, including the trial, order the entry of a final judgment, and conduct all post-judgment proceedings.

Party Represented Signatures Date _________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ _________________________ ________________________

ORDER OF REFERENCE

IT IS ORDERED that this case be referred _______________________________________ United States Magistrate Judge, to conduct all proceedings and order the entry of judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 73. __________________ _____________________________________________________ Date United States District Judge NOTE: RETURN THIS FORM TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT ONLY IF ALL PARTIES HAVE CONSENTED ON THIS FORM TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.