Opinion
Civil Action No. 05-1599.
March 15, 2007
ORDER
At a status conference held November 1, 2007, the Court established a deadline of January 31, 2007 for the filing of dispositive motions. On January 30, 2007, defendants were granted an extension until March 2, 2007. No dispositive motions have been filed. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this 15th day of March, 2007, that Plaintiff's pretrial narrative statement be filed no later than April 15, 2007. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's pretrial narrative statement shall be filed no later than May 15, 2007. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pretrial statements must comply with Local Rule 16.1.4.A.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the parties wish to consent before this Magistrate Judge, they shall complete the attached form and file it with the Clerk of Court no later than March 29, 2007. The Court notes that ALL parties must sign the consent form before the document is filed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if any party DOES NOT wish to consent, the parties shall file a joint stipulation requesting the case be returned to the District Judge no later than March 29, 2007. This stipulation SHOULD NOT indicate which parties wished to consent and which did not. CIVIL ACTION NO. 05 — 1599
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN District of PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ WYATT CANON NOTICE, CONSENT, AND ORDER OF REFERENCE — EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES V. MAGISTRATE JUDGE DUSTIN STONER, et al Case Number: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 ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________