Opinion
No. C 11-04494 MEJ
10-06-2011
LIFESCAN SCOTLAND LTD. Plaintiff(s), v. SHASTA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ET AL Defendant(s).
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE CONSENT/DECLINATION FORM
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery. Upon review of the record in this action, the Court notes that Plaintiff has not filed a written consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction jurisdiction. This civil case was randomly assigned to the undersigned magistrate judge for all purposes including trial. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the magistrate judges of this district court are designated to conduct any and all proceedings in a civil case, including trial and entry of final judgment, upon the consent of the parties. An appeal from a judgment entered by a magistrate judge may be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the same manner as an appeal from any other judgment of a district court.
You have the right to have your case assigned to a United States District Judge for trial and disposition. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall inform the Court whether it consents to magistrate judge jurisdiction or requests reassignment to a United States District Judge for trial. A copy of both the consent and declination forms may be obtained from the Northern District of California's website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/. From the homepage, choose "Forms" and then "Civil Forms." The consent/declination form shall be filed by October 12, 2011.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Maria-Elena James
Chief United States Magistrate Judge