Opinion
1:11-cv-01661-DLB (HC)
01-18-2012
EUGENE H. MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. A. HEDGPETH, Respondent.
SECOND ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER TO INFORM THE COURT WHETHER HE WILL CONSENT TO JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 1, 2011, the Clerk of the Court mailed a consent/decline form to petitioner, with information and instructions for informing the Court whether he would consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Petitioner has not returned the consent/decline form.
Accordingly, petitioner is ORDERED to tell the Court whether he will consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Petitioner must complete and return the consent/decline form within thirty (30) days. Failure to follow this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed pursuant to Local Rule 110.
The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to send to petitioner another copy of the consent/decline form and the instructions for consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dennis L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE