Opinion
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SUMMONS [Re: Docket No. 1]
HOWARD R. LLOYD, Magistrate Judge.
Good cause having been shown by the petitioners upon the petition filed in the above-entitled proceeding on January 27, 2010, IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Respondent Vue H. Le shall appear before this court on March 30, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 2, Fifth Floor, United States District Court, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California, and then and there show cause, if any, why respondent should not be compelled to appear and provide documents and testimony as required by the summonses served upon respondent as alleged and set forth in the petition.
2. Petitioners shall serve a copy of this Order to Show Cause, together with a copy of the petition, upon respondent in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure at least thirty-five (35) days before the return date of this order specified above.
3. On or before March 9, 2010, respondent may file and serve a written response to the petition, supported by appropriate affidavit(s) or declaration(s) in conformance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, as well as any motion respondent desires to make.
4. On or before March 15, 2010, petitioners may file and serve a written reply to such response, if any.
5. All motions and issues raised by the pleadings will be considered on the return date of this order, and only those issues raised by motion or brought into controversy by the responsive pleadings and supported by affidavit(s) or declaration(s) will be considered at the return of this order. Any uncontested allegation in the pleading will be considered admitted.
6. The parties are reminded that this civil case has been randomly assigned to a magistrate judge for all purposes including trial. Accordingly, the parties shall, no later than March 30, 2010, file either (1) a Consent to Proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge or (2) a Declination to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge. See N.D. Cal. Civ. R. 73-1. The consent and declination forms are available at the Clerk's Office and may also be obtained from the court's website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov.