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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

CRAIG L. FOSTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ASHTON CARTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:16-cv-02336-LB 

ORDER

[ECF No. 18]

On July 18, 2016, the court received the form at ECF No. 18, which is a copy of the “consent 

to magistrate-judge jurisdiction” form sent to the pro se plaintiff, Mr. Foster.1The form included a 

handwritten note across the top of the page stating that “Craig Foster passed away on May 17, 

2016. Thank you.” Above the consent checkbox, another handwritten note states “party has 

deceased.” Mr. Foster has not filed another document in this case since May 5, 2016, and the 

consent form includes no other information.

The court asks the government to respond in writing with its proposed next steps and in its 

response, indicate whether the government can verify Mr. Foster’s apparent demise. The court has 

been unable to do so.

The court will serve a copy of this by mail to Mr. Foster at his address of record and asks any 

 

1 Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form ‒ ECF No. 18. Record citations refer to material in 

the Electronic Case File (“ECF”).

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responding person to provide what additional information it can.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2016

______________________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CRAIG L. FOSTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ASHTON CARTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-02336-LB 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on July 25, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing 

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Craig L. Foster

905 Webster St.

Palo Alto, Ca 94301 

Dated: July 25, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Karen Hom, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable LAUREL BEELER

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