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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES BRYANT PHIFER,

No. CIV S-07-0747 LKK DAD PS

Plaintiff,

ORDER SETTING STATUS

v. (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

CONFERENCE

SACRAMENTO CITY AND

COUNTY HOUSING AND

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, et al.,

Defendants.

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This action has been assigned to United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton

and, pursuant to Local Rule 72-302(c)(21), has been referred to Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd

for all purposes encompassed by that provision.

The parties are informed that they may, if all consent, have this case tried before a

United States Magistrate Judge while preserving their right to appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court

of Appeals. An appropriate form for consent to proceed before a magistrate judge is attached. 

Any party choosing to consent may complete the form and return it to the Clerk of the Court. 

Neither the magistrate judge nor the district judge handling the case will be notified of the filing

of a consent form, unless all parties to the action have consented.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT

IS ORDERED that:

1. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for January 18, 2008, at

11:00 a.m., in Courtroom No. 27, before Magistrate Judge Drozd.

2. All parties shall appear at the Status Conference by counsel, or in propria

persona if acting without counsel. Parties may appear at the conference telephonically. To

arrange telephonic appearance, parties shall contact Pete Buzo, the courtroom deputy of the

undersigned magistrate judge, at (916) 930-4128, .

3. Each party shall submit to the court, no later than seven days before the Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference, a status report addressing all of the following matters:

a. Status of service of process;

b. Possible joinder of additional parties;

c. Any expected or desired amendment of pleadings;

d. Jurisdiction and venue;

e. Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof;

f. Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof,

including disclosure of expert witnesses;

g. Future proceedings, including the setting of

appropriate cut-off dates for discovery and law and

motion practice, and the scheduling of a final

pretrial conference and trial;

h. Modification of standard pretrial procedures

specified by the rules due to the relative simplicity

or complexity of the action;

i. Whether the case is related to any other case,

including matters in bankruptcy;

j. Whether the parties will stipulate to the magistrate

judge assigned to this matter acting as settlement

judge, waiving any disqualifications by virtue of his

so acting, or whether they prefer to have a

Settlement Conference before another judge; 

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k. Whether the parties intend to consent to proceed

before a United States Magistrate Judge; and

l. Any other matters that may aid in the just and

expeditious disposition of this action.

4. The Clerk of the Court shall send the parties, along with this order, the

appropriate number of copies of the form “Consent to Proceed Before United States Magistrate

Judge.”

DATED: October 3, 2007.

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