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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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The consent/election form may be obtained directly from the Clerk of the Court or

by accessing the District of Arizona’s web site at www.azd.uscourts.gov. To find the

consent/election form on the District’s web site, click on “Local Rules” at the top of the page,

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States for the use of

International Surfacing Systems, Inc.,

Plaintiff, 

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International Fidelity Insurance 

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Defendant. 

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No. CV-06-1289-PCT-LOA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

AND ORDER

Pursuant to General Order No. 98-62 of the United States District Court, District of

Arizona and Local Rule 3.8(a), LRCiv, Rules of Practice, effective December 1, 2005, all

civil cases are, and will be, randomly assigned to a U.S. district judge or to a U.S. magistrate

judge. This matter has been assigned to the undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge.

 As a result of the aforesaid Order and Rule, if all parties consent in writing, the

case will remain with the assigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(1) for all

purposes, including trial and final entry of judgment. If any party chooses the district judge

option, the case will be randomly reassigned to a U.S. district judge. To either consent to

the assigned magistrate judge or to elect to have the case heard before a district judge, the

appropriate section of the form, entitled Consent To Exercise Of Jurisdiction By United

States Magistrate Judge1

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then click on”Forms” on the left side of the page and then click on and print the appropriate

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removing it to this Court is responsible for serving all parties with the consent forms. Each

party must file a completed consent form and certificate of service with the Clerk of the

Court not later than 20 days after entry of appearance, and must serve a copy by mail or hand

delivery upon all parties of record in the case.

Any party is free to withhold consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction without adverse

consequences. 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2); Rule 73(b), Fed.R.Civ.P.; Anderson v. Woodcreek

Venture Ltd., 351 F.3d 911, 913-14 (9th Cir. 2003) (pointing out that consent is the

"touchstone of magistrate [judge] jurisdiction" under 28 U.S.C. §636(c).

A review of the Court’s file indicates that Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on May 12,

2006. Plaintiff shall have until June 16, 2006 within which to make its selection to either

consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a United States district

judge. It is unknown if a copy of the appropriate consent form electronically transmitted to

Plaintiff's counsel on May 12, 2006 by the Clerk's office was served with the Complaint per

the written instructions from the Clerk.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file on or before June 16, 2006 its written

election to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a United

States district judge.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve upon the Defendant the

appropriate consent form provided at the time of the filing of its Complaint at the time of

service of its Complaint upon the Defendant. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall either consent to magistrate

judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a district judge within twenty (20) days of

Defendant’s formal appearance herein.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel and any party, if unrepresented, shall

hereinafter comply with the Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for 

the District of Arizona, as amended on December 1, 2005. The District’s Rules of Practice

may be found on the District Court’s internet web page at www.azd.uscourts.gov/.

All other rules may be found as www.uscourts.gov/rules/. The fact that a party is acting pro

se does not discharge this party's duties to "abide by the rules of the court in which he

litigates." Carter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 784 F.2d 1006, 1008 (9th Cir. 1986).

DATED this 5th day of June, 2006.

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