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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SARATHY S. AMANJEE, et al.,

No. CIV S-08-0499 LEW DAD PS

Plaintiffs,

ORDER SETTING STATUS

v. (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

CONFERENCE

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

Defendants.

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This action has been assigned to United States District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew and,

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

Drozd for all purposes encompassed by that provision. The parties are informed that the United States

Magistrate Judge may also, if every party consents, conduct all further proceedings in this case,

including trial and entry of final judgment, with direct review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals if

an appeal is filed. A form for consenting to the jurisdiction of the assigned magistrate judge for all

purposes is attached. Any party choosing to consent may complete and file a consent form. Each pro

se party who chooses to consent should complete and file his or her own form. Neither the magistrate

judge nor the district judge assigned to the case will be notified of the filing of a consent form, unless

all parties to the action have filed consent forms.

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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 Friday June 27, 2008, at 11:00

a.m., in Courtroom No. 27, before Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd.

2. Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that an action may be

dismissed as to any defendant if service of process is not effected on the defendant within 120 days

after the complaint is filed. In order to enable the court to comply with the time limits specified in

Rules 4(m) and 16(b), the court strongly encourages the plaintiffs to complete service of process on

all defendants within sixty days of the date of filing of the complaint.

3. Concurrently with service of process, or as soon thereafter as possible, plaintiffs shall

serve upon each of the defendants named in the complaint a copy of this order and shall file with the

Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting such service.

4. Each party is required to appear at the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference by

counsel or, if acting without counsel, on his or her own behalf. Any party 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, no later than three days before the

Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference.

5. 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. Progress of service of process;

b. Possible joinder of additional parties;

c. Any expected or desired amendment of the pleadings;

d. Jurisdiction and venue;

e. Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof;

f. Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof,

including disclosure of expert witnesses;

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g. Future proceedings, including the setting of appropriate

cut-off dates for discovery and law and motion, 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; 

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.

The pro se plaintiffs may file a single status report but each plaintiff must sign the status report.

6. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiffs, along with this order, the appropriate

number of copies of the form “Consent to Proceed Before United States Magistrate Judge.” Plaintiffs

shall serve defendants with a copy of this form.

DATED: March 6, 2008.

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