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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Hunter Storm, an Individual,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Capital One Bank, a foreign corporation,

Defendant.

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No. CV-07-0706-PHX-LOA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

AND ORDER

Pursuant to Local Rule (?LRCiv”) 3.8(a), Rules of Practice, effective 

December 1, 2007, 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 Local Rule and assignment, 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 U.S. district judge, the appropriate section of the form, entitled Consent To

Exercise Of

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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,

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

form.

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Jurisdiction By United States Magistrate Judge1

, must be completed and signed. The

party filing the case or 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

party to a federal civil case has, subject to some exceptions, a constitutional right to

proceed before an Article III judge.” Dixon v. Ylst, 990 F.2d 478, 479 (9th Cir. 1993)

(citing Pacemaker Diagnostic Clinic of Am. Inc. v. Instromedix, Inc., 725 F.2d 537, 541

(9th Cir. 1984) (en banc)).

A review of the Court’s file indicates that a Waiver of Service was filed by

Defendant Capital One Bank on September 13, 2007. (Docket #19) Further, Defendant

filed a Motion to Dismiss on November 12, 2007 (Docket #20). 

It is unknown if a copy of the appropriate consent form, electronically

transmitted to Plaintiff’s counsel on April 9, 2007 by the Clerk, was served with the

Complaint and Summons upon Defendant Capital One Bank per the written instructions

from the Clerk.

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Capital One Bank shall execute and file

no later than December 14, 2007 either a written consent to the exercise of authority by

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the magistrate judge or a written election to have the case reassigned to a United States

district judge.

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, 2007. The

District’s Rules of Practice may be found on the District Court’s internet web page at

ww.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 3rd day of December, 2007.

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