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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 12:635 Breach of Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

This action is set for jury trial on March 22, 2016. The parties have filed a fourth request 

to move discovery cutoff dates and the trial date, and request a trial date for some time in April or 

May 2016. At this time, criminal cases and previously scheduled older civil cases are also set on 

or near March 22, 2016, and throughout April and May 2016. 

Out of fairness, the Court believes it is necessary to the parties that the Fresno Division of 

the Eastern District of California now has the heaviest District Judge caseload in the entire nation. 

While the Court will use its best efforts to resolve this case and all other civil cases in a timely 

manner, the parties are admonished that not all of the parties’ needs and expectations may be met 

as expeditiously as desired. As multiple trials are now being set to begin either on or near the 

dates scheduled and requested by the parties, the parties may find their case trailing with little 

notice before their trial begins. The law requires the Court give any criminal case priority over 

civil trials and other matters, and the Court must proceed with criminal trials even if a civil trial is 

older or was set earlier. If multiple trials are scheduled to begin on the same day, this civil trial 

will trail day to day or week to week until completion of any criminal case or older civil case. 

As such, the parties are reminded of the availability of a United States Magistrate Judge to 

conduct all proceedings in this action. A United States Magistrate Judge is available to conduct 

trials, including entry of final judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Federal Rule of 

PACIFIC MARINE CENTER, INC. and 

SONA VARTANIAN,

Plaintiffs

v.

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY 

INSTURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant

CASE NO. 1:13 -CV-0992 AWI SKO 

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF 

THE COURT TO SEND THE PARTIES 

THE COURT’S STANDARD FORM TO 

CONSENT TO OR DECLINE 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION

ORDER REQUIRING THE PARTIES 

TO RETURN THE FORMS WITHIN 

TEN DAYS

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Civil Procedure 73, and Local Rule 305. The Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to provide 

Defendants with the Court’s standard form to consent to or decline Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.

No later than ten days of this order’s date of service, the parties shall either consent to or decline 

Magistrate Judge jurisdiction by filling out the requisite forms and returning them to the Court.

The parties are advised that the same jury pool is used by both United States Magistrate 

Judges and United States Article III District Court Judges. Any appeal from a judgment entered 

by a United States Magistrate Judge is taken directly to the United States Court of Appeal for the 

Ninth Circuit. 

Finally, for the parties’ information, the Fresno Division, whenever possible, is utilizing 

United States Article III District Court Judges from throughout the country as Visiting Judges. 

Pursuant to the Local Rules, Appendix A, such reassignments will be random, and the parties will 

receive no advance notice before their case is reassigned to an Article III District Court Judge 

from outside of the Eastern District of California. 

The parties are hereby informed that no substantive rulings or decisions will be affected by 

whether a party chooses to consent.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERD that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to provide the parties with the forms that will 

allow them to consent or decline Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction; and

2. No later than ten days from the service of this order, the parties shall notify the 

Court whether they consent to or decline Magistrate Judge jurisdiction by filling out the enclosed 

forms and returning them to the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 1, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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