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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 26:7401 IRS: Tax Liability

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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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United Stats of America,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Gary Heaton, Reta I. Heaton, Rim Trail

Trust, Maricopa County Treasurer, and

First Bank of Beverly Hills,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-06-1690-PHX-LOA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

AND ORDER

 Pursuant 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 reassigned to the undersigned magistrate judge after

Senior District Judge Earl H. Carroll's recusal order (docket #9).

 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

district judge, the appropriate section of the form, entitled Consent To Exercise Of

Jurisdiction By United States Magistrate Judge1

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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 review of the Court’s file indicates that Plaintiff's Complaint was filed on

July 6, 2006 (docket #1). Defendant Maricopa County Treasurer filed an Answer on August

2, 2006 (docket #4). Defendants Gary D. Heaton, Reta I. Heaton and Rim Trail Trust filed

their Answer on August 10, 2006 (docket #7). Defendant First Bank of Beverly Hills filed

its Answer on October 5, 2006 (docket #8). The parties shall have until November 7, 2006

within which to make their selections to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or

elect to proceed before a United States district judge. 

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff and Defendants Maricopa County Treasurer,

Gary D. Heaton, Reta I. Heaton, Rim Trail Trust and First Bank of Beverly Hills shall each

file on or before November 7, 2006 their written elections to either consent to magistrate

judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a United States district judge.

The appropriate consent form which may be obtained as referenced on page

one of this order.

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/.

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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 18th day of October, 2006.

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