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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Insurance Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Theresa Amuso, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Life Insurance Company of North

America, a foreign corporation; et al, 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-0700-PHX-LOA

ORDER

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

December 1, 2007, 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 Title 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

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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, signed and filed. 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 the date set below, 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. Title 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 Defendants removed this lawsuit to

this Court on April 10, 2008. (docket # 1) Defendants and Plaintiff shall have until Friday,

April 25, 2008 within which to make their written selections 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, was served with the Notice of Removal per the

written instructions from the Clerk.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Defendants and Plaintiff shall file on or before Friday,

April 25, 2008 their written elections to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or

elect to have this case assigned to a United States district judge.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel shall use the above caption, case

number and initials on all future pleadings or other documents until further order of this

Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel 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 www.azd.uscourts.gov/. All other rules may be found as

www.uscourts.gov/rules/.

DATED this 11th day of April, 2008.

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