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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN ANN MYLES,

Plaintiff(s), No. C 06-2395 PJH 

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE

DECLINATION AND REFERRING CASE

TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR ALL

PURPOSES

CREDIGY RECEIVABLES, INC., et al.,

Defendant(s).

___________________________________/

Pursuant to Local Rule 72-1 and the consent of the parties, this matter is referred back

to Magistrate Judge Zimmerman for all purposes. The consent of all parties had previously

been entered by Ronald Forster, an attorney and a defendant in this case. New counsel for

Credigy, however, subsequently filed a declination to proceed before the magistrate and the

matter was reassigned to the undersigned. However, as there was no reason given nor good

cause shown for the declination after the entry of consent that has not been challenged,

counsel for plaintiff moved to strike the declination. Credigy was ordered to file an opposition

to the motion to strike, if it was opposed, by August 31, 2006, and to appear at a case

management conference on September 14, 2006 if the case had not settled. Credigy neither

filed an opposition nor appeared at the case management conference to explain its position.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to strike the declination is GRANTED. Pursuant to the

request of the parties, this matter is referred back to Magistrate Judge Zimmerman, who is

requested to decide as soon as possible whether the mediation currently scheduled for

September 29, 2006 should go forward before defendant’s motion to dismiss is heard. The

motion to dismiss was previously scheduled to be heard on September 20, 2006, but the date

was vacated when the case was reassigned. Defendant prefers deferring the mediation until

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after the motion is heard and plaintiff prefers go forward with the mediation. 

The parties will be advised of the date, time and place of the next appearance by notice

from Judge Zimmerman. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 14, 2006

_________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

cc: Wings, BZ

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