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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Marsha Grable,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

International Window Arizona, Inc., a

California corporation; XYZ Corporations

I-X; and Black and White Partnerships IX; and Does I-X,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-0145-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, 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

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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 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 Defendant International Window

Arizona, Inc., filed a Notice of Removal on January 23, 2008.

Defendant shall have until February 13, 2008, within which to make its

selection to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a 

U. S. district judge. The Court’s docket reflects the appropriate consent form was

electronically transmitted to all counsel on January 23, 2008 by the Clerk’s office.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant International Window Arizona, Inc.

shall file on or before February 13, 2008 its written election to either consent to

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

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 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall either consent to proceed

before a magistrate judge or elect to proceed before a district judge by February 13,

2008.

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

www.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 25th day of January, 2008.

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