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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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The Court is uncertain as to why the parties’ seek an order when Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, Rule 41(a)(1) permits the parties to stipulate to dismissal without a court order. If the above

referenced language and court order was intended to vest the Court with jurisdiction to enforce

settlement, the language in the proposed order is insufficient. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Inc. Co.

of America, 511 U.S. 375, 381-82 (1994).

 

ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MASOUMEH VAKILZADEH, 

Plaintiff,

v.

ROSEMARY MELVILLE, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C 07-5601 PVT

ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES

TO FILE EITHER A “CONSENT TO PROCEED

BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE

JUDGE,” OR ELSE A “DECLINATION TO

PROCEED BEFORE A UNITED STATES

MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR

REASSIGNMENT”

On January 23, 2008, Defendants filed a jointly signed stipulation to dismiss. Pursuant to

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 41(a)(1), the parties can stipulate to a dismissal without a

court order. However, the parties’ stipulation included language rendering the dismissal “subject to

approval of the Court,” and included a proposed order. This case has been assigned to a Magistrate 1

Judge. Before the court takes any action on the stipulation to dismiss, the court must determine

whether or not all of the parties who have appeared consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction, or

whether any of the parties request reassignment to a District Judge. Therefore,

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ORDER, page 2

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no later than February 11, 2008, each party who has not

already done so shall file either a “Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge,” or

else a “Declination to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Request for

Reassignment.” Both forms are available from the clerk of the court, or from the Forms (Civil)

section of the court’s website at www.cand.uscourts.gov.

Dated: 1/29/08

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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