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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On March 7, 2014, this Court vacated the then scheduled pre-trial and trial dates scheduled 

in this case. At this time, no trial date is set for this case. The parties have filed a joint status 

update with this Court indicating their desire to have the matter placed back on calendar and the 

next available trial date set.

Out of fairness, the Court believes it is necessary to forewarn litigants that the Fresno 

Division of the Eastern District of California now has the heaviest District Judge caseload in the 

entire nation. While the Court will use its best efforts to resolve this case and all other civil cases 

in a timely manner, the parties are admonished that not all of the parties’ needs and expectations 

may be met as expeditiously as desired. As multiple trials are regularly being set to begin upon 

the same date, parties may find their case trailing with little notice before the trial begins. The law 

requires the Court give any criminal case priority over civil trials and other matters. If multiple 

trials are scheduled to begin on the same day, this civil trial will be placed on this Court’s list of 

Pending Trailing Trials, and may trail by days, weeks, or months until completion of other 

matters. 

TRI-DAM,

 

Plaintiff,

 V.

RANDALL YICK,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1: 11-CV-1301 AWI SMS 

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF 

THE COURT TO SEND THE PARTIES 

THE COURT’S STANDARD FORM TO 

CONSENT TO OR DECLINE 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION

ORDER REQUIRING THE PARTIES 

TO RETURN THE FORMS WITHIN 

THIRTY DAYS

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The parties are reminded of the availability of a United States Magistrate Judge to conduct 

all proceedings in this action. A United States Magistrate Judge is available to conduct trials, 

including entry of final judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 73, and Local Rule 305. The Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to provide the 

parties the Court’s standard form to consent to or decline Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Within 

thirty days of this order’s date of service, the parties shall either consent to or decline Magistrate 

Judge jurisdiction by filling out the requisite forms and returning them to the Court.

The parties are advised that the same jury pool is used by both United States Magistrate 

Judges and United States Article III District Judges. Any appeal from a judgment entered by a 

United States Magistrate Judge is taken directly to the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth 

Circuit. Finally, for the parties’ information, the Fresno Division, whenever possible, is utilizing 

United States Article III District Judges from throughout the country as Visiting Judges. Pursuant 

to the Local Rules, Appendix A, such reassignments will be random, and the parties will receive 

no advance notice before their case is reassigned to an Article III District Court Judge from 

outside of the Eastern District of California.

The parties are hereby informed that no substantive rulings or decisions will be affected by 

whether a party chooses to consent.

Accordingly, the court orders that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to provide the parties with the forms that will 

allow them to consent or decline Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction; and

2. Within thirty (30) days from this order’s date of service, the parties shall notify the 

Court whether they consent to or decline Magistrate Judge jurisdiction by filling out the enclosed 

forms and returning them to the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 15, 2014 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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