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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMISI JERMAINE CALLOWAY,

Plaintiff,

v.

C/O W. HAYWARD AND C/O J. OAKS,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:08-cv-01896-LJO-GSA PC

NOTICE TO PARTIES REGARDING

IMPACTED TRIAL CALENDAR AND

AVAILABILITY OF CONSENT TO U.S. 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION

This matter is currently set for jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on 

April 22, 2014, and the Defendants have declined to consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. 

The parties are hereby notified of the following regarding Judge O’Neill’s impacted trial calendar

and its potential effect on their trial date.

Judges in the Eastern District of California carry the heaviest caseload in the nation, and 

this Court is unable to devote inordinate time and resources to individual cases and matters. Judge 

O’Neill must adhere to strict scheduling to best manage his burdensome caseload approaching 

2,000 cases.

This case is currently second on Judge O’Neill’s trial calendar, and civil trials set before 

Judge O'Neill trail until he becomes available and are subject to suspension mid-trial to 

accommodate criminal matters. Civil trials are no longer reset to a later date if Judge O'Neill is 

unavailable on the original date set for trial. If a trial trails, it may proceed with little advance 

notice, and the parties and counsel may be expected to proceed to trial with less than 24 hours 

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notice. Moreover, this Court’s Fresno Division randomly and without advance notice reassigns 

civil actions to U.S. District Judges throughout the nation to serve as visiting judges. In the 

absence of Magistrate Judge consent, this action is subject to reassignment to a U.S. District Judge 

from outside the Eastern District of California. 

Case management difficulties, including trial setting and interruption, are avoided if the 

parties consent to conduct of further proceedings by a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This Court 

recognizes that Defendants have filed a decline to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. However, given 

the gravity of Judge O’Neill’s inability to commit to trials, Defendants are encouraged to 

reconsider Magistrate Judge consent.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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Plaintiff filed his consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction on December 12, 2008. (Doc. 5.) 

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