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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket to reflect that this is the 1

only named respondent. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST E. CLARK, IV, No. CIV S-08-0163-LKK-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

TONY HEDGEPETH,1

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties are informed that they may, if all

consent in writing, have this case assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge for all purposes

while preserving their right to appeal any final judgment directly to the United States Court of

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit or, where appropriate, to the United States Court of Appeals for the

Federal Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), (3); see also E.D. Cal. Local Rule 73-305(a), (c). 

The parties are advised that they are free to withhold consent and that doing so shall not result in

any adverse substantive consequences. See § 636(c)(2). If all parties consent to magistrate judge

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jurisdiction, the action will be reassigned to the undersigned for all purposes, including entry of

final judgment. See Local Rule 73-301 and Local Rule 73-305(b). 

A review of the record reflects that no party to this action has filed a written

election regarding consent to the exercise of full jurisdiction by a magistrate judge. The Clerk of

the Court will be directed to provide the parties with the appropriate form which the parties shall

then complete, indicating either consent or non-consent as they may choose, and file with the

court. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward to all parties the court’s

“Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal Instructions”

along with the accompanying consent election form; and

2. The parties shall complete and file the consent election form on or before

May 25, 2008. 

DATED: May 7, 2008

______________________________________

CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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