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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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Case No. 15-cv-03175 NC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MIRIAM ANDRADE, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ARBY’S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.; 

ALTAMIRA CORPORATION; and PEDRO 

MOTA, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-03175 NC

ORDER TO DEFENDANT 

PEDRO MOTA TO: (1) RESPOND 

TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL; AND 

(2) CONSENT OR DECLINE THE 

JURISDICTION OF A 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

Dkt. No. 1 

 

 Defendant Arby’s Restaurant Group removed this case from state court to federal 

court under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441(a) and 1446. When a case is removed under § 1441(a), “all 

defendants who have been properly joined and served must join in or consent to the removal 

of the action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(2)(A). Here, it appears from the removal notice that 

defendant Pedro Mota has been served but has yet to “join in or consent” to removal. 

Accordingly, by August 28, 2015, Mota must file a written notice as to whether he consents 

to removal to federal court. If he does not consent to removal, then the case may be 

remanded back to state court. 

 In addition, this case has been assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins. 

Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the consent of all parties is necessary for a magistrate judge to 

exercise jurisdiction. Plaintiff Andrade and defendant Arby’s have filed their consent. Dkt. 

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Nos. 5, 6. Defendant Mota is asked by August 28, 2015, to either consent to or decline the 

jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. If he declines, then the case will be reassigned to a U.S. 

District Court Judge.1

 To assist Mr. Mota, who is representing himself pro se, the Court attaches a form that 

he can use to indicate his responses to these jurisdictional questions. The form needs to be 

filed with the Court by August 28. 

Free legal advice and assistance is available for pro se civil litigants in the San Jose 

Division through the Federal Pro Se Program. To schedule an appointment in San Jose, 

litigants may call (408) 297-1480 or sign up in the appointment book located outside the 

Federal Pro Se Program office on the Second Floor, Room 2070. The Federal Pro Se 

Program at the San Jose courthouse is open for appointments and on a drop-in basis 

Monday through Thursday afternoons, and Fridays by appointment only, and at the offices 

of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley on a drop-in basis Monday through Thursday 

mornings, and Fridays by appointment only. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: August 14, 2015 

 

 Nathanael M. Cousins 

 U.S. Magistrate Judge 

 

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 Defendant Altamira Corporation also needs to consent or decline once it has been served. 

To date, Altamira has not appeared and the Court is not aware that Altamira has been served. 

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