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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEX GAETA, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF STOCKTON, ET AL.,

Defendants.

No. 2:23-cv-00077-KJN

ORDER

On January 13, 2023, plaintiff filed this case against defendants City of Stockton, Chief of 

Police Eric Jones, and Officer Kyle Ribera alleging excessive force and other constitutional 

violations. (ECF No. 1.) Defendant City of Stockton has been served and filed its answer. (ECF 

Nos. 4, 5.) Defendant Rivera and defendant Jones waived service on February 7, 2023. (ECF 

No. 6, 7.) 

Under the Initial Scheduling Order, all parties were to inform the Clerk of Court of their 

decision whether to consent or decline to magistrate judge jurisdiction for all purposes in this case 

by filing their Consent/Decline form (ECF No. 3-1) within ninety days of the date the action was 

filed, in this case by April 13, 2023. (ECF No. 3 at 2, para. 2.) A review of the docket indicates 

that no Consent/Decline forms have yet been submitted. There is no obligation to consent, and no 

judge will be notified of a party's decision unless all parties have consented. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

73(b)(1). However, for proper case administration, each party must inform the Clerk of Court 

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whether it consents to magistrate judge jurisdiction for all purposes. Therefore, the court 

ORDERS that all parties file their Consent/Decline forms within fourteen days.

Additionally, the Initial Scheduling Order required parties to file a joint status report 

within thirty days of filing an answer. (See ECF No. 3, para. 3.) Only defendant City of Stockton 

has filed an answer. For purposes of judicial economy, the court hereby ORDERS the City of 

Stockton to advise the court within fourteen days whether it is ready to proceed in scheduling the 

case in lieu of filing a joint status report within thirty days. 

ORDER

It is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All parties file their Consent/Decline forms within fourteen days.

2. The City of Stockton advise the court within fourteen days whether it is ready to 

proceed in scheduling the case in lieu of filing a joint status report within thirty days.

Dated: February 21, 2023

gaet.0077

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