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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

WILLIAM CLIFTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEAN PIERRE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01325 DLB PC

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO 

CONSENT TO OR DECLINE UNITED 

STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

JURISDICTION WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS

This is a civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by William Clifton, a state 

prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. This action is currently assigned only to the 

undersigned based on Plaintiff’s consent to United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction and 

Appendix A(k)(4) of the Local Rules of the Eastern District of California. Defendants have now 

appeared in the action. 

Therefore, Defendants shall notify the Court within fifteen (15) days from the date of service 

of this order whether they consent to or decline United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 1, 2015 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:13-cv-01325-DAD-GSA Document 26 Filed 10/01/15 Page 1 of 1