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Parties Involved:
Fred Foulk
Respondent
Joshua Daniel Mills
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA DANIEL MILLS,

Petitioner,

v.

FRED FOULK,

Respondent.

No. 2:14-cv-00513 DAD P

ORDER

On March 4, 2014, this court directed respondent to file and serve a response to the 

petition for writ of habeas corpus, and indicate whether respondent consented to, or declined to 

consent to, the jurisdiction of the undersigned magistrate judge for all purposes. See 28 U.S.C. § 

636(c)(1). (ECF No. 7.) The form states that it shall be completed and returned to the court 

within thirty days. (ECF No. 8.) On June 19, 2014, after extensions of time within which to file a 

response, respondent filed the court’s form indicating that he declined the jurisdiction of the 

magistrate judge for all purposes. (ECF No. 14.) Petitioner’s counsel objects, on the ground that 

respondent returned the form more than thirty days after being directed to do by the court. (ECF 

No. 15.)

Petitioner’s objection is overruled. The noted deadline is for the court’s administrative 

convenience and failure to meet the deadline does not, in itself, have any jurisdictional 

implications. Moreover, the deadline to consent or not was implicitly extended in this case by the 

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extensions accorded to the filing of respondent’s responsive pleading. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s objection (ECF No. 15) is overruled.

2. The Clerk of Court shall note on the docket that this case is referred to the 

undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), 

Local Rule 302(c), and Local General Order No. 262.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to randomly assign a district judge to this action.

Dated: June 25, 2014

DAD:4

mill0513.decline.

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