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Parties Involved:
Breuners Arizona
Defendant
Eugenia Derden
Plaintiff

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The consent/election form may be obtained directly from the Clerk of the Court or

by accessing the District of Arizona’s web site at www.azd.uscourts.gov. To find the

consent/election form on the District’s web site, click on “Local Rules” at the top of the page,

then click on”Forms” on the left side of the page and then click on and print the appropriate

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Eugenia Derden,

Plaintiff, 

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Breuners Arizona,

Defendant. 

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No. CV-08-0265-PHX-LOA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

AND ORDER

 Pursuant to Local Rule (?LRCiv”) 3.8(a), Rules of Practice, effective

December 1, 2007, all civil cases are, and will be, randomly assigned to a U.S. district

judge or to a U.S. magistrate judge. This matter has been assigned to the undersigned U.S.

Magistrate Judge.

 As a result of the aforesaid Local Rule and assignment, if all parties

consent in writing, the case will remain with the assigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28

U.S.C. 636(c)(1) for all purposes, including trial and final entry of judgment. If any party

chooses the district judge option, the case will be randomly reassigned to a U.S. district

judge. To either consent to the assigned magistrate judge or to elect to have the case

heard before a district judge, the appropriate section of the form, entitled Consent To

Exercise Of Jurisdiction By United States Magistrate Judge1

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and filed. The party filing the case or removing it to this Court is responsible for serving

all parties with the consent forms. Each party must file a completed consent form and

certificate of service with the Clerk of the Court not later than 20 days after entry of

appearance, and must serve a copy by mail or hand delivery upon all parties of record in

the case.

 Any party is free to withhold consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction

without adverse consequences. 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2); Rule 73(b), Fed.R.Civ.P.; Anderson

v. Woodcreek Venture Ltd., 351 F.3d 911, 913-14 (9th Cir. 2003) (pointing out that

consent is the "touchstone of magistrate judge jurisdiction" under 28 U.S.C. §636(c). “A

party to a federal civil case has, subject to some exceptions, a constitutional right to

proceed before an Article III judge.” Dixon v. Ylst, 990 F.2d 478, 479 (9th Cir. 1993)

(citing Pacemaker Diagnostic Clinic of Am. Inc. v. Instromedix, Inc., 725 F.2d 537, 541

(9th Cir. 1984) (en banc)).

 A review of the Court’s file indicates that Plaintiff's Complaint was filed

on February 11, 2008. Plaintiff shall have until March 4, 2008 within which to make her

selection to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a

United States district judge. It is unknown if a copy of the appropriate consent form

mailed to Plaintiff on February 12, 2008 by the Clerk's office was served with the

Complaint per the written instructions from the Clerk.

 Accordingly,

 IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file on or before March 4, 2008

her written election to either consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed

before a United States district judge.

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve upon the

Defendant the appropriate consent form provided at the time of the filing of her

Complaint at the time of service of her Complaint upon the Defendant. 

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 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall either consent to

magistrate judge jurisdiction or elect to proceed before a district judge within twenty (20)

days of Defendant’s formal appearance herein.

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that counsel and any party, if

unrepresented, shall hereinafter comply with the Rules of Practice for the United States

District Court for the District of Arizona, as amended on December 1, 2007. The

District’s Rules of Practice may be found on the District Court’s internet web page at

www.azd.uscourts.gov/. All other rules may be found as www.uscourts.gov/rules/. The

fact that a party is acting pro se does not discharge this party's duties to "abide by the

rules of the court in which he litigates." Carter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 784

F.2d 1006, 1008 (9th Cir. 1986).

DATED this 14th day of February, 2008.

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