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Parties Involved:
Conanan
Defendant
Michael Klein
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL KLEIN,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

DR. CONANAN,

 Defendant.

1:13-cv-00600-EPG-PC

ORDER FOR DEFENDANT CONANAN 

TO COMPLETE AND RETURN 

CONSENT/DECLINE FORM WITHIN 

TWELVE DAYS

Michael Klein (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds on the original 

Complaint filed by Plaintiff on April 25, 2013, against defendant Dr. Conanan (“Defendant”) 

for failure to provide adequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 

1.) 

On March 24, 2014, Defendant filed a form consenting to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction

in this case under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).1 (ECF No. 15.) Defendant indicated on the form that his 

consent was only to Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin and should not be construed as consent to 

any other magistrate judge to whom the case may be reassigned. (Id. at 2.) Defendant reserved 

the right to consent, or decline to consent, to any subsequently assigned magistrate judge. (Id.) 

 

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge on May 9, 2013. (ECF No. 5.)

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On October 13, 2015, due to the retirement of Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin, this 

case was reassigned to Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. (ECF No. 58.) Thus, at this time 

the Court shall send Defendant another consent/decline form to determine whether Defendant is 

willing to consent to the jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean, to conduct all 

further proceedings in this case. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of Court shall send Defendant a consent/decline form; and

2. Within twelve (12) days of the date of service of this order, Defendant shall 

complete and return the consent/decline form to the Court, indicating whether he is willing to 

consent to the jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean, to conduct all further 

proceedings in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 16, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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