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Parties Involved:
Aireka Peterson
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant
Western Navajo Juvenile Services Center
Defendant

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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

form.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Aireka Peterson, a single woman,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

The United States of America, Western

Navajo Juvenile Services Center, a 

privately owned corporate entity,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-07-0037-PCT-LOA

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

AND ORDER

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

1, 2006, 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

, must be completed, signed and filed. The

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

January 5, 2007. The undersigned's signed a Notice of Assignment and Order on January

12, 2007, but for some unknown reason, the Order was never docketed. Therefore, the Court

is issuing a new Notice of Assignment and Order giving Plaintiff until March 19, 2007

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 electronically transmitted to Plaintiff's counsel on January 5, 2007 by the

Clerk's office was served with the Complaint per the written instructions from the Clerk.

Defendant Western Navajo Juvenile Services Center has filed an Unopposed

Motion to Extend time Within Which to Answer on March 1, 2007 (docket #6). Defendant

Western Navajo Juvenile Services shall have until March 19, 2007 within which to make its

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

States district judge.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file on or before March 19, 2007 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 Defendants

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

of service of her Complaint upon the Defendants. 

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IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Western Navajo Juvenile Services Center

shall execute and file within 20 days of the date of this Order either a written consent to the

exercise of authority by the magistrate judge or a written election to have the case reassigned

to a United States district judge. 

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, 2006. 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 5th day of March, 2007.

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