IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

BARBARA M. JEFFERS and )

JOAN K. CRAIG, )

)

PlaintiffS, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06cv685-CSC

)

RUSSELL COUNTY BOARD )

OF EDUCATION, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

The parties are hereby reminded of the obligation, imposed by FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f),

to confer and to develop a proposed discovery plan and other information as required for

filing the report of the parties’ planning meeting. Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED that the Rule 26(f) report containing the discovery plan shall be filed as

soon as practicable but not later than October 10, 2006. The longstanding practice in this

district is that dispositive motions shall be filed no later than 90 days prior to the pretrial date.

 If the parties seek to vary from that schedule, they should present, in the plan, specific case

related reasons for the requested variance. This case will be set for trial before the

undersigned judge during one of that judge's regularly scheduled civil trial terms. The pretrial

date is normally set within 4 - 6 weeks of a scheduled trial term. The dates of each judges

civil trial terms are available on the court's website, www.almd.uscourts.gov. The scheduling

order which the court will enter will follow the form of the Uniform Scheduling Order

adopted by the Judges of this court. The Uniform Scheduling Order is also available on the

court's website. The report of the parties should comply with Form 35 of the Appendix of

Forms to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as well as the requirements of this order.

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Previously, the parties were notified of the assignment of this case to a Magistrate

Judge and the right to request reassignment. See Attached Explanation. The parties have

indicated their consent to a Magistrate Judge’s jurisdiction, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), by not

requesting reassignment; therefore, as indicated in the notice of assignment, the parties

should now confirm their consent in writing. See Rembert v. Apfel, 213 F.3d 1331 (11th Cir.

2000). Accordingly, counsel for the parties are 

DIRECTED to complete and send to the Clerk of the Court the attached consent form

so that the form is received by the Clerk on or before October 10, 2006. DO NOT FILE

THIS FORM ELECTRONICALLY.

Done this 20 day of September, 2006. th

 /s/Charles S. Coody 

CHARLES S. COODY

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

BARBARA M. JEFFERS and )

JOAN K. CRAIG, )

)

PlaintiffS, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06cv685-CSC

)

RUSSELL COUNTY BOARD )

OF EDUCATION, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

In accordance with the provisions of Title 28, U.S.C. § 636(c), the undersigned party or parties to

the above-captioned civil matter who previously have indicated their consent to the jurisdiction of a

Magistrate Judge of this Court, hereby confirm in writing their consent to a United States Magistrate Judge

conducting any and all further proceedings in the case, including trial, and ordering the entry of a final

judgment.

__________________________ ____________________________________________________

 Date Signature

____________________________________________________

Counsel For (print name of all parties)

____________________________________________________

Address, City, State Zip Code

____________________________________________________

Telephone Number

DO NOT ELECTRONICALLY FILE THIS DOCUMENT

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EXPLANATION OF ASSIGNMENT TO

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

This civil case has been randomly assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge of this

court. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the Magistrate Judges of this court are

designated to conduct any and all proceedings in a jury or nonjury civil case and order the

entry of final judgment upon the consent of all parties to a case. Any appeal from a judgment

entered by a Magistrate Judge is taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the

Eleventh Circuit in the same manner as any appeal from any judgment entered in this court.

Any party to this lawsuit has the right to consent or decline consent to the jurisdiction

of a Magistrate Judge. To exercise your right to consent you should complete the consent

form and return it to the Clerk of the Court as indicated in the court's order. Litigants,

without concern for any adverse consequences, freely may decline consent to the

jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. If you decline consent to the jurisdiction of a

Magistrate Judge, this case will be reassigned randomly to a District Judge. 

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