IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS )

COOPERATIVE, INC., )

 )

Plaintiff, )

 )

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06CV790-WC

 )

VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK )

SERVICES INC., et al., )

 )

Defendants. )

O R D E R

For good cause, it is 

ORDERED that this case be and is hereby set for a scheduling conference on 12

February 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 5A, Frank M. Johnson, Jr. United States

Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, Alabama before the undersigned

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

Magistrate Judge and the right to request reassignment. The parties have indicated their

consent to a Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction by not requesting reassignment; therefore, as

indicated in the notice of assignment, the parties must now confirm their consent in writing.

Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED that on or before 5 February 2007, each party shall complete and send

to the Clerk of the Court the attached consent form. 

The parties have complied with their obligation to file a Rule 26(f) report containing

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their discovery plan.

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 four to six

weeks of a scheduled trial term. The dates of each judge's civil trial terms are available on

the court's website located at http://almd.uscourts.gov in the civil case information section.

The scheduling order entered by the court 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. 

DONE this 26th day of January, 2007.

/s/ Wallace Capel, Jr.

WALLACE CAPEL, JR.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

FARMERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS )

COOPERATIVE, INC., )

 )

Plaintiff, )

 )

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:06CV790-WC

 )

VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK )

SERVICES INC., 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

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*** DO NOT FILE THIS DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY ***

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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