UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF OREGON

ASA CARL SWINDELL, et al. Case No.: 3:16−cv−00341−SI

Plaintiff(s),

v.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY COURTS, et al.

Defendant(s).

/

Civil Case Assignment Order

1. Presiding Judge: The above referenced case has been filed in the Portland Division of the U.S.

District Court for the District of Oregon and assigned to:

2. Courtroom Deputy Clerk: Questions about the status or scheduling of this case should be

directed to:

Mary Austad

Telephone: 503−326−8034

Email: mary_austad@ord.uscourts.gov

3. Case Administrator/Docket Clerk: Questions about filings or docket entries in this case

should be directed to:

Telephone: 503−326−8050

4. Place of Filing: Any paper filings must be submitted to the Clerk of Court, Mark O. Hatfield

U.S. Courthouse, 1000 S.W. Third Ave., Portland, OR, 97204. (See LR 3−1, LR 5−5.)

5. District Court Website: Information about local rules of practice, CM/ECF electronic filing

requirements, responsibility to redact personal identifiers from filings, and other related information

can be found on the Court's website at ord.uscourts.gov.

6. Consent to a Magistrate Judge: In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73,

all United States Magistrate Judges in the District of Oregon are certified to exercise civil jurisdiction

in assigned cases and, with the consent of the parties, enter final orders on dispositive motions,

conduct trial, and enter final judgment, which may be appealed directly to the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals.

Parties are encouraged to consent to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge by signing and filing

the (attached) Consent to Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge and Designation of the

Normal Appeal Route. (See LR 5−5(c).) There will be no adverse consequences if a party elects not to

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consent to a Magistrate Judge. A Magistrate Judge, however, may be able to resolve a case earlier as

they are primarily assigned only to civil cases.

Additional information about United States Magistrate Judges in the District of Oregon is

available on the Court's website.

DATED: February 25, 2016 MARY L. MORAN

Clerk of Court

by: /s/ E. Potter

E. Potter, Deputy Clerk

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF OREGON

ASA CARL SWINDELL, et al. Case No.: 3:16−cv−00341−SI

Plaintiff(s),

v.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY COURTS, et al.

Defendant(s).

/

Consent to Jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge

and Designation of the Normal Appeal Route

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P 73(b), as counsel for the party (parties) identified below, I consent to

have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct any and all proceedings in this case, including entry of

orders on dispositive motions, trial, and entry of final judgment. I understand that withholding consent

will not result in any adverse consequences. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(c), I agree that an appeal

from a judgment entered at a Magistrate Judge's direction may be taken to the court of appeals as

would any other appeal from a district court judgment.

DATED:

Signature:

Name and OSB ID:

E−mail Address:

Firm Name:

Mailing Address:

City, State, Zip:

Parties Represented:

cc: Counsel of Record

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