Free Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - District Court of California - California

Case 5:07-cv-04886-HRL

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332) United States Attorney JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143) Chief, Civil Division MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971) [email protected] Assistant United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, California 94102-3495 Telephone: (415) 436-6730 FAX: (415) 436-7169 Attorneys for Defendants1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN JOSE DIVISION 11 KAIWEN CAI, 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendants reserve the right to assert all appropriate defenses in their responsive pleading. Defendants do not waive proper service. to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor, Alberto Gonzales, as the United States Attorney General.
CONSENT 07-4886 HRL *Pursuant
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MICHAEL B. MUKASEY,* Attorney General; et al., Defendants.

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No. C 07-4886 HRL

DEFENDANTS' CONSENT MAGISTRATE JURISDICTION

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, Defendants hereby voluntarily consent to have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct any and all further proceedings in the case, including trial, and order the entry of a final judgment. /// /// ///

Case 5:07-cv-04886-HRL

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Appeal from the judgment shall be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Dated: February 22, 2008 Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney

/s/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendants

CONSENT 07-4886 HRL

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