UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
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Plaintiff(s) )
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Defendant(s) )
ORDER
On [DATE OF TRIGGERING EVENT] the [PARTY] filed a[n] [MOTION
TO DISMISS, MOTION TO REMAND, or ANSWER]. (Doc. Document
Number.). Pursuant to the General Order For Referral of Civil Matters to the
United States Magistrate Judges of the Northern District of Alabama, dated
January 2, 2015, the parties are REQUIRED to enter an election regarding the
exercise of dispositive jurisdiction by Magistrate Judge Nicholas A. Danella
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 636(c) by no later than [DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE
OF TRIGGERING EVENT]. In the absence of consent by all parties, the Clerk
is hereby DIRECTED to reassign the case to a randomly drawn district judge
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without further order after [DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OF TRIGGERING
EVENT].
A telephone status conference is hereby SET for [TIME] on [DATE 21 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF FILING OF TRIGGERING EVENT]. The parties are
DIRECTED to call _____ to access the telephone conference. The access code is
______. The parties should call in five minutes prior to the start time of the
conference.
The parties are directed to use the magistrate judge consent form on the
CM/ECF system to elect or decline the exercise of magistrate judge jurisdiction.
Unlike in the past, a party can now complete the consent form electronically and
submit it through the Court’s CM/ECF filing system at the following web address:
https://ecf.alnd.uscourts.gov. If a party submits the form electronically, the form
will be delivered directly to the Clerk. It will not be filed on the docket sheet, and
no judge will have access to the form. Alternatively, a party may print the form,
complete it manually, and submit it to the Clerk=s office. A failure to complete the
form and submit it, either electronically or manually, to the Clerk will result in the
case being reassigned after [DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OF TRIGGERING
EVENT].
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You may decline magistrate judge jurisdiction without adverse consequences.
The identity of any party who consents to magistrate judge jurisdiction will remain
unknown to the undersigned unless consent is unanimous. The undersigned will
only learn of a party’s election to consent where all parties have consented. In the
event fewer than all parties elect to consent, the Clerk will not inform the
undersigned of the identity of the non-consenting party/parties. If all parties
consent, Magistrate Judge Danella will exercise full and final dispositive
jurisdiction, and all appeals will lie directly with the appropriate United States Court
of Appeals.
DONE and ORDERED this __ day of _____, 20__.
