UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
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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 a magistrate judge pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 636(c) 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 without further order after [DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
TRIGGERING EVENT].
A telephone status conference is hereby SET for [TIME] on [DATE 30 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF FILING OF TRIGGERING EVENT]. The parties are DIRECTED to call 877-336-
1831 to access the telephone conference. The access code is 2778178. The parties should call in
five minutes prior to the start time of the conference. The telephone conference will be cancelled
if all forms are submitted twenty-four hours in advance.
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.
You may decline magistrate judge jurisdiction without adverse consequences. The
identity of any party who consents to or declines 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 of the
parties elect to consent, the Clerk will not inform the undersigned of the identity of the non-
consenting party/parties. If all parties consent, a magistrate judge will exercise full and final
dispositive jurisdiction, and all appeals will lie directly with the appropriate United States Court
of Appeals.
DONE this 26th day of April, 2016.
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STACI G. CORNELIUS
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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