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Declination of Consent Form. If a party submits a

C.D. Cal. L.R. 73-2.2

timely Declination of Consent Form, the case will be randomly assigned to a District Judge to preside over the case for all purposes and randomly assigned to a new Magistrate Judge to preside over discovery. However, if a party fails to submit a Declination of Consent Form within the specified time, it will be deemed as the party’s consent to proceed for all purposes before a Magistrate Judge.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-June-LRs-Chap-1.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23