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

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David R. Shane, Esq. [SBN: 109890] Robert J. Taitz, Esq. [SBN: 168334] SHANE & TAITZ 1000 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 200 Greenbrae, California 94904-3027 Telephone: 415/464-2020 Facsimile: 415/464-2024 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

, , , , , Plaintiff, , , vs. , , JOHN DALESSIO; RITA DALESSIO; and , the DALESSIO FAMILY 2003 TRUST, , , Defendants. , ____________________________________________ , , JOHN DALESSIO; RITA DALESSIO and the , DALESSIO FAMILY (2003) TRUST, , , Counter-Claimants, , vs. , , COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE , INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a ALLMERICA , FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY , COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; DAVID , SHANE, an individual; VAUGHN R. WALKER, , an individual; ANN SPARKMAN, an individual; , and DOES 1 through 20, , , Counter-Defendants. , , ____________________________________________ , COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO.,

Case No. CV 08 1739 EDL

CONSENT TO PROCEED MAGISTRATE JUDGE ____________________________

Consent to Proceed Before A United States Magistrate Judge

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CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE In accordance with the provisions of Title 28, U.S.C., Section 636© the undersigned party in the above-captioned civil matter hereby voluntarily consents 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. Appeal from the judgment shall be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. DATED: June 30th , 2008

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/s/ David R. Shane By:_____________________________________ David R. Shane Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant COMMONWEALTH ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO. SHANE & TAITZ

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I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California that by enclosing said document in a sealed envelope at Greenbrae, California. I am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing of items for mailing. Under that practice, each item is deposited with the United States Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Greenbrae, California, during the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if the postal cancellation/meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. The item mailed is addressed, as follows: I declare that I am employed in the County of Marin, State of California. I am over eighteen years and not a party to the within cause; my business address is Shane & Taitz, 1000 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Greenbrae, California 94904-3027. On July 3, 2008, I served upon the interested party/parties hereto the within document, described as:

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL
Commonwealth Annuity, etc. vs. Dalessio, et al.

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the foregoing is true and correct. This declaration was executed on July 3rd, 2008 at Greenbrae, California.

/s/ Molly B. Libbey __________________________ Molly B. Libbey

Proof of Service by Mail

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SERVICE LIST

Defendants and Counter-Claimants JOHN DALESSIO 16 Via Las Encinas Carmel Valley, California 93924-9449 RITA DALESSIO 16 Via Las Encinas Carmel Valley, California 93924-9449 DALESSIO FAMILY [2003] TRUST 16 Via Las Encinas Carmel Valley, California 93924-9449