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

Case 4:07-cv-05747-CW

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Filed 12/20/2007

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ARLO H. SMITH #96971 66 San Fernando Way San Francisco, CA 94127 (415) 681-9572 Attorney for Matthew D. Sawyer U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Rodney Martin et al. Plaintiffs vs. D. Andrew Byrne, et al., Defendants ___________________________________ NO. CV 07-05747 EMC CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE

In accordance with the provisions of Title 28, U.S.C. Section 636(c), the undersigned party 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: 12/19/07 /s/ ___________________________________ ARLO H. SMITH , Attorney for Matthew D. Sawyer