UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 1:25-CV-21232-LETT

JASON S. ARNOLD,

Plaintiff,

v.

X CORP.,

Defendant.

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ORDER ON ASSIGNMENT OF NON-PRISONER

P RO S E CASE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO P RO S E LITIGANT

This matter is before the Court upon the assignment of this case to the

undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Southern District of

Florida Administrative Order 2025-11 (“Administrative Order” or “AO”). The

Administrative Order directs the Clerk of Court to randomly assign all such cases to

a Magistrate Judge as the Presiding Judge for all purposes in this case, including

entering a dispositive order, presiding over any trial, and entering final judgment. In

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73, the parties

may waive their right to proceed before a U.S. District Judge of this Court and

voluntarily consent to have a U.S. Magistrate Judge conduct any or all proceedings

in this case.

The Administrative Order permits any party to opt out of Magistrate Judge

jurisdiction “by filing a motion for case reassignment within the deadline given to the

parties by the assigned Magistrate Judge.” AO at 1. Any party is free to opt out ofCase 1:25-cv-21232-EAL Document 5 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/26/2025 Page 2 of 3

Magistrate Judge jurisdiction without any adverse consequences. See S.D. Fla. Mag.

J. R. 3(b)(2) (“No Magistrate Judge, District Judge, or other Court official may

attempt to persuade or induce any party to consent to the reference of any matter to

a Magistrate Judge.”). If either party files a motion for case reassignment, upon the

Court’s grant of a motion for case reassignment, this case will be randomly assigned

to a District Judge to preside over this case (including any trial) and enter any

dispositive order and final judgment, with the undersigned Magistrate Judge

reassigned as the Referral Judge who will enter any orders and/or report and

recommendations on any matters referred by the District Judge.

Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that on or before April

9, 2025, Plaintiff must file either:

1) a Notice of Consent stating the following: In accordance with

28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Plaintiff hereby waives his right to proceed before a United

States District Judge of this Court and consents to have Magistrate Judge

Strauss conduct any and all further proceedings in the case (including the trial)

and order the entry of judgment; OR

2) a Motion for Case Reassignment stating the following:

Plaintiff objects to the assignment of a Magistrate Judge as the presider and

requests that this case be randomly reassigned to a United States District

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It is up to Plaintiff whether to file a Notice of Consent or a Motion for Case

Reassignment. Plaintiff is free to withhold consent and to request that this case be

reassigned to a United States District Judge.

If Plaintiff fails to file either a Notice of Consent or Motion for Case

Reassignment April 9, 2025, Plaintiff will be deemed to have consented to the

undersigned Magistrate Judge conducting all proceedings in this case and ordering

the entry of judgment.1

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida, this 26th day of

March, 2025.

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ENJOLIQUÉ A. LETT

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

cc: All Counsel of Record

1 See Roell v. Withrow, 538 U.S. 580, 591 (2003) (a party’s consent to the Magistrate

Judge’s jurisdiction under § 636(c) is supplied by a “general appearance[] before the

Magistrate Judge, after [the party] ha[s] been told of [the party’s] right to be tried by

a district judge”).