Frederick Lee Jackson v. Michael Barnes et al

Filing 153

ORDER VACATING MAGISTRATE JUDGE ORDER 151 by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. Magistrate Judge Zarefsky'sOrder 151 denying Plaintiff's Motion for Review isHEREBY VACATED. See order for complete details. (jre)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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12 FREDERICK LEE JACKSON,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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16 MICHAEL BARNES, et al.,
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Defendants.
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2:04-cv-08017-RSWL-RAO
ORDER VACATING
MAGISTRATE JUDGE ORDER
[151]

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On April 29, 2015, Magistrate Judge Ralph Zarefsky
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issued an Order [151] denying Plaintiff’s Motion for
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Review [142].

Plaintiff’s Motion for Review [142] is

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pursuant to Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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Procedure and, because Plaintiff is pro se, can be
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construed as a request to review Magistrate Judge
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Zarefsky’s nondispositive Order [137] dismissing
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without prejudice Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint.
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Rule 72 allows a party to object to a magistrate

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a).

Because Rule 72

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7 decision, the April 29, 2015, Order [151] by Magistrate
8 Judge Zarefsky deciding Plaintiff’s Motion for Review
9 pursuant to Rule 72 [142] exceeded Magistrate Judge
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Based on the foregoing, Magistrate Judge Zarefsky’s

12 Order [151] denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Review is
13 HEREBY VACATED.

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); Allen v.

14 Meyer, 755 F.3d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 2014); Reynaga v.
15 Cammisa, 971 F.2d 414 (9th Cir. 1991).
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17 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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19 DATED: May 5, 2015
HONORABLE RONALD S.W. LEW
Senior U.S. District Judge

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