Fajardo v. City of Bakersfield et al

Filing 69

ORDER ASSIGNING District Judge Dale A. Drozd to Case for Limited Purpose of Ruling on Motion to Withdraw Consent, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 1/20/2022. (Rivera, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GILBERTO FAJARDO,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00699-BAK
ORDER ASSIGNING DISTRICT JUDGE
DALE A. DROZD TO CASE FOR LIMITED
PURPOSE OF RULING ON MOTION TO
WITHDRAW CONSENT

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al.,
(ECF No. 66)

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Defendants.

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On January 19, 2022, Defendants City of Bakersfield, Lindy DeGeare, and Juan Orozco

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(“Defendants”) filed a motion seeking to withdraw their consent, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

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636(c)(1), to have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct all further proceedings in this case.

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(ECF No. 66.)

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Only a district judge may rule on a motion to withdraw consent to magistrate judge
jurisdiction. Branch v. Umphenour, 936 F.3d 994, 1003 (9th Cir. 2019).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed

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to reassign District Judge Dale A. Drozd to this action for the limited purpose of the disposition

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of Defendants’ motion to withdraw consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction (ECF No. 66).
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 20, 2022

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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