Johnson v. Ward

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 8/13/2014 ORDERING that, pursuant to representation of defendant by attorney Michael Welch, the referral of this case to the magistrate judge is withdrawn and the case is referred back to the district judge. The undersignedwill, however, continue to perform the usual discovery tasks associated with ordinary civil cases.(Waggoner, D)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,

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No. 2:14-cv-946-KJM-EFB PS

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

JANICE A. WARD, and DOES 1-10,

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Defendants.

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This case, in which defendant initially appeared in propria persona, is before the

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undersigned pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. §

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636(b)(1). On August 12, 2014, attorney Michael Welch appeared and filed an answer on behalf

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of defendant.

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Because the sole defendant is now represented by counsel, the referral to the magistrate

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judge will be withdrawn and the case will be referred back to the district judge. The undersigned

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will, however, continue to perform the usual discovery tasks associated with ordinary civil cases.

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the referral of this case to the magistrate judge

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is withdrawn and the case is referred back to the district judge.

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Dated: August 13, 2014.

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