Ceglia v. Zuckerberg et al

Filing 145

ORDER affirming the Decision and Order and referring case back to Magistrate Jduge Foschio for further proceedings. Signed by Hon. Richard J. Arcara on 9/16/2011. (JMB)

UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT
W ESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

PA UL D. CEGLIA ,
Plaint if f ,
ORDER
1 0 -CV -5 6 9 A

v.
M A RK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG and
FA CEBOOK, INC.,
Def endant s.

T h is case w a s refe rre d to M a g istra te Ju d g e L eslie G . F o sch io ,
p ursu a n t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 63 6 (b )(1 ). O n July 2 5 , 2 0 1 1 , pla intiff file d a
m o tion to co m p el co m p lia n ce w ith a p rio r O rd e r o f M a g istrate Ju dg e
F osch io d a te d Ju ly 1 , 2 0 1 1 . O n A u g u st 4 , 2 0 1 1 , d e fe n d a n ts file d a cro ssm o tion to co m p el co m p lia n ce w ith th e sa m e O rd e r.
O n A u g u st 1 8, 2 0 1 1 , M a g istra te Ju d g e F o sch io file d a
D e cisio n a n d O rd e r d e nyin g p lain tiff's m o tio n to co m p e l a n d g ra n tin g in
p art a n d d e n ying in p art th e d e fe n d ants' cro ss-m o tio n to co m p e l. O n
S ep te m b e r 1 , 20 1 1 , the p la in tiff file d a n o b je ctio n to the M ag istra te
Ju d g e's D e cision a n d O rd er. T h e d e fe n d a n ts file d a re sp o n se th ere to o n
S ep te m b e r 1 2, 2 0 1 1 .

P u rsu a n t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 6 3 6 (b )(1 )(A ), th e district co u rt "m a y
reco n sid e r a n y pre tria l m a tter u n d e r th is [se ctio n ] w h e re it h a s b e e n
sh o w n th a t th e m a g istra te's o rd e r is cle a rly e rro ne ou s o r co n tra ry to la w ."
T h e C o u rt h a s re vie w e d th e p la in tiff's o b je ctio n to M a g istra te
Ju d g e F o sch io 's D ecisio n a n d O rd e r. U p on su ch re view , th e C o u rt fin d s
th a t M a gistra te Ju d g e F o schio 's D e cisio n a nd O rd e r is n e ith e r cle a rly
e rro n e o u s n o r co n tra ry to la w .
A cco rd in g ly, th e C o u rt a ffirm s th e D ecisio n a n d O rde r a n d
refe rs th is ca se b ack to M a gistra te Ju d g e F o sch io fo r furth e r p ro ceed in g s.

SO ORDERED.

s/ Richard J. Arcara
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
DATED: September 16, 2011

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