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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SURINDER BAINS, No. 2:23-0986 CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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ADAMS, et al., Defendants. 16 On January 15, 2025, plaintiff filed a motion styled, “Motion to Withhold Consent to the Jurisdiction of Chi Soo Kim as Magistrate Judge Assigned to Case.” (ECF No. 26 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(a).) As discussed below, plaintiff’s motion should be partially granted. I. BACKGROUND On June 1, 2023, plaintiff filed a form consenting to the “jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge.” (ECF No. 3.) On April 16, 2024, defendants filed an answer. (ECF No. 14.) On April 19, 2024, the Court issued a Discovery and Scheduling Order, which was modified on August 7, 2024 and November 12, 2024. (ECF Nos. 15, 19, 22.) On October 7, 2024, defendants filed a motion to compel discovery. (ECF No. 20.) On December 27, 2024, plaintiff was directed to file an opposition or statement of…