Reed
Reed v. Benjamin Moore & Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IAN C. REED, individually, and on behalf of Case No. 1:25-cv-00214-SAB all others similarly situated, ORDER ADVISING PARTIES TO Plaintiff, CONSIDER WHETHER TO CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF A MAGISTRATE v. JUDGE
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO., THREE-DAY DEADLINE
15 Defendant. 16 On February 18, 2025, Defendant Benjamin Moore & Co. removed this action from California Superior Court, Fresno County. (ECF No. 1.) On March 20, 2025, Plaintiff Ian C. Reed filed a motion to remand. (ECF No. 12.) The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court held a hearing on the matter on April 23, 2025. (ECF Nos. 13, 15, 16.) Following amendment of the Local Rules effective March 1, 2022, a certain percentage of civil cases are directly assigned to a Magistrate Judge only, with consent or declination of consent forms due within 90 days from the date of filing of the action. L.R. App. A(m)(1). This action has been directly assigned to a Magistrate…