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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 IAN C. REED, individually, and on behalf of Case No. 1:25-cv-00214-SAB all others similarly situated, 12 ORDER ADVISING PARTIES TO Plaintiff, CONSIDER WHETHER TO CONSENT TO 13 THE JURISDICTION OF A MAGISTRATE v. JUDGE 14

BENJAMIN MOORE & CO., THREE-DAY DEADLINE

15 Defendant. 16 17 On February 18, 2025, Defendant Benjamin Moore & Co. removed this action from 18 California Superior Court, Fresno County. (ECF No. 1.) On March 20, 2025, Plaintiff Ian C. 19 Reed filed a motion to remand. (ECF No. 12.) The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court 20 held a hearing on the matter on April 23, 2025. (ECF Nos. 13, 15, 16.) 21 Following amendment of the Local Rules effective March 1, 2022, a certain percentage 22 of civil cases are directly assigned to a Magistrate Judge only, with consent or declination of 23 consent forms due within 90 days from the date of filing of the action. L.R. App. A(m)(1). This 24 action has been directly assigned to a Magistrate…