Firsov, minor, by & through parent Sergey Firsov v. Church of Scientology of Silicon Valley
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 LEONID FIRSOV, MINOR, BY & Case No. 5:25-cv-03265-SVK
THROUGH PARENT SERGEY FIRSOV,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 9 MOTION TO WITHDRAW CONSENT v. 10 [Re: ECF No. 17]
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF
11 SILICON VALLEY, et al.,
12 Defendants.
13 14 Plaintiff Leonid Firsov is proceeding in this matter pro se by and through his parent Sergey 15 Firsov. Plaintiff has moved to withdraw consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 17 16 (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to withdraw consent. 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 Minor Plaintiff Leonid Firsov filed this action on April 11, 2025 against Defendants 19 Church of Scientology of Silicon Valley and Church of Scientology Mission of Silicon Valley. 20 Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”). On the same day, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma 21 Pauperis (“IFP”), Dkt. No. 4, and a document…