Gardner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALVIN HOLT, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00772-LJO-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR CONFIRMATION THAT IT IS LAWFUL

FOR THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO REMAIN

W. GARDNER, ) ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE ) Defendant. ) [ECF No. 32] ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Calvin Holt is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On December 23, 2019, Plaintiff filed a “motion for confirmation that it is lawful” for the Magistrate Judge to remain assign to this case. (ECF No. 32.) To the extent Plaintiff contends that it was improper for the Magistrate Judge to issue the screening order because he did not consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction, a party’s decision to decline…