Mobert
(PC) Ruiz v. Mobert
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, CASE NO. 1:17-CV-0709 AWI HBK Plaintiff
ORDER ON MOTION FOR
v. RECONSIDERATION R.MOBERT, et al., (Doc. No. 52) Defendants 14 15 Plaintiff Rogelio May Ruiz is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case. Currently before the Court is a motion styled as a Request to Appointment of Counsel and for Reconsideration. See Doc. No. 52. In reality, the document is motion for reconsideration of a denial by the Magistrate Judge of a motion to appoint counsel. Legal Standard A district court may refer pretrial issues to a magistrate judge to either hear and decide or issue findings and recommendations. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Khrapunov v. Prosyankin, 931 F.3d 922, 930-31 (9th Cir. 2019); Bhan v.NME Hosps., Inc., 929 F.2d 1404, 1414 (9th Cir. 1991). If a party objects to a non-dispositive pretrial ruling by a magistrate judge, the district court will review or reconsider the…