Halliday
Halliday v. Spjute
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GLEN HALLIDAY, SHELLY J. IOANE, CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00620-AWI-EPG
ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST
v. FOR RECONSIDERATION OF
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S RULING
KENT SPJUTE, JEAN NOLL, ET AL., (Doc. No. 595) Defendants.
13 14 This is a civil rights lawsuit brought by Plaintiff Shelly J. Ioane against personnel employed at the Internal Revenue Service. Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for reconsideration (Doc. No. 595) of the Magistrate Judge’s ruling on Plaintiff’s motion to reopen discovery for the limited purpose of compelling the deposition of Defendant Jean Noll (Doc. No. 593). 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 Hosp., Inc., 929 F.2d 1404, 1414 (9th Cir. 1991). If a party objects to a…