Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 1:20-cv-01203-JLT-BAK (SKO) (PC) EDWARD B. SPENCER,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

Plaintiff, MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF

MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S RULING

v. (Doc. 49; Doc. 52) D. LOPEZ, Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Spencer filed a “Motion to Strike His Deposition from the Records.” (Doc. 40.) Lopez filed an opposition to the motion. (Doc. 41.) Spencer did not file a reply. The assigned magistrate judge issued an order denying Spencer’s motion to strike deposition. (Doc. 49.) Following an extension of time, Spencer timely filed objections to the magistrate judge’s order pursuant to Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 52.) II. LEGAL STANDARD Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that non-dispositive pretrial matters may be referred to and decided by a magistrate judge, subject to review by the assigned district judge. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72…