Duke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHALAMON DUKE, Case No. 19-cv-6327-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RELIEF FROM NONDISPOSITIVE

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO, PRETRIAL ORDER OF MAGISTRATE et al., JUDGE 10 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 101

13 On May 5, 2021, plaintiff Shalamon Duke filed a motion for relief from a nondispositive pretrial order of Magistrate Judge Kim. See Dkt. 101. Specifically, plaintiff challenges Judge Kim’s April 21, 2021 order on discovery sanctions. See Dkt. 97. A. Legal standard A district court may modify or set aside an order of a magistrate judge on a non- dispositive matter only if it is “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a). Under this “deferential” standard, the district court may not “substitute its judgment” for that of the magistrate judge. United States v. Abonce-Barrera, 257 F.3d 959, 968 (9th Cir. 2001); Grimes v. City & Cty. of San …