Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ROBERT PEREZ, Case No. 5:21-cv-03207-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RELIEF FROM THE

v. NONDISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER

OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF AMERICA,

Re: Dkt. No. 31 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Robert Perez moves the Court for relief from the non-dispositive pretrial order of 14 Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen (Dkt. No. 28), as to disputed issues numbers 1 and 2. For the 15 foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES the motion. 16 Generally, a magistrate judge’s ruling on a non-dispositive motion may be set aside or 17 modified by the district court only if found to be “clearly erroneous” or “contrary to law.” Bhan v. 18 NME Hosp., Inc., 929 F.2d 1404, 1414 (9th Cir. 1991). The magistrate’s factual determinations 19 are reviewed for clear error, and the magistrate’s legal conclusions are reviewed to determine 20 whether they are contrary to law. Perry…