Garcia
Garcia v. Alvarez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ORLANDO GARCIA, Case No. 22-cv-01217-SK
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING CONSENT
v.
FRANCISCO ALVAREZ, et al., Regarding Docket No. 17 Defendants.
On March 1, 2022, Plaintiff Orlando Garcia filed a consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (Dkt. No. 6.) On April 19, 2022, Defendants Eva Irene Alvarez and Francisco Alvarez filed a consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (Dkt. No. 13.) At that point, all parties consented and the undersigned obtained jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). On August 9, 2022, Defendants purported to file a declination of consent and requested that this matter be reassigned to a District Judge. (Dkt. No. 17.) If all parties to a civil action consent, all proceedings including trial and entry of judgment may be conducted by a magistrate judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1); Branch v. Umphenour, 936 F.3d 994,…