Rothschild
Rothschild v. Gildred
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MAYER AMSCHEL ROTHSCHILD, Case No. 23-cv-02105-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER REQUIRING REFILING OF
v. DECLINATION AS NOTICED
MOTION PURSUANT TO CIVIL
STEPHANIE ANN GILDRED, et al., LOCAL RULE 7-2 Defendants. Re: ECF No.
12 On August 28, 2023, Plaintiff Mayer Amschel Rothschild1 filed a consent to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. ECF No. 15. On May 18, 2024, Mr. Rothschild filed a declination to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. ECF No. 31. If Mr. Rothschild wishes to withdraw his consent to proceed before a magistrate judge, then he must file a motion to do so—he cannot withdraw his consent simply by filing a declination form. See E.D. v. Cnty. of Contra Costa, No. 20-CV-03014-SK (JSW), 2022 WL 1015992, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2022) (“[T]he earlier filing of the declination form did not constitute an effective withdrawal of Plaintiff’s consent to magistrate…