Maddern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD MADDERN, Case No. 21-cv-1298-MMA (BLM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OVERRULING

v. PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS TO

MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S JANUARY

LLOYD AUSTIN, 28, 2022 ORDER Defendant. [Doc. No. 25] 16 17 Plaintiff Ronald Maddern (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against Defendant Lloyd Austin, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Defense (“Defendant”), pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706 et seq. and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. See Doc. No. 21 (“FAC”). Plaintiff challenges the denial of his application for certain TriCare health benefits available under 10 U.S.C. § 1075. See id. On January 28, 2022, Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major issued an order denying Plaintiff’s motion for discovery related to allegedly improper ex parte contacts. See Doc. No. 23. On February 14, 2022, Plaintiff…