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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFREY W. WALKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

MINA BESHARA, ET. AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-01050-NONE-HBK (PC)

ORDER FINDING MOOT PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO REMOVE MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE AND ASSIGN DISTRICT COURT 

JUDGE

(Doc. No. 25)

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s “motion request for removal of magistrate judge 

and appointment of district judge per my rights,” filed June 7, 2021. (Doc. No. 25, “Motion”). 

As indicated in the title of the pleading, Plaintiff requests that the court remove the assigned 

magistrate judge and assign the case to a district court judge. (Id. at 1). Plaintiff asserts he has 

an absolute right to “switch from magistrate to district judge.” (Id.).

The instant Motion is moot. The docket reflects that this case is a not a consent case and 

is instead assigned to a district judge. (See docket). Thus, the relief Plaintiff seeks has already 

been provided. To the extent the assigned magistrate judge issues an order on non-dispositive 

motions, Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) authorizes such action. (Id.) (noting a judge may 

designate a magistrate judge to hear and determine any pretrial matter pending before the court, 

except a motion for injunctive relief, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to 

dismiss or quash an indictment or information made by the defendant . . . and to involuntarily 

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dismiss an action). 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

Plaintiff’s “motion request for removal of magistrate judge and appointment of district 

judge per my rights” (Doc. No. 25) is moot.

Dated: August 20, 2021 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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