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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDRE KENNETH STUCKEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. JUAREZ, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:18-cv-1557-AWI-SAB (PC)

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S 

MARCH 16, 2020 REQUEST FOR 

REASSIGNMENT TO U.S. DISTRICT 

JUDGE, ORDER STRIKING DOCKET 

ENTRY NO. 39, and ORDER CONFIRMING 

ASSIGNMENT OF ACTION TO 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE STANLEY A. 

BOONE 

(Doc. Nos. 38, 39)

Plaintiff Andre Kenneth Stuckey is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 3, 2018, Plaintiff consented to United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. 

Doc. No. 10. On February 12, 2020, Defendants Chanelo and Peacock also consented to United 

States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Doc. No. 36. Therefore, on February 13, 2020, District 

Judge Dale A. Drozd issued an order reassigning this action to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. 

Boone for all purposes within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Doc. No. 37.

However, on March 16, 2020, Plaintiff filed a second form re consent or request for 

reassignment. Doc. No. 38. In his March 16, 2020 filing, Plaintiff declined jurisdiction of a

United States Magistrate Judge and requested reassignment of this action to a United States 

District Judge by checking the “decline” box on the consent form. Id. Pursuant to Plaintiff’s 

March 16, 2020 filing, the Clerk’s office reassigned this action to the undersigned as presiding 

judge and to Magistrate Judge Boone as the referral judge. Doc. No. 39.

However, Plaintiff cannot withdraw his already previously given consent to Magistrate 

Judge jurisdiction by simply filing the March 16, 2020 form and checking the box to decline

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Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Instead, if Plaintiff wants to withdraw his consent, then Plaintiff 

must file a motion to withdraw his consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 

636(c)(4); Gilmore v. Lockard, 936 F.3d 857, 863 (9th Cir. 2019); Branch v. Umphenour, 936 

F.3d 994, 1004 (9th Cir. 2019); Dixon v. Ylst, 990 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir. 1993) (“There is no 

absolute right, in a civil case, to withdraw consent to trial and other proceedings before a 

magistrate judge.”).

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 To the extent that Plaintiff intended that the March 16, 2020 form declining 

Magistrate Judge jurisdiction be construed as a motion to withdraw his consent § 636(c)(4), it 

fails to show good cause or extraordinary circumstances. See Branch, 936 F.3d at 1004. There is 

simply no basis to permit Plaintiff to withdraw his consent or reassign this case from Magistrate 

Judge Boone. The reassignment of this case from Magistrate Judge Boone to the undersigned 

was in error and shall be corrected.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Docket entry number 39, a notice of reassignment, is STRICKEN;

2. This action remains assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone for 

all purposes within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conduct any and all further 

proceedings in this case, including trial and entry of final judgment, pursuant to Doc. 

No. 37;

3. The case number shall continue to be 1:18-cv-1557 SAB (PC) and all further filings in 

this matter shall use that case number; and

4. The Clerk shall correct the case number from 1:18-cv-1557 AWI SAB (PC) to 1:18-

cv-1557 SAB (PC).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2020 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

 

1 The Court notes that a motion to withdraw consent should be directed to the District Judge who reassigned the 

matter under § 636 to the Magistrate Judge. See Branch, 936 F.3d at 1003-05.

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