The following excerpt is from Spence v. Kaur, No. 2:16-cv-01828-TLN-KJN (E.D. Cal. 2020):
assumes its correctness and decides the motions on the applicable law. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge's conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified Sch. Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983).
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