What is the test for a non-dispositive pretrial ruling by a magistrate judge?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sundby v. Marquee Funding Grp., Case No.: 19-cv-00390-GPC-AHG (S.D. Cal. 2020):
A district court may refer pretrial issues to a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). See Bhan v. NME Hosp., Inc., 929 F.2d 1404, 1414 (9th Cir. 1991). If a party objects to a non-dispositive pretrial ruling by a magistrate judge, the district court will
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