Firsov v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied Sergey Firsov’s motion to withdraw consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The court held that Plaintiff’s disagreement with rulings concerning in forma pauperis status, filing fees, and sealing did not establish good cause or extraordinary circumstances, and returned the case to the magistrate judge for further proceedings.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff failed to show good cause or extraordinary circumstances warranting withdrawal of his consent; disagreement with the magistrate judge's rulings concerning the in forma pauperis application, filing fee, and sealing request was insufficient.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated good cause or extraordinary circumstances sufficient to vacate his consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction.

Disposition

other