Nolan Joseph Bardell v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana denied Nolan Joseph Bardell’s appeal of a magistrate judge’s denial of his motion for a protective order. The court held that the magistrate judge’s non-dispositive order was neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law.

Holdings

1. An objection to a magistrate judge's non-dispositive order may be construed as an appeal.
2. The magistrate judge's denial of Bardell's motion for a protective order was neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law, and the appeal was properly denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Bardell's objection to the magistrate judge's denial of a motion for a protective order should be construed as an appeal.
2. Whether the magistrate judge's non-dispositive order denying the motion for a protective order was clearly erroneous or contrary to law.

Disposition

other