Ralon v. Kaiser Permanente Hospital
- Joseph Spero
- 3:23-cv-03344
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Ralon v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Judge Chen denied Ralon’s second motion to replace Magistrate Judge Spero.
Domitila Pelaez Ralon’s request to replace Magistrate Judge Spero.
What happened
Domitila Pelaez Ralon v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., et al. involved Ralon’s second request to replace Magistrate Judge Spero with a district judge.
Ralon had consented to a magistrate judge but asked the court to withdraw that consent and replace the magistrate judge. The opinion does not describe additional reasons for her request.
Judge Edward M. Chen denied the motion, ruling that Ralon had again failed to show good cause or extraordinary circumstances for withdrawing her consent.
The detailed version
- Ralon v. Kaiser Permanente Hospital · No. 3:23-cv-03344
- Joseph Spero
- June 10, 2025
Background
The court considered Plaintiff Domitila Pelaez Ralon’s second motion to replace Magistrate Judge Spero with a district judge. The order states that Ralon had consented to proceed before a magistrate judge and sought to withdraw that consent.
Ruling
The court denied Ralon’s motion. It held that she had again failed to establish good cause or extraordinary circumstances sufficient to vacate her consent to a magistrate judge. The court cited Branch v. Umphenour, 936 F.3d 994, 1004–1005 (9th Cir. 2019).
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