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United States District Court 
Northern District of California 
 
 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
ASHTON PORTER, et al., 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
 
CITY OF PITTSBURG, et al., 
Defendants. 
 

 
ORDER DENYING STIPULATION RE 
DISCOVERY DISPUTE 
 
 
 
 
Before the Court is a “Stipulation Re Discovery Dispute,” filed June 16, 2026, 
whereby “the parties respectfully request that the Court refer the dispute to a Magistrate 
Judge.” By Order filed May 1, 2025, the case was “referred FOR ALL DISCOVERY 
PURPOSES to a Magistrate Judge” (see Doc. No. 37), after which the case was referred 
to Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang for said purposes (see Doc. No. 38). 
Accordingly, the Stipulation is hereby DENIED, and the parties are hereby 
DIRECTED to file all ongoing and future discovery disputes before Judge Kang and in 
accordance with his Standing Orders. See Standing Order for Discovery in Civil Cases 
Before Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang. 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
Dated: June 16, 2026 
 MAXINE M. CHESNEY 
 United States District Judge 

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