What are the implications of a magistrate judge's findings of law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sierra v. Montejo, 2:20-CV-1372-KJM-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2021):
The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge's conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) ([D]eterminations of law by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the appellate]
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