Causey v. Alameda County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR HENDRIX CAUSEY, Case No. 20-cv-06630-RMI

Petitioner,

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO

Vv. REASSIGN CASE

ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR

COURT,

Respondent.

& 13 All named parties, including unserved defendants, must consent before a magistrate judge 14 has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1) to hear and decide a case. See Williams v. King, 875 || F.3d 500, 503 (9th Cir. 2017) (magistrate judge lacked jurisdiction to dismiss case on initial review because unserved defendants had not consented to proceed before magistrate judge). It || appears that this case requires a decision dispositive of one or more defendants or claims at this time because Petitioner has not shown the sort of extraordinary circumstances described in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 43-54 (1971), and consent of all parties has not been obtained. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court shall reassign this case to a district judge pursuant to the court’s assignment plan.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2021

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RQBERT M. ILLMAN

United States Magistrate Judge