Penunuri

Penunuri v. Davis

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 19, 20193:19-cv-06112California279 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RICHARD PENUNURI, Case No. 19-cv-06112-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT TO

v. DISTRICT JUDGE

RON DAVIS, et al., Defendants.

13 Plaintiff Richard Penunuri, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action against prison officers at San Quentin State Prison where he is currently incarcerated. Mr. Penunuri names the Warden as a defendant, but it appears that he does not allege facts that are sufficient to state a cognizable claim against the Warden. All named parties, including unserved defendants, must consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction before a magistrate judge may hear and decide a case. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1); Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500, 501-04 (9th Cir. 2017) (magistrate judge lacked jurisdiction to dismiss case on initial review because unserved defendants had not consented to proceed before magistrate judge). As it appears that this case…

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