Lakeith McCoy v. J. Ramirez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 23 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LaKEITH L. McCOY, No. 17-16268 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:13-cv-01808-MJS v. MEMORANDUM* J. RAMIREZ, Correctional Officer at CCI; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Michael J. Seng, Magistrate Judge, Presiding Submitted February 13, 2018** Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner LaKeith L. McCoy appeals pro se from the magistrate judge’s orders dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force and due process claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo whether the magistrate judge validly entered judgment * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). on behalf of the district court. Allen v. Meyer, 755 F.3d 866, 867-68 (9th Cir. 2014). We vacate and remand. McCoy and defendant Ramirez consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The magistrate judge, however, screened and dismissed claims against other named defendants in the action before those defendants had been served. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), 1915A. Because all parties, including unserved defendants, must consent to proceed before the magistrate judge for jurisdiction to vest, Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500, 503-04 (9th Cir. 2017), we vacate the magistrate judge’s orders and remand for further proceedings. VACATED and REMANDED. 2 17-16268