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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JOYCE MARIE SIMMONS,

Plaintiff,

v.

KIMBERLY LUKE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.19-cv-00139-VKD 

ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT TO 

DISTRICT JUDGE

Pro se plaintiff Joyce Marie Simmons, a federal prisoner, filed a civil rights action under 

Bivens v. Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), against 

prison officials at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, for allegedly violating 

her constitutional rights. Dkt. No. 1. On May 3, 2019, the Court screened the complaint pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), and found several deficiencies. Dkt. No. 8. Ms. Simmons was granted 

leave to file an amended complaint no later than May 31, 2019, to attempt to correct the 

deficiencies. Id. at 5. The deadline has passed, and she has failed to file an amended complaint or 

have any further communication with the Court. 

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 requires a decision that disposes of the claims 

against some or all of the defendants at this time, and because not all parties have consented to 

magistrate judge jurisdiction, the matter must be reassigned to a district judge. 

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Accordingly, the Clerk shall reassign this case to a district judge pursuant to the Court’s 

Assignment Plan.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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