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Parties Involved:
Wendell Anderson
Defendant
William P. Barr
Defendant
Erik Bonnar
Defendant
Ady Masood
Petitioner
Chad Wolf
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ADY MASOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILLIAM P. BARR, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-07623-VKD 

ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A 

DISTRICT JUDGE

Petitioner Ady Masood, a detainee in immigration custody, filed a petition for writ of 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and § 2243, challenging his detention at the Yuba 

County Jail in Marysville, California. Dkt. No. 1. Mr. Masood named as respondents U.S. 

Attorney General William P. Barr, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Erik Bonnar, and Yuba County 

Sheriff-Coroner Wendell Anderson. Id. 

On November 21, 2019, the Court issued an order to show cause directing the parties to 

file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge by December 4, 2019 and setting 

a briefing schedule. Dkt. No. 5. On December 4, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern 

District of California entered an appearance and responded to the request to file a consent or 

declination to magistrate judge jurisdiction as to Attorney General Barr, Acting Secretary Wolf, 

and Acting Director Bonnar only. Dkt. No. 7. That filing expressly noted that the U.S. Attorney 

does not represent Sheriff Anderson. Id. Sheriff Anderson has not appeared and has not filed

anything indicating whether he consents to or declines magistrate judge jurisdiction.

Absent the consent of all parties, this Court does not have jurisdiction over this matter and 

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must refer the case to a district judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636; Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500 (9th Cir. 

2017). Accordingly, it is ordered that this case be reassigned to a district judge. All pending 

motion hearings and scheduled appearances are hereby vacated and will be reset by the newly 

assigned judge. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 5, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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