Case Name: Ruben VALDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew CATE, Secretary of Corrections, California Department of Corrections; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-01-19
Citations: 710 F. App'x 299
Docket Number: No. 16-16948
Parties: Ruben VALDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew CATE, Secretary of Corrections, California Department of Corrections; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 710
Pages: 299–300

Head Matter:
Ruben VALDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew CATE, Secretary of Corrections, California Department of Corrections; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-16948
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 16, 2018
Filed January 19, 2018
Ruben Valdez, Pro Se
Erin R. Doering, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed, R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Ruben Valdez appeals pro se from the magistrate judge's orders dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process violations in connection with his validation as a gang member. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo whether the magistrate judge validly entered judgment on behalf of the district court. Allen v. Meyer, 755 F.3d 866, 867-68 (9th Cir. 2014). We vacate and remand.
Valdez consented to proceed before the magistrate judge. See 28.U.S.C. § 636(c). The magistrate judge then screened and dismissed Valdez's claims against three of the originally named defendants before they, had been served. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The magistrate judge also granted judgment on the pleadings for the remaining defendants, including seven defendants named in Valdez's second amended complaint who had hot consented to proceed before the magistrate judge. 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.
Valdez's motions for appointment of counsel and to take judicial notice (Docket Entry Nos. 29 and 30) are denied.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.