United States Ninth Circuit

Vacating a magistrate judge's dismissal of an action brought by a civil detainee that was dismissed prior to the service of process for failure to state a claim because the consent of all plaintiffs and defendants named in the complaint, irrespective of service of process, is required before jurisdiction vests in the magistrate judge.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/11/09

Judges

• SMITH

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel