The following excerpt is from Varao v. Berryhill, Case No.: 17-cv-02463-LAB-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2017):
Williams v. King, 875 F.3d 500, 502, 505 (9th Cir. 2017) (holding that, in screening a complaint pursuant to 1915(e), a magistrate judge did not have jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint absent consent from all parties for jurisdiction to vest in a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(1)).
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.