Ashdown v. Prison Health Services et al

Filing 136

ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's # 108 Report and Recommendation, is adopted and accepted, and Ds' # 82 Motion to Strike is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court shall STRIKE P's # 80 Opposition. FURTHER ORD that Ds' # 48 Partial Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED as follows: (1) Ds' 8th Amendment claims that NDOC medical providers and officials were deliberately indifferent to his need for prescription medication refills, dentures, bowels, and injuries following a fall o n October 16, 2010 is DISMISSED without prejudice;(2) P's retaliation claim is DISMISSED without prejudice;(3) NDOC is DISMISSED with prejudice; and (4) P's state law claim for medical malpractice is DISMISSED without leave to amend. FURTHER ORD that P's Motion to Extend Time (Second Request) is GRANTED nunc pro tunc. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 2/20/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 ***** 9 10 11 12 13 PHILLIP B. ASHDOWN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ ) 3:11-cv-00832-LRH-WGC ORDER 14 15 Before this Court is the Report and Recommendation of U.S. Magistrate Judge William G. 16 Cobb (#1081) entered on September 18, 2012, recommending granting Defendants’ Partial Motion to 17 Dismiss (#48) filed on April 16, 2012, and granting Defendants’ Motion to Strike (#82) filed on July 18 2, 2012. Plaintiff filed his Objection to Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (#128) on 19 November 28, 2012. Defendants have not filed a response. This action was referred to the Magistrate 20 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and LR IB 1-4 of the Local Rules of Practice of the United 21 States District Court for the District of Nevada. 22 The Court has conducted its de novo review in this case, has fully considered the objections of 23 the Plaintiff, the pleadings and memoranda of the parties and other relevant matters of record pursuant 24 to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1) and Local Rule IB 3-2. The Court determines that the Magistrate Judge’s 25 26 1 Refers to court’s docket number. 1 Report and Recommendation (#108) entered on September 18, 2012, should be adopted and accepted. 2 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation 3 (#108) entered on September 18, 2012, is adopted and accepted, and Defendant’s Motion to Strike 4 (#82) is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court shall STRIKE Plaintiff’s Opposition (#80). 5 6 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss (#48) is GRANTED as follows: 7 (1) Defendants’ Eighth Amendment claims that NDOC medical providers and officials were 8 deliberately indifferent to his need for prescription medication refills, dentures, bowels, and 9 injuries following a fall on October 16, 2010 is DISMISSED without prejudice; 10 (2) Plaintiff’s retaliation claim is DISMISSED without prejudice; 11 (3) The Nevada Department of Corrections is DISMISSED with prejudice; and 12 (4) Plaintiff’s state law claim for medical malpractice is DISMISSED without leave to 13 14 15 amend. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Extend Time (Second Request) is GRANTED nunc pro tunc. 16 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. 18 DATED this 20th day of February, 2013. 19 _______________________________ LARRY R. HICKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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