(PC) Howard v. Gradtillo et al, No. 1:2005cv00906 - Document 31 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 26 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL; ORDER DISMISSING Certain Claims; ORDER DISMISSING Defendants Calderon and Gradillo from this Action; and ORDER REFERRING Action to the Magistrate Judge for Further Proceedings, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 6/14/2010. (Jessen, A)

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(PC) Howard v. Gradtillo et al Doc. 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 CLARENCE HOWARD, 10 11 12 CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00906-AWI-SKO PC Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ORDER DISMISSING DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION CLAIMS AND DISMISSING DEFENDANTS CALDERON AND GRADILLO (Doc. 26) GRADTILLO, et al., 13 Defendants. / 14 15 Plaintiff Clarence Howard (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 16 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United 17 States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 18 On April 15, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued a Findings and Recommendations which 19 recommended that Plaintiff’s due process claims and equal protections claims be dismissed and that 20 Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against Defendants Calderon and Gradillo be dismissed. The 21 Findings and Recommendations were served on Plaintiff and contained notice to Plaintiff that any 22 objections to the Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within thirty (30) days of date on 23 which they were served. Plaintiff has not filed objections to the Findings and Recommendations. 24 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 305, this Court 25 has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court 26 finds the Findings and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 27 Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that: 28 1. The April 15, 2010 Findings and Recommendations are ADOPTED in full; 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2. Plaintiff’s due process claims and equal protection claims are DISMISSED, and 2 Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against Defendants Calderon and Gradillo are 3 DISMISSED; 4 3. Defendants Calderon and Gradillo are DISMISSED from this action; and 5 4. This action is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 Dated: 0m8i78 June 14, 2010 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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