(PC) Gallegos v. North Kern County State Prison et al, No. 1:2007cv00257 - Document 27 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 21 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ORDER for This Action to Proceed Only Against Defendants Singleton and Bicknell on Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment Excessive Force Claims, and DISMISSING all Remaining Claims and Defendants signed b y Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 4/6/2010. THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS That The Clerk is directed to reflect the dismissal of defendants Palomino, Becerra, Pryor, and the Warden of NKSP on the courts docket. Defendants S. Pryor; G. Becerra and North Kern County State Prison terminated. (Bradley, A)

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(PC) Gallegos v. North Kern County State Prison et al Doc. 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ERNEST GALLEGOS, 11 Plaintiff, 12 13 vs. NORTH KERN COUNTY STATE PRISON, et al., 14 15 16 Defendants. 1:07-cv-00257-AWI-SMS-PC ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 21.) ORDER FOR THIS ACTION TO PROCEED ONLY AGAINST DEFENDANTS SINGLETON AND BICKNELL ON PLAINTIFF'S EIGHTH AMENDMENT EXCESSIVE FORCE CLAIMS, AND DISMISSING ALL REMAINING CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS _____________________________/ 17 Ernest Gallegos (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72-302. 20 On January 12, 2010, findings and recommendations were entered, recommending 21 that this action proceed only against defendants Singleton and Bicknell on plaintiff's Eighth 22 Amendment excessive force claims, and that all remaining claims and defendants be dismissed. 23 Plaintiff was provided an opportunity to file objections to the findings and recommendations within 24 thirty days. To date, plaintiff has not filed objections or otherwise responded to the findings and 25 recommendations. 26 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. ' 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 73- 27 305, this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire 28 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper 2 analysis. 3 Accordingly, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that: 4 1. 5 The Findings and Recommendations issued by the Magistrate Judge on January 12, 2010, are adopted in full; 6 2. 7 This action now proceeds only against defendants Singleton and Bicknell on plaintiff's Eighth Amendment excessive force claims; 8 3. All remaining claims and defendants are dismissed from this action; 9 4. Defendants MTA A. Palomino, Sergeant G. Becerra, C/O S. Pryor, and the 10 Warden of NKSP are dismissed from this action based on plaintiff's failure to 11 state any claims under § 1983 upon which relief may be granted against them; 12 and 13 5. Plaintiff's claims for harassment and supervisory liability are dismissed based 14 on plaintiff's failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under 15 section 1983; and 16 6. 17 The Clerk is directed to reflect the dismissal of defendants Palomino, Becerra, Pryor, and the Warden of NKSP on the court’s docket. 18 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 Dated: 0m8i78 April 6, 2010 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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