(PC) Aubert v. Elijah et al, No. 1:2007cv01629 - Document 17 (E.D. Cal. 2009)

Court Description: ORDER Adopting 13 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ORDER for this Action to Proceed on Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment Claim Only, and Dismissing Plaintiff's Supervisory Liability claim signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 7/30/2009. (Sant Agata, S)

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(PC) Aubert v. Elijah et al Doc. 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ESS'NN A. AUBERT, 11 12 13 Plaintiff, vs. KEVIN ELIJAH, et al., 14 15 Defendants. _____________________________/ 1:07-cv-01629-LJO-GSA-PC ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 13.) ORDER FOR THIS ACTION TO PROCEED ON PLAINTIFF'S EIGHTH AMENDMENT CLAIM ONLY, AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFF'S SUPERVISORY LIABILITY CLAIM 16 Ess'nn A. Aubert (“plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action 17 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant 18 to 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72-302. 19 On June 1, 2009, findings and recommendations were entered, recommending that 20 this action proceed on plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim only, and that plaintiff's supervisory 21 liability claim be dismissed. Plaintiff was provided an opportunity to file objections to the findings 22 and recommendations within thirty days. To date, plaintiff has not filed objections or otherwise 23 responded to the findings and recommendations. 24 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. ' 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 73- 25 305, this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire 26 file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper 27 analysis. 28 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Accordingly, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that: 2 1. 3 The Findings and Recommendations issued by the Magistrate Judge on June 1, 2009, are adopted in full; 4 2. This action now proceeds on Plaintiff’s complaint, filed November 8, 2007, 5 only against Defendants Kevin Elijah and Mario Garcia for use of excessive physical force in 6 violation of the Eighth Amendment; 7 3. Plaintiff’s claim for relief against Defendant A. Hedgpeth for supervisory 8 liability is dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be 9 granted under § 1983; and 10 4. The Clerk is directed to reflect on the docket the dismissal of Defendant 11 Hedgpeth from this action. 12 IT IS SO ORDERED. 13 Dated: b9ed48 July 30, 2009 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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