Allen v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et al, No. 1:2009cv00767 - Document 28 (E.D. Cal. 2009)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 27 Findings and Recommendations, GRANTING Defendants' 21 Motion to Dismiss, and DISMISSING CDCR with Prejudice signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 12/23/2009. (Figueroa, O)
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Allen v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et al Doc. 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 JUANITA ALLEN, 10 11 12 13 Plaintiff, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, et al., 14 Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00767-AWI-GSA PC ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS, AND DISMISSING CDCR WITH PREJUDICE (Docs. 21 and 27) 15 16 Plaintiff Juanita Allen filed a complaint stating that she is the mother, next of kin, and heir 17 to decedent Carl Smith (“Smith”) bringing this action for failure to furnish medical care to Smith in 18 violation of California Government Code § 845.6, and that Smith’s Eighth and Fourteenth 19 Amendment rights were violated by Defendants’ failure to provide Smith with medical care and 20 deprivation of Smith’s life and liberty without due process of law pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The 21 matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and 22 Local Rule 72-302. 23 On November 23, 2009, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and Recommendations herein 24 which was served on the parties and which contained notice to the parties that objections were to be 25 filed within thirty days. Neither party has filed an objection. 26 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted a 27 de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the Findings 28 and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. the Findings and Recommendations, filed November 23, 2009, is adopted in full; 3 2. Defendants motion to dismiss the California Department of Corrections and 4 5 Rehabilitation as a defendant in this action, filed October 9, 2009, is GRANTED; 3. 6 7 the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is hereby dismissed with prejudice from this action; and 4. 8 this matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge to open discovery for the limited purpose of identifying Defendants Doe 1 through 10. 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 11 Dated: 0m8i78 December 23, 2009 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2
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