Hanna v. Mariposa County Sheriff Dept. et al, No. 1:2012cv00501 - Document 96 (E.D. Cal. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER adopting 87 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; granting 57 Motion to Set Aside Default and REFERRING CASE back to Magistrate Judge signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 1/23/2014. (Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD CHARLES HANNA, 12 13 Plaintiff, Case No. 1:12-cv-00501-AWI-SAB ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. (ECF Nos. 57-71, 82, 87, 91) 14 MARIPOSA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Plaintiff Richard Charles Hanna is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On September 10, 2013, default was entered against Defendants Boehm, King, Mariposa County Sheriff Department, Rameriz, and Rumfelt. On January 9, 2014, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and Recommendations recommending setting aside the Entry of Default which was served on the parties and which contained notice to the parties that any objections to the Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within thirty days. On January 21, 2014, Plaintiff filed an Objection. In his objection, Plaintiff argues that he has been prejudiced due to “evidence” having been destroyed. There is nothing in the record to suggest that there has been the destruction of 28 1 1 any evidence in this action. Plaintiff’s conclusory statements are not sufficient to establish that he 2 will suffer any prejudice in this action. Should this action survive the motion to dismiss, the 3 Court will issue an order opening discovery in this action. If Plaintiff discovers that evidence has 4 actually been destroyed, the issue will be addressed at that time. 5 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted a 6 de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the 7 Findings and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 8 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 9 1. 10 The Findings and Recommendations, filed January 9, 2014, is ADOPTED IN FULL; 11 2. The Entry of Default filed September 10, 2013 is SET ASIDE; and 12 3. This action is referred back to the magistrate judge. 13 14 15 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: January 23, 2014 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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