(PC) Bruce v. Guerra, et al., No. 1:2020cv01625 - Document 10 (E.D. Cal. 2020)

Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS Recommending that Certain Claims and Defendants be Dismissed signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 12/15/2020. Referred to Judge Anthony W. Ishii. Objections to F&R due within Fourteen (14) Days. (Sant Agata, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 BRIAN WAYNE BRUCE, Plaintiff, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 v. Case No. 1:20-cv-01625-AWI-EPG (PC) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, RECOMMENDING THAT CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE DISMISSED J. GUERRA, et al., Defendants. (ECF NOS. 1 & 6) OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS Brian Bruce (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on November 17, 2020. (ECF No. 19 1). The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 6). The Court found that only the 20 following claim should proceed past the screening stage: Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment 21 due process claim against defendants Guerra, Snow, Edwards, and Valenzuela. (Id.). 22 The Court gave Plaintiff thirty days to either: “a. File a First Amended Complaint; b. 23 Notify the Court in writing that he wants to stand on his complaint; or c. Notify the Court in 24 writing that he does not want to file an amended complaint and instead wants to proceed only 25 on his Fourteenth Amendment due process claim against defendants Guerra, Snow, Edwards, 26 and Valenzuela.” (Id. at 12). On December 14, 2020, Plaintiff notified the Court that he wants 27 to proceed only on the claim found cognizable in the screening order. (ECF No. 9). 28 Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the Court’s screening order that was entered on 1 1 December 2, 2020 (ECF No. 6), and because Plaintiff has notified the Court that he wants to 2 proceed only on the claim found cognizable in the screening order (ECF No. 9), it is HEREBY 3 RECOMMENDED that all claims and defendants be dismissed, except for Plaintiff’s 4 Fourteenth Amendment due process claim against defendants Guerra, Snow, Edwards, and 5 Valenzuela. 6 These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States district 7 judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within 8 fourteen (14) days after being served with these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may 9 file written objections with the Court. The document should be captioned “Objections to 10 Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file 11 objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. 12 Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 13 (9th Cir. 1991)). 14 15 16 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 15, 2020 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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