(PC) Cofield v. Maydole et al, No. 2:2013cv02032 - Document 43 (E.D. Cal. 2017)

Court Description: ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/4/2017 ADOPTING IN FULL 32 Findings and Recommendations; GRANTING 25 Motion for Summary Judgment; DISMISSING this action for Plaintiff's failure to exhaust administrative remedies. CASE CLOSED. (Michel, G.)

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(PC) Cofield v. Maydole et al Doc. 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VINCENT E. COFIELD, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:13-cv-2032 TLN DB v. ORDER MAYDOLE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief 18 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 19 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 14, 2016, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and recommendations herein 20 21 which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 22 the findings and recommendations were to be filed within seven days. (ECF No. 32.) Plaintiff 23 did not timely file objections to the findings and recommendations and the Court adopted them in 24 full. (ECF No. 33.) After judgment was entered for Defendants, Plaintiff requested an extension 25 of time to file objections. The Court granted that motion and reopened the case to allow Plaintiff 26 to file objections. (ECF No. 39.) Plaintiff has now filed objections to the findings and 27 recommendations. (ECF No. 42.) 28 //// 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this 2 Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the 3 Court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper 4 analysis. 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 6 1. The findings and recommendations filed March 14, 2016, (ECF No. 32), are adopted in 7 full; 8 2. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 25) is granted; 9 3. This action is dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies; and 10 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 11 12 13 Dated: January 4, 2017 14 15 Troy L. Nunley United States District Judge 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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