Keith L. Blackwell v. Dr. Juan D. Castillo et al

Filing 160

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Judge Percy Anderson for Report and Recommendation (Issued), 144 . Defendants motion for summary judgment on the issue of exhaustion as to Defendants Regina Blai r, Arthur Floyd and Rudolph Leyvas is granted; (3) judgment in favor of Defendants Regina Blair, Arthur Floyd, and Rudolph Leyvas shall be entered; and (4) Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the issue of exhaustion as to the claim against Dr. Jaspal Dhaliwal in the Fourth Amended Complaint is denied. (sbou)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEITH L. BLACKWELL,
Plaintiff,

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v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
et al.,

Case No. CV 15-08968 PA (AFM)
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE
JUDGE

Defendants.

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Report and

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Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge. Further, the Court has engaged

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in a de novo review of those portions of the Report to which Petitioner has objected.

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IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that (1) the Report and Recommendation is

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accepted and adopted; (2) Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of

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exhaustion as to Defendants Regina Blair, Arthur Floyd and Rudolph Leyvas is

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granted; (3) judgment in favor of Defendants Regina Blair, Arthur Floyd, and

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Rudolph Leyvas shall be entered; and (4) Defendants’ motion for summary judgment

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on the issue of exhaustion as to the claim against Dr. Jaspal Dhaliwal in the Fourth

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Amended Complaint is denied.

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DATED: March 13, 2019

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PERCY ANDERSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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