Ellington v. Director of Corrections et al

Filing 65

ORDER ADOPTING 61 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Denying 59 Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 6/28/2010. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 9 10 v. 11 CLARK, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 / 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff Marcus R. Ellington ("Plaintiff") is a prisoner in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ("CDCR"). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this The matter was (ECF NOS. 44, 59, 61) MARCUS R. ELLINGTON, Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF CASE NO. 1:09-CV-00054-OWW-DLB PC

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 3, 2010, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and Recommendations herein which was served on the parties and which contained notice to the parties that any objection to the Findings and Recommendations was to be filed within twenty days. Plaintiff filed an Objection to the Findings and Recommendations on June 11, 2010. In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. 1 Having

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carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the Findings and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. The Magistrate Judge properly found that the Court

lacked jurisdiction in this action to impose preliminary injunctive relief. The Director of the CDCR is not a Defendant

in this action; the Director was never named as a Defendant in Plaintiff's second amended complaint, which is the operative pleading in this action. (Second Am. Compl., ECF No. 23.)

Plaintiff cites to no legal authority to support his contention that the Director is a Defendant. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed June 3, 2010, is adopted in full; and 2. Plaintiff's motions for injunctive relief, filed December 24, 2009 and May 27, 2010, are DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 28, 2010 emm0d6 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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