Sophia Lopez v. Johnson et al

Filing 22

ORDER signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 8/4/2010 adopting in full 20 , 21 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS and dismissing defendant, Martha Johnson with prejudice. (Lundstrom, T)

Sophia Lopez v. Johnson et al

Doc. 22

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff is a self-represented litigant who sought to proceed in forma pauperis with a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 302 and 304. On June 15, 2010, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. (Doc. 18) The amended complaint continued to assert liability against defendant Johnson despite that the only actions alleged to have been taken by her occurred while she was acting in her role as the hearing officer for the Kern County Housing Authority. On June 21, 2010, the Magistrate Judge ordered defendant Johnson dismissed but granted leave to amend the complaint if Plaintiff could allege actions taken by Johnson that were outside of her role as the hearing officer. (Doc. 19) However, because the Court found that the balance of the amended complaint stated causes of action against other defendants, the Order advised Plaintiff that 1 SOPHIA LOPEZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) MARTHA JOHNSON and RENEE ) RICHARDSON, ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ ) Case No. 1:09-cv-02174-LJO-JLT ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL DISMISSING DEFENDANT JOHNSON WITH PREJUDICE (Docs. 1, 5) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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her failure to amend the complaint would result in the Magistrate Judge issuing a Findings and Recommendation dismissing Johnson without leave to amend. The Order advised further that Plaintiff would be permitted to proceed in the matter against the remaining defendants. Johnson was given 20 days leave, or until July 12, 2010, to file her second amended complaint. Plaintiff failed to file a second amended complaint. On July 19, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued an Amended Findings and Recommendation that Johnson be dismissed from the litigation without leave to amend based upon the protections of absolute immunity. Plaintiff was granted 14 days from July 19, 2010, or until August 2, 2010, to file objections to the recommendation. Plaintiff has not filed objections. In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C) and Britt v. Simi Valley United School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983), this Court has conducted a de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds that the findings and recommendation are supported by the record and by proper analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The findings/report and recommendations filed July 19, 2010, are ADOPTED IN FULL; and 2. Defendant Martha Johnson IS DISMISSED from the action without leave to amend. IT IS SO ORDERED.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Dated: b9ed48 August 4, 2010 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE