Asberry v. Biter

Filing 25

ORDER ADOPTING 17 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS for Action to Proceed Only on Cognizable Claims and that all other claims and Defendants be Dismissed, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 05/05/17. (Martin-Gill, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TONY ASBERRY, 12 13 14 15 16 No. 1:16-cv-01741-DAD-MJS (PC) Plaintiff, v. WARDEN BITER, et al., Defendants. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION TO PROCEED ONLY ON COGNIZABLE CLAIMS AND THAT ALL OTHER CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS BE DISMISSED (Doc. Nos. 1, 17) 17 18 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 19 action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 20 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 of the United States 21 District Court for the Eastern District of California. 22 On January 24, 2017, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s complaint and 23 concluded that it stated the following cognizable claims: an Eighth Amendment claim for 24 deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against defendants Lozovoy and Relevante 25 (formerly identified as defendant “Doe 3,” see Doc. No. 14); an Eighth Amendment conditions of 26 confinement claim against defendants Ferris and Godfrey; and a First Amendment retaliation 27 claim against defendants Ferris and Godfrey. (Doc. No. 5.) The magistrate judge concluded that 28 the remaining claims presented in plaintiff’s complaint were not cognizable as pled. (Doc. No. 1 1 5.) Plaintiff was ordered to file an amended complaint or notify the court in writing if he wished 2 to proceed only on the claims found to be cognizable in the court’s screening order. (Id.) 3 Plaintiff responded that he did not wish to amend and instead wishes to proceed only on the 4 claims found by the court to be cognizable. (Doc. No. 7.) Accordingly, on February 28, 2017, 5 the magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action proceed 6 only on the claims found to cognizable in the screening order and that the remaining claims and 7 defendants be dismissed from this action. (Doc. No. 17.) Plaintiff filed no objections to the 8 findings and recommendations and the time for doing so has passed. 9 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the court has conducted a 10 de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court finds the findings 11 and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 12 Accordingly, 13 1. The court adopts in full the findings and recommendations filed February 28, 2017 14 (Doc. No. 17); 15 2. This action shall proceed only on the following claims: an Eighth Amendment 16 claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against Defendants 17 Lozovoy and Relevante; an Eighth Amendment conditions of confinement claim 18 against defendants Ferris and Godfrey; and a First Amendment retaliation claim 19 against defendants Ferris and Godfrey; and 20 3. All other claims and defendants are dismissed from this action for failure to state a 21 22 23 claim. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: May 5, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 24 25 26 27 28 2

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