Singleton v. Fortune et al

Filing 50

ORDER ADOPTING 46 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS and ORDER DENYING 38 Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/6/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAMAR SINGLETON, SR.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
DR. FORTUNE, et al.,

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ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Defendants.
(Doc. Nos. 38, 46)

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No. 1:17-cv-00124-DAD-GSA

Plaintiff Lamar Singleton is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

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action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is proceeding on the first amended complaint in

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which plaintiff alleges that defendant Fortune violated of plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment right to

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adequate medical treatment. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

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On June 20, 2017, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations

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(Doc. No. 46) recommending that plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief be denied.

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The parties were provided an opportunity to file objections to the findings and recommendations

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within fourteen days. (Id.) To date, neither party has filed objections and the time for doing so

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has passed.

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, the
undersigned has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully considered the entire
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file, the undersigned concludes that the findings and recommendations are supported by the

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record and proper analysis.

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Given the foregoing:

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1. The findings and recommendations issued on June 20, 2017 (Doc. No. 46) are adopted

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in full; and
2. Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief (Doc. No. 38) is denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 6, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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