(PC) Wallace v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation et al
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ORDER ADOPTING 22 Findings and Recommendations signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/8/2021. (Sant Agata, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WILLIAM JAMES WALLACE, II,
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No. 1:20-cv-00905-NONE-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
v.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al.,
(Doc. No. 22)
Defendants.
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Plaintiff William James Wallace is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma
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pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United
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States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
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On October 22, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued a screening order, finding that
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plaintiff’s complaint states cognizable claims against Defendant California Department of
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Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and Defendants J. Ourique and S. Smith in their
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official capacities for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Doc. No. 20).
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The magistrate judge directed plaintiff, within 21 days, to file a first amended complaint curing
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the deficiencies in his pleading or to notify the court of his desire to proceed only on the claims
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found cognizable. (Id. at 1, 10-11.) On November 17, 2020, plaintiff filed a “motion to proceed
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on claims found cognizable by this Court.” (Doc. No. 21.)
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Accordingly, on November 20, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and
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recommendations, recommending that (1) Defendants Krzysiak, Merritt, and Sherman be
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dismissed and (2) the claims in plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed, except for its ADA claims
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against Defendant CDCR and Defendants Ourique and Smith in their official capacities. (Doc.
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No. 22.) The findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and provided him 14 days
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to file objections thereto. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff has not filed any objections and the time to do so
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has passed.
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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this court has conducted a
de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and
recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis.
Accordingly,
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The findings and recommendations issued on November 20, 2020 (Doc. No. 22)
are adopted in full;
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Defendants Krzysiak, Merritt, and Sherman are dismissed;
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The claims in plaintiff’s complaint are dismissed, except for the ADA claims
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against Defendants CDCR and Defendants Ourique and Smith in their official
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capacities; and,
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This case is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
January 8, 2021
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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