(PC) Singh v. Pheiffer, et al.
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ORDER ADOPTING 37 Findings and Recommendations that Plaintiff Proceed Only on his Cognizable Eighth Amendment and State Law Claims Against Defendants Veith, Fowler, and Diaz, and Dismissing All other Claims and Defendants, signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 11/25/2024. Pheiffer, Sergeant (of KVSP ASU/SHU-2), Captain (of KVSP ASU-SHU-2) and Lieutenant (of KVSP ASU/SHU-2) terminated. (Maldonado, C)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MICHAEL MANJEET SINGH,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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WARDEN PHEIFFER, et al.,
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Defendants.
Case No. 1:22-cv-01412-KES-EPG
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PLAINTIFF
PROCEED ONLY ON HIS COGNIZABLE
EIGHTH AMENDMENT AND STATE LAW
CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANTS VEITH,
FOWLER, AND DIAZ, AND DISMISSING
ALL OTHER CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS
Docs. 9, 37
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Michael Manjeet Singh (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights
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action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment
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claims against Defendants Veith, Fowler, and Diaz for excessive force, failure to protect, and
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medical deliberate indifference, as well as Plaintiff’s state law claims for negligent failure to
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protect and failure to summon medical care in violation of California Government Code §§ 845.6
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and 844. Docs. 9, 28, 37.
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On October 11, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations
recommending that all other claims and defendants be dismissed. Doc. 37. The findings and
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recommendations contained notice that any objections were to be filed within fourteen (14) days
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of service. No objections were filed and the time to do so has passed.
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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302, this Court
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has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the file, the Court finds
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the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis.
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Thus, the Court ORDERS:
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1.
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The findings and recommendations issued October 11, 2023, are ADOPTED IN
FULL;
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All claims and defendants in this case are dismissed, except for Plaintiff’s Eighth
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Amendment claim for excessive force against Defendants Veith and Fowler;
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Eighth Amendment claim for failure to protect against Defendants Veith, Fowler,
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and Diaz; Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a serious
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medical need against Defendants Veith, Fowler, and Diaz; state law tort claim for
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negligent failure to protect against Defendants Veith, Fowler, and Diaz; and state
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law claim for failure to summon medical care in violation of California
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Government Code §§ 845.6 and 844 against Defendants Veith, Fowler, and Diaz;
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and
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3.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate Warden Pheiffer, Doe Captain of
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KVSP ASU-SHU-2, Doe Lieutenant of KVSP, and Doe Sergeant of KVSP as
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defendants.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
November 25, 2024
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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