Turner v. Salinas

Filing 77

ORDER ADOPTING 66 Findings and Recommendations signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 9/19/2011 DISMISSING Defendant Vertinelli; Vertinelli TERMINATED. (Michel, G)

Download PDF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY R. TURNER, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:10-cv-01848 MCE KJN P vs. ORDER WARDEN SALINAS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 / 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action 18 seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 19 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On July 8, 2011, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 21 which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 22 the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty-one days. Plaintiff has filed 23 objections to the findings and recommendations. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 1 1 The magistrate judge recommended that defendant Vertinelli be dismissed 2 because he could not be served. In his objections, plaintiff alleges that although this defendant 3 wore a name tag stating that his name was “Sergeant Vertinelli,” his true name is Sergeant 4 Martinez. Plaintiff states that he recently discovered this information. 5 Plaintiff must file an amended complaint accompanied by a motion for leave to 6 file an amended complaint if he wishes to correct the name of defendant Vertinelli. In the 7 motion to amend, plaintiff must address why he only recently discovered the true name of this 8 defendant. 9 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 10 304, this Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the 11 entire file, the Court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and 12 by proper analysis. 13 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 14 1. The findings and recommendations filed July 8, 2011 (ECF No. 66), are 15 16 17 ADOPTED in full; and 2. Defendant Vertinelli is DISMISSED. Dated: September 19, 2011 18 19 20 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?