Williams v. Arnold et al

Filing 40

ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 4/19/17: The findings and recommendations filed February 6, 2017 35 are adopted in full. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 24 is granted and this case is dismissed without prejudice. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LANCE WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:15-cv-0782 JAM DB P

v.

ORDER

ERIC ARNOLD, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se1 and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil

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rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States

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Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On February 6, 2017, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein

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which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to

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the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has filed

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objections to the findings and recommendations.
In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this

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court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the

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On March 3, 2017, attorney Paul Richard Martin filed a “Notice of Appearance” on behalf of
plaintiff. (ECF No. 38.) However, that document was removed from the docket because Mr.
Martin failed to file a Substitution of Counsel signed by plaintiff as required by Local Rule
182(g). To date, Mr. Martin has not filed a Substitution of Counsel.
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court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper

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analysis.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The findings and recommendations filed February 6, 2017 (ECF No. 35) are adopted in

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full; and
2. Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 24) is granted and this case is

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dismissed without prejudice.

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DATED: April 19, 2017

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/s/ John A. Mendez________________________

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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