Daniels v. Arnold
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ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/7/2020 ADOPTING 27 Findings and Recommendations in full; DISMISSING defendants M. Dela Vega, Dr. Ashley J. Mulligan-Pfile, J. Lewis, and Eric Arnold and putative defendants Dr. Santiago, Dr. Robert Menende, Dr. Pablo C. Chan, Dr. An Minh Nguyen, Dr. Naz, Dr. Goertz, Dr. Collinsworth, Dr. Khatri Dave, Dr. Ruddy, Dr. Von Lintig and Dr. Arthur Blain. J. Lewis, Ashley J. Mulligan, Eric Arnold and M. De La Vega terminated. This action will proceed against sole defendant Dr. Lotersztain on plaintiff's 8th Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to plaintiff's serious medical needs. This case is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for all further pretrial proceedings. (Coll, A)
Case 2:16-cv-00551-KJM-AC Document 58 Filed 09/08/20 Page 1 of 2
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TED DARNELL DANIELS,
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No. 2:16-cv-0551 KJM AC P
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER
ERIC ARNOLD, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief
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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided
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by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
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On July 31, 2019, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were
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served on plaintiff and which contained notice to plaintiff that any objections to the findings and
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recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has filed objections to the
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findings and recommendations.1
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In addition to his substantive objections, plaintiff clarifies that he filed his First Amended
Complaint while incarcerated in the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) at California
State Prison Corcoran (CSP-COR), not while incarcerated at CSP-COR itself. ECF No. 32.
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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 reviewed the file, the court finds the
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findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. The findings and recommendations filed July 31, 2019, are adopted in full.
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2. The following defendants are dismissed from this action:
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A. Defendants M. Dela Vega, R.N. (CSP-SOL Supervising Head Nurse), Dr.
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Ashley J. Mulligan-Pfile (CDCR Chief Medical Executive), J. Lewis (CDCR Deputy Director for
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Inmate Appeals), and Eric Arnold (former CSP-SOL Warden); and
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B. Putative defendants Dr. Santiago, Dr. Robert Menende, Dr. Pablo C. Chan, Dr.
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An Minh Nguyen, Dr. Naz, Dr. Goertz, Dr. Collinsworth, Dr. Khatri Dave, Dr. Ruddy, Dr. Von
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Lintig and Dr. Arthur Blain.
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3. This action will proceed against sole defendant Dr. Lotersztain on plaintiff’s Eighth
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Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s serious medical needs, as set forth in
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the First Amended Complaint.
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4. This case is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for all further pretrial
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proceedings.
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DATED: September 7, 2020.
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