Sharp et al v. The United States

Filing 10

ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 8/11/17, ORDERING that the court's 4 findings and recommendations are VACATED and superseded; and RECOMMENDING that this action be DISMISSED without prejudice. Matter REFERRED to District Judge John A. Mendez. Within 14 days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. (Kastilahn, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CALYSTA SHARP, 12 13 14 15 No. 2:17-cv-0492 JAM CKD PS Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendant. 16 17 On March 15, 2017, the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint and granted her 30 days 18 leave to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff did not amend her complaint within 19 30 days. Therefore, on May 4, 2017, the undersigned recommended that this action be dismissed 20 without prejudice. (ECF No. 4.) 21 Subsequently, on June 14, 2017, plaintiff moved for a 60 day extension of time to file 22 objections, which was granted. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) On August 8, 2017, plaintiff filed her objections 23 to the findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 9.) In her objections, plaintiff explains that she 24 is busy with school and community activities. (See Id. at 2.) She also lists very general 25 grievances about the circumstances in her community. (See Id. at 2, 7.) However, even assuming 26 that plaintiff’s diffuse statements are intended to serve as an amended complaint, they fail to state 27 a cognizable claim for relief because she has failed to allege with any specificity what was done 28 by whom. (Id. at 7.) Her broad and generic allegations do not include the identity of the alleged 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 actor or actors, nor do they implicate any recognizable legal cause of action: An accumulation of ill-circumstantial [sic] obstacles has left me to struggle and embarrass my community. Socioecomonical [sic] influence and factors affecting educational materials has burdened many. Medical manipulation and imprisonment of many hours/years of residents has lead to an inbalance [sic] in communities (families). Business ethics fostered daily are still questionable. . . Concern is increasing at the forefront of residents (medical-vetting). Unecessary [sic] hardship to communities, even with implemented services is still prevalant [sic]. Request to ammend. (amend) [sic] 8 (Id.) Moreover, nothing in plaintiff’s objections indicate that if she were given more time to 9 amend her complaint she would be able to cure its defects. 10 11 12 13 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court’s May 4, 2017 findings and recommendations (ECF No. 4) are VACATED and superseded. Furthermore, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be DISMISSED without prejudice. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 14 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 15 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen (14) 16 days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 17 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 18 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Any reply to the objections 19 shall be served on all parties and filed with the court within fourteen (14) days after service of the 20 objections. The parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may 21 waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th 22 Cir. 1998); Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153, 1156-57 (9th Cir. 1991). 23 Dated: August 11, 2017 _____________________________________ CAROLYN K. DELANEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 24 25 26 14/17-492.Sharp v. US. order and F&R dismissal 27 28 2

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