Salat v. Wilson et al

Filing 4

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that 3 Judge Leen's report and recommendation is accepted. Plaintiff Imhotep Salat's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis 1 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice to Salat pursuing his claims in state court. The clerk of court is instructed to close this case. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 11/21/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 *** 4 IMHOTEP SALAT, 5 6 7 Case No. 2:16-cv-03018-APG-PAL Plaintiff, v. TOM WILSON, et al., 8 Defendants. ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF. NO. 3) 9 10 On September 26, 2017, Magistrate Judge Leen entered a report and recommendation that 11 I deny plaintiff Imhotep Salat’s request to proceed in forma pauperis and that I dismiss his 12 complaint. ECF No. 3. Salat did not file an objection. Thus, I am not obligated to conduct a de 13 novo review of the report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (requiring district courts to 14 “make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings to 15 which objection is made”); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) 16 (en banc) (“the district judge must review the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations 17 de novo if objection is made, but not otherwise” (emphasis in original)). I nevertheless conducted 18 a de novo review. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Judge Leen sets forth the proper legal analysis and 19 factual basis for the decision. 20 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judge Leen’s report and recommendation (ECF No. 21 3) is accepted. Plaintiff Imhotep Salat’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 22 No.1) is DENIED. 23 24 25 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice to Salat pursuing his claims in state court. The clerk of court is instructed to close this case. DATED this 21st day of November, 2017. 26 27 28 ANDREW P. GORDON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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