McDonald v. Lauren et al

Filing 257

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re 247 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; Plaintiff's in forma pauperis is REVOKED; all other pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT; signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Steven McDonald, Prisoner ID: 703852)(DN)

HONORABLE RONALD B. LEIGHTON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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STEVEN DARBY MCDONALD,
Plaintiff,

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v.

CASE NO. C17-5013RBL
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KENNETH B LAUREN, et al.,

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Defendants.

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THIS MATTER is before the Court following the Ninth Circuit’s Memorandum [Dkt. #

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255] and Mandate [Dkt. # 256], affirming this Court’s Orders [Dkt. #s 231 and 237] adopting

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Magistrate Judge Christel’s Report and Recommendation [Dkt. # 223] and denying Plaintiff

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McDonald’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. # 99] and his Motion to Modify Judge

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Christel’s Order [Dkt. # 215].

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This Court deferred [see Dkt. # 251] ruling on Magistrate Judge Christel’s subsequent

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Report and Recommendation [Dkt. # 247] and McDonald’s Objections to it [Dkt. # 249],

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pending the resolution of McDonald’s appeal. That R&R recommended that the Court GRANT

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Defendant’s Summary Judgment Motion [Dkt. # 177] and dismiss the case with prejudce. The

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R&R is now ripe for resolution.

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Judge Christel’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED;

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED and McDonald’s

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claims against them are DISMISSED with prejudice;
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Plaintiff McDonald’s in forma pauperis status is REVOKED in the event of any

appeal of this Order, for the reasons articulated in the R&R.
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All other pending motions (including McDonald’s Motion to Compel Legal

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Materials and Meet Deadlines and Pleading Standards [Dkt. # 250]) are DENIED AS MOOT.

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The matter is closed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 10th day of July, 2020.

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Ronald B. Leighton
United States District Judge

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