Cobb v. Shaffer et al

Filing 7

ORDER referring case to the District Court pursuant to the 6 Amended Complaint filed by Christopher Lee Cobb. Signed by Magistrate Judge J Richard Creatura. **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Christopher Cobb, Prisoner ID: 892844)(CMG)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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CHRISTOPHER LEE COBB,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 3:18-cv-05336-BHS-JRC
ORDER REREFERRING CASE TO
DISTRICT COURT

v.
KORY SHAFFER, et al.,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff Christopher Lee Cobb, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil

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rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pursuant to this Court’s order, plaintiff has filed an

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amended complaint. Dkt. 6. However, plaintiff’s amended complaint now contains only

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allegations of events that occurred before his arrest. It no longer contains any allegations

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pertaining to his conditions of confinement orotherwise seeking post-conviction relief.

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A United States Magistrate Judge has the authority to conduct hearings and submit to the

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District Court reports and recommendations on “applications for posttrial relief made by

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individuals convicted of criminal offenses and of prisoner petitions challenging conditions of

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confinement.” 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B). Despite the fact that plaintiff is a Washington state

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prisoner, because plaintiff’s amended complaint falls in neither statutory category, the

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undersigned magistrate judge may no longer examine and make a recommendation on plaintiff’s

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case.

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Therefore, is it ORDERED:

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The Clerk is directed to re-refer this matter to the Honorable Benjamin H. Settle for

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further proceedings.
Dated this 13th day of June, 2018.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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