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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Allen Hammler is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On December 30, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a Findings and Recommendation 

(“F&R”) recommending that Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction be denied. See Doc. No. 

65. Plaintiff moved for a preliminary injunction that would force the Defendants to stop serving him 

food that does not comport with his religious beliefs. See id. The F&R found that Plaintiff had failed 

to show immediate and irreparable injury. See id. The F&R was served on Plaintiff and contained 

notice that objections were due within fourteen (14) days. (Id.) Plaintiff filed objections on January 

15, 2020. See Doc. No. 68. 

On February 25, 2020, the Court ordered Defendants to respond to Plaintiff’s objections and 

the F&R. See Doc. No. 72. The Court noted that Plaintiff’s objections were not sworn, that Plaintiff 

ALLEN HAMMLER,

 Plaintiff,

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CLARK, et.al., 

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Case No.: 1:19-cv-00373-AWI-SAB (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

DECEMBER 23, 2019, MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

[Doc. Nos. 64, 65]

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alleged that Defendants were daily interfering with his meals (not sporadically as indicated by the 

F&R), this was causing him to miss meals, and that he now weighed only 127 lbs. See id.; see also

Doc. No. 68. 

On March 10, 2020, Defendants filed a response. See Doc. No. 74. Defendants noted that 

medical records demonstrate that Plaintiff’s weight is stable and other logs demonstrate that Plaintiff 

has been provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day (with the exception of a single day on 

January 29, 2020 when Plaintiff refused his dinner tray) from November 25, 2019, to February 24, 

2019. See id.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a de 

novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Plaintiff’s objections, 

the Court finds the F&R to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. Defendants have 

submitted evidence that Plaintiff is receiving meals three times a day. Importantly, Defendants have 

also demonstrated that Plaintiff is 5’ 6” tall and that his weight fluctuates be several pounds around 

130 lbs. See id. Defendants have also submitted a printout from the Centers for Disease Control that 

shows his Body Mass Index is normal (using 5’ 6” and 127 lbs.) and that a normal weight range for a 

5’ 6” individual is between 115 to 154 pounds. See id. There is nothing startling about Plaintiff 

weighing “only” 127 lbs. Therefore, Plaintiff’s objections are overruled, and the Court will adopt the 

F&R in full.

Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendation filed on December 30, 2019 (Doc. No. 65), is 

adopted in full; and

2. Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction (Doc. No. 64), filed on December 23, 

2019, is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 12, 2020 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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