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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN PHILIP MONCRIEF,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-00414-MCE-AC P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed this civil rights action 

seeking relief under 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 July 30, 2015, the magistrate judge filed Findings and Recommendations herein (ECF 

No. 71), which were served on all parties and which contained notice that any objections to the 

Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Neither party has filed 

objections to the Findings and Recommendations.

The Court has reviewed the file and finds the Findings and Recommendations to be 

supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

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1. The Findings and Recommendations filed July 30, 2015 (ECF No. 71) are ADOPTED 

IN FULL;

2. Defendants’ motion to partially dismiss the third amended complaint (ECF No. 62) is 

GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows:

a. GRANTED as to Defendant CDCR, who is now DISMISSED from this action;

b. GRANTED as to Count V against Defendants Grounds and Frias; and

c. DENIED as to Count V against Defendant Gorham;

3. Plaintiff’s request for leave to amend is DENIED. If plaintiff seeks to amend his 

complaint, he must file a motion to amend the complaint within twenty-one (21) days of the date 

that this order is electronically filed. The motion must be accompanied by a proposed amended 

complaint. See E.D. Cal. Local Rule 137(c).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2015

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