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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH R. HUSKEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAM AHLIN, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-00569-AWI-SKO (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, 

GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN 

PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO 

DISMISS, AND REQUIRING PLAINTIFF 

TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHIN 

THIRTY DAYS

(Docs. 27, 28, 45, 52, and 53)

Plaintiff Kenneth R. Huskey (“Plaintiff”), a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on April 12, 2012. This action 

is proceeding against Defendants Ahlin, Brown, Craig, and Young (“Defendants”) for failing to 

ensure that Plaintiff=s medical needs were addressed, in violation of the Due Process Clause of the 

Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Plaintiff’s claim arises out of his 

conditions of confinement at Coalinga State Hospital in Coalinga, California, where he is a 

patient.

On July 11, 2014, the Magistrate Judge filed two Findings and Recommendations which 

addressed Plaintiff’s motions for preliminary injunctive relief and Defendants’ motion to dismiss.

Defendants did not file an Objection and Plaintiff filed a statement of non-opposition to the 

Findings and Recommendations. Local Rule 304(b), (d). 

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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, the Court finds the Findings 

and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed on July 11, 2014, are adopted in full; 

2. Plaintiff’s motions for preliminary injunctive relief, filed on October 21, 2013, and 

October 24, 2013, are DENIED;

3. Defendants’ motion to dismiss, filed on March 4, 2014, is GRANTED in part and 

DENIED in part as follows:

a. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims arising from the failure to 

provide him with all-cotton clothing for failure to state a claim is

GRANTED, with prejudice as to Plaintiff’s t-shirt claim and any claim 

arising from ill-fitting clothing but without prejudice as to any claim arising 

from the non-provision of other medically necessary clothing items; 

b. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s pre-April 12, 2010, claims as

barred by the statute of limitation is DENIED, without prejudice; 

c. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s official capacity claims for 

damages is GRANTED, with prejudice;

d. Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claim for relief in the form of 

punitive damages is DENIED; and

e. Defendants’ motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity is DENIED, 

without prejudice; 

4. With the exception of all-cotton t-shirts and any ill-fitting clothing, Plaintiff is

granted leave to file an amended complaint clarifying the bases for his substantive 

due process claims against Defendants Ahlin, Brown, Craig, and Young arising out 

of the failure to provide him with medically necessary all-cotton clothing;

5. Plaintiff’s amended complaint is due within thirty (30) days from the date of 

service of this order, and it shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, excluding 

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exhibits; and

6. The failure to comply with this order will result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 13, 2014 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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