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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

ALWIN SMITH,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CALIFORNIA SUBSTANCE ABUSE

TREATMENT FACILITY, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:06-cv-01124-LJO-NEW (DLB) PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 13)

ORDER DISMISSING CLAIM AGAINST 

DEFENDANT GRANNIS AND

DEFENDANT GRANNIS FROM ACTION,

AND REFERRING MATTER BACK TO

MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS (Doc. 12)

Plaintiff Alwin Smith (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner

proceeding 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 72-302.

On June 19, 2007, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and

Recommendations herein which was served on plaintiff and which

contained notice to plaintiff that any objection to the Findings 

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and Recommendations was to be filed within thirty days. On June

25, 2007, plaintiff filed an Objection.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §

636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 73-305, this 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 June 19, 2007,

is ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. This action shall proceed on plaintiff’s amended

complaint, filed March 15, 2007, against defendants Nguyen,

Martinez, and McGuinness for acting with deliberate indifference

to plaintiff’s serious medical needs, in violation of the Eighth

Amendment; 

3. Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against defendant

Grannis is DISMISSED, with prejudice, for failure to state a

claim and defendant Grannis is dismissed from this action; and

4. This matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge

for further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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