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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 is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 31, 2016, Plaintiff’s complaint 

was screened and found to state a cognizable First Amendment claim against 

Defendants Franklin and Ramos.1(ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff was directed to file an amended 

complaint or a notice of his willingness to proceed with the cognizable claims and dismiss 

all other claims and Defendants. Plaintiff has now filed a notice of his willingness to 

proceed on the complaint as screened. (ECF No. 15.) 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:

 

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This case was reassigned to the undersigned on September 8, 2016. 

CEDRIC EUGENE GREEN,

Plaintiff

v.

FRANKLIN, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-1548-LJO-MJS (PC)

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

(1) FOR SERVICE OF COGNIZABLE 

CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANTS 

FRANKLIN AND RAMOS; AND 

(2) TO DISMISS ALL OTHER CLAIMS 

AND DEFENDANTS WITH 

PREJUDICE

FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE

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1. Plaintiff proceed on his First Amendment claim against Defendants Franklin 

and Ramos; 

2. All other claims asserted in the complaint and all other named Defendants 

be dismissed with prejudice;

3. Service be initiated on the following Defendants:

FRANKLIN – Mailroom Employee,

RAMOS – Appeals Coordinator;

4. The Clerk of the Court should send Plaintiff two (2) USM-285 forms, two (2) 

summons, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet 

and a copy of the complaint filed October 13, 2015; 

4. Within thirty (30) days from the date of adoption of these findings and 

recommendations, Plaintiff should complete and return to the Court the 

notice of submission of documents along with the following documents:

a. Completed summons,

b. One completed USM-285 form for each Defendant listed above,

c. Three (3) copies of the endorsed complaint filed October 13, 2015; 

and

5. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the Court should direct the 

United States Marshal to serve the above-named Defendants pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs.

These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States 

District Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 

636(b)(1). Within fourteen (14) days after being served with the findings and 

recommendations, the parties may file written objections with the Court. The document 

should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendation.” 

A party may respond to another party’s objections by filing a response within fourteen 

(14) days after being served with a copy of that party’s objections. The parties are 

advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of 

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rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter 

v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 23, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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