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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

DENNIS MERRIDA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:06-cv-00502-OWW-LJO-P

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, AND

DISMISSING DEFENDANT SCRIBNER

FROM ACTION (Doc. 13)

Plaintiff Dennis Merrida (“plaintiff”), a state prisoner

proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 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 72-302.

On October 27, 2006, 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 and Recommendations was to be filed within thirty days. 

To date, plaintiff has not filed any objection to the Magistrate

Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.

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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 October 27,

2006, is ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. This action shall proceed on plaintiff’s complaint,

filed March 6, 2006, against defendant Hogeine under section 1983

for violating plaintiff’s rights under the Eighth Amendment; and,

3. Defendant Scribner is DISMISSED from this action based

on plaintiff’s failure to state a claim upon which relief may be

granted against him under section 1983.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2006 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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