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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN HYPOLITE, No. 2:05-cv-00428-MCE-DAD P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

CALIFORNIA DEP’T OF

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 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 General Order No. 262.

On September 8, 2008, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein

which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fifteen days. Neither party has filed

objections to the findings and recommendations.

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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:

1. The findings and recommendations filed September 8, 2008 (Doc. No. 39), are

adopted in full;

2. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings (Doc. No. 34), filed on September

7, 2007, is granted as to defendants Trimble and Mirich and denied in all other respects; and

3. This action shall proceed solely on plaintiff’s Religious Land Use and Institutionalized

Person Act (RLUIPA) claim against defendants Roszko, Pearson, Surges, Schwartz, Veal,

O’Ran, Jones, Kett, St. Germain, Twyman, Tilton and Grannis.

Dated: September 30, 2008

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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