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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

LAMONT SHEPARD,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

COHEN, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:11-cv-00535-LJO-GSA-PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS

(ECF No. 84.)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 

GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ 

CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT

(ECF Nos. 60, 67.)

ORDER ENTERING SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT

VERA-BROWN ON ALL CLAIMS 

AGAINST HER

ORDER ENTERING PARTIAL SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS 

DEAN, CAMPBELL, AND LOPEZ, ON 

PLAINTIFF’S DUE PROCESS CLAIMS

ORDER FOR THIS CASE TO PROCEED 

AGAINST DEFENDANT COHEN FOR 

VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS, AND 

AGAINST DEFENDANTS COHEN, DEAN, 

CAMPBELL, AND LOPEZ FOR USE OF 

EXCESSIVE FORCE

Benito Reyes (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with 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 302. 

On September 2, 2015, findings and recommendations were entered, recommending 

that Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be denied, and Defendants’ cross-motion for 

summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part. (ECF No. 84.) The parties were

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granted twenty days in which to file objections to the findings and recommendations. (Id.) To 

date, no objections have been filed.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, 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 proper 

analysis. 

Accordingly, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations issued by the Magistrate Judge on 

September 2, 2015, are ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, filed on October 14, 2014, is 

DENIED;

3. Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment, filed on December 8, 2014, is 

GRANTED in part and DENIED in part;

4. Order entering summary judgment in favor of defendant Vera-Brown on all of 

Plaintiff’s claims against her;

5. Order entering partial summary judgment in favor of defendants Dean, 

Campbell, and Lopez, on Plaintiff’s due process claims;

6. Order for this case to proceed against defendant Cohen for violation of due 

process, and against defendants Cohen, Dean, Campbell, and Lopez for use of 

excessive force; and

7. Order referring this case back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 28, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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