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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEAN C. RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2: 14-cv-1049 MCE KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for amendment pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). (ECF No. 48.) In this motion, plaintiff requests that the 

court amend the May 19, 2015 order dismissing this action. For the reasons stated herein, 

plaintiff’s motion is granted.

On April 3, 2015, the magistrate judge recommended that defendants’ motion to sever be 

granted. (ECF No. 45.) The magistrate judge recommended that the retaliation claim against 

defendant Matis be dismissed, and that this action proceed solely on the claims against defendants 

Foulk and St. Andre. The findings and recommendations noted that if plaintiff preferred to 

proceed solely on his retaliation claim against defendant Matis (as opposed to proceeding solely 

on his race-based lockdown claim against defendants Foulk and St. Andre), plaintiff could notify 

the court of his preference in his objections.

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On April 14, 2015, plaintiff filed objections to the findings and recommendations. (ECF 

No. 46.) The court understood plaintiff’s objections to request that the court dismiss all of 

plaintiff’s claims. Accordingly, the undersigned construed plaintiff’s objections to contain a 

Motion for Voluntary Dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). (ECF No. 

47.) On May 19, 2015, the undersigned granted plaintiff’s motion for voluntary dismissal and 

dismissed this action without prejudice. (Id.) 

On May 29, 2015, plaintiff filed the pending motion. (ECF No. 48.) In this motion, 

plaintiff states that in his objections, he meant to request only that his claims against defendants 

Foulk and St. Andre alleging race based lockdowns be dismissed. Plaintiff states that he did not 

intend to request dismissal of the entire action. Good cause appearing, plaintiff’s motion for 

relief is granted. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s May 29, 2015 motion for amendment (ECF No. 48), brought pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), is granted;

2. The May 19, 2015 order (ECF No. 47) granting plaintiff’s motion to voluntarily

dismiss this action is vacated; the Clerk of the Court is directed to reopen this action;

3. Plaintiff’s claims against defendants Foulk and St. Andre are dismissed; this action will 

proceed on plaintiff’s retaliation claim against defendant Matis;

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Ninth Circuit 

Court of Appeals.

Dated: July 8, 2015

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