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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983pr Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD CARLOS DIAZ, Sr. 

CDCR #F-45125,

Plaintiff,

Consolidated Civil Case No. 

16cv2244 DMS (BGS)

ORDER (1) ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION, (2)

DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS,

(3) GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

AMEND AND (4) DENYING

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

v.

CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL

HEALTH CARE SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

On August 31, 2016, Plaintiff Ronald Carlos Diaz, Sr., a state prisoner

proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint Under the Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Plaintiff alleges his constitutional rights were violated while he was housed at Richard

J. Donovan Correctional Facility. 

On November 2, 2016, the Court dismissed Plaintiff's claims against certain

Defendants. Thereafter, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend his Complaint, and the

remaining Defendant Dr. F. Sidighi filed a motion to dismiss. Plaintiff has also filed

a number of other miscellaneous motions, including a motion for summary judgment.

On August 10, 2017, Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal issued a Report and

Recommendation ("R&R") on the various pending motions, recommending that the

motion to amend be granted in part and denied in part, the motion to dismiss be denied

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and the motion for summary judgment also be denied. No party has filed objections to

the R&R, and the time for doing so has expired. 

This Court, having reviewed de novo the Magistrate Judge's R&R, adopts the

R&R in its entirety. Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend is granted as to Defendant

Newton and denied as to Defendant Laxamanna. Defendant Sidighi’s motion to dismiss

is denied, and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is also denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 12, 2017

HON. DANA M. SABRAW

United States District Judge

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