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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

BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. BURNES, K. CLARK, M. RIVERA, P. 

RODRIGUEZ, AND J.J. FLORES,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:23-cv-00376 JLT HBK (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL

(Doc. 21)

The assigned magistrate judge issued Findings and Recommendations, recommending that 

Plaintiff be permitted to proceed on his Eighth Amendment excessive use of force claims against 

Defendants Burnes, Rivera, Rodriguez, and Flores; his Eighth Amendment sexual assault claims 

against Defendants Rivera and Rodriguez; and his Eighth Amendment failure to intervene claim 

against Defendant Flores. (Doc. 21.) The magistrate judge recommended that all remaining 

claims and Defendants be dismissed. (Id. at 10.) On November 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed a notice 

indicating that he does not object to the Findings and Recommendations. (See Doc. 22.)

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this Court conducted a de 

novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court concludes the 

Findings and Recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis. Thus, the Court 

ORDERS:

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1. The Findings and Recommendations, issued October 18, 2023 (Doc. 21), are 

ADOPTED in full.

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to correct the docket to reflect that Defendant Clark 

has been dismissed by operation of law.

3. The case is remanded to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 13, 2023 

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