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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

JAMES CATO, JR., 

Plaintiff,

vs.

J.R. WESTPHAL, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:02-cv-05486-REC-SMS-P

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

(Doc. 56)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SUMMARY ADJUDICATION, AND

REFERRING MATTER BACK TO

MAGISTRATE TO BE SET FOR TRIAL

(Docs. 46 and 52)

Plaintiff James Cato, Jr. (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner

proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 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 72-302.

On August 9, 2005, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and

Recommendations herein which was served on the parties and which

contained notice to the parties that any objections to the

Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within thirty (30)

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days. To date, the parties have not filed objections to the

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §

636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 73-305, 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 by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed August 9, 2005,

is ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. Defendant Suniga’s motion for summary adjudication on

the First Amendment injunctive relief claim against him, filed

October 21, 2004, is GRANTED; and,

3. This action is referred back to the Magistrate Judge be

set for trial on plaintiff’s remaining Eighth Amendment claim

against defendants Westphal, Mounce, and Velasquez.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2005 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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