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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHAN SPENCER,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 08cv0416 JM(JMA)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION RE:

GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST

ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

vs.

HERNANDEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

On February 9, 2008, Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler entered a Report and Recommendation

(“R & R”) to grant Defendants unenumerated Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust

administrative remedies and to grant Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Plaintiff has filed

Objections to the R & R and Defendants a response to the Objections.

The Objections raised by Plaintiff have been fully addressed in the R & R. The R & R

identified applicable legal authorities and identified substantial evidence to show that Plaintiff failed

to exhaust available administrative procedures. Even though Plaintiff may have felt intimidated to

pursue an administrative grievance before the correctional officer accused of alleged wrongdoing, the

court notes that Plaintiff still had available administrative remedies. The informal step in the

grievance procedure is waived where the inmate alleges misconduct by a departmental peace officer.

Cal.Code Regs. Tit. 15 §3084.5(a). “As a result, Plaintiff should have submitted his 602 form to the

appeals coordinator, rather than to Roberts.” R & R at p.8:19-20. Rather than respond to the same

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arguments a second time, the court adopts the R & R in its entirety and dismisses the complaint

without prejudice and without leave to amend.

In sum, the court adopts the R & R in its entirety and dismiss the complaint for failure to

exhaust administrative remedies. The Clerk of Court is instructed to close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 12, 2009

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

cc: All parties

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