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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY ARCEO,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-00-0057 GEB GGH P

vs.

CAL TERHUNE, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se,

initially filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Plaintiff now seeks to enforce provisions of a settlement

agreement which terminated the action. The matter was referred

to a United States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1)(B) and Local General Order No. 262.

On April 20, 2005, the magistrate judge filed findings

and recommendations herein which were served on all parties and

which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the

findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty days. 

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Neither party has filed objections to the findings and

recommendations.

The findings and recommendations are not adopted since

the federal court “lack[s] jurisdiction to address any disputes

over the [parties’] settlement agreement.” O’Connor v. Colvin,

70 F.3d 530, 533 (9th Cir. 1995); see also Kokkonen v. Guardian

Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 382 (1994) (indicating that a

settlement of a federal lawsuit is to be enforced in state court

“unless there is some independent basis for federal

jurisdiction”); Jessup v. Luther, 277 F.3d 926, 929 (7th Cir.

2002) (“The settlement is just another contract to be enforced in

the usual way, that is, by a fresh suit.”). 

Because the federal court lacks jurisdiction over the

parties’ settlement agreement, this action is dismissed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 23, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

 

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