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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WAYNE WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

LURA MERRITT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00455-JLT-CDB (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS 

CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS 

FOLLOWING SCREENING OF PLAINTIFF’S 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 34)

Plaintiff David Wayne Wilson seeks to hold the defendants liable for civil rights 

violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 

Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

The magistrate judge recommended this action proceed only on Plaintiff’s Eighth 

Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claims against Defendants Fishburn, 

Merritt and Carlson, in their individual capacities; First Amendment retaliation claim against 

Defendant Merritt, in her individual capacity; Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause 

claim against Defendant Carlson, in her individual capacity; state law equal protection clause 

claim against Defendant Carlson, in her individual capacity; and that the remaining claims and 

defendants to be dismissed. (Doc. 34.) The magistrate judge advised Plaintiff that the “failure to 

file objections within the specified time may result in waiver of his rights on appeal.” (Id. at 18, 

citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014); Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 

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1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991). To date, no objections have been filed. 

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court conducted a de novo review of this 

case. Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and 

Recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis. Accordingly, the Court 

ORDERS:

1. The Findings and Recommendations issued November 21, 2023 (Doc. 34) are 

ADOPTED in full.

2. This action PROCEEDS on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to 

serious medical needs claims against Defendants Fishburn, Merritt and Carlson, in 

their individual capacities; First Amendment retaliation claim against Defendant 

Merritt, in her individual capacity; Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause 

claim against Defendant Carlson, in her individual capacity; and state law equal 

protection clause claim against Defendant Carlson, in her individual capacity, pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

3. The following Defendants are DISMISSED from this action:

a. Public Entity of CDCR in Corcoran Calif

b. Jessia Huffman

c. Registered Nurses at SATF

d. S. Thomas

e. E. Johnson

f. Melisa Fritz

g. Godwin Ugwueze

h. Clarence Cryer, Jr; 

i. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

j. Public Entity State Administration of Prisons in Sacramento CA

4. The remaining claims in Plaintiff’s first amended complaint are DISMISSED.

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5. This matter is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2023 

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