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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 TARLTON, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

AVENAL STATE PRISON, 

Defendant. 

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ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, AND

DISMISSING ACTION, WITH

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO OBEY

A COURT ORDER AND FAILURE TO

STATE A CLAIM (Docs. 15 and

16)

ORDER THAT DISMISSAL COUNTS AS

A STRIKE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.

§1915(G)

Plaintiff James Tarlton (“plaintiff”), a former state

prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this

civil rights action seeking relief under 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 November 13, 2006, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings

and Recommendations herein which was served on plaintiff and

which contained notice to plaintiff that any objection to the

Findings and Recommendations was to be filed within fifteen days. 

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To date, plaintiff has not filed an objection 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 November 13,

2006, is ADOPTED IN FULL; 

2. This action is DISMISSED, with prejudice, for

plaintiff’s failure to obey the court’s order of August 23, 2006,

and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be

granted.

3. This dismissal shall count as a strike under 28 U.S.C. §

1915(g).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2006 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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