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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

GEORGE JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2255 LKK EFB P

vs.

JOSEPH SHERMAN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 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 General Order No. 262.

On September 24, 2007, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein

that were served on all parties and that contained notice to all parties that any objections to the

findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty days. Plaintiff has filed objections

to the findings and recommendations.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 72-304,

this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. With one exception, it finds the findings

and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis.

Among its findings, the magistrate court concluded that the petitioner did not file in a

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timely manner his petition for second-level review when attempting to exhaust his administrative

remedies. See Findings and Recommendations, September 24, 2007, at 7. Under 15 CCR §

3084.6(c), an inmate has fifteen days in which to submit an appeal from an administrative

decision. The record here shows that the first-level decision was issued on May 21, 2004 and the

petitioner filed his appeal on June 4, 2004. This appeal was timely filed, as it was filed within

fifteen days of the issuance of the decision at the Director’s Level. Therefore, the court declines

to adopt those findings that indicate that the second-level appeal was not timely filed. See

Findings and Recommendations, September 24, 2007, at 7:12-7:17. 

Nonetheless, the court adopts the all other findings and recommendations issued by the

Magistrate Judge on September 24, 2007. Even if the petitioner did timely file his second-level

appeal, there is no evidence that he exhausted his administrative remedies prior to the filing of

his complaint in this court. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed September 24, 2007, are adopted to the extent

described above;

2. Defendants’ April 19, 2007, motion for summary judgment is granted;

3. Plaintiff’s March 1, 2007 motion to amend the complaint is denied; and

4. The Clerk is directed to close the case.

DATED: February 15, 2008.

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