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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

GARRISON S. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

RODERICK Q. HICKMAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01340-AWI-LJO-P

ORDER DISREGARDING MOTION

(Doc. 23)

Plaintiff Garrison S. Johnson (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 22, 2006, the court screened plaintiff’s amended

complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and ordered plaintiff to either file a second amended

complaint or notify the court of his willingness to proceed only on the claims found to be cognizable

by the court. (Doc. 21.) On June 1, 2006, plaintiff filed a notice stating that he does not wish to file

a second amended complaint and wishes to proceed only on his Eighth Amendment claims. (Doc.

22.) On July 7, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion seeking the exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over

his state law claims. (Doc. 23.) 

As a result of plaintiff’s notice, in separate findings and recommendations and order issued

concurrently with this order, the court recommended that this action proceed on plaintiff’s amended

complaint, filed January 31, 2006, on plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims and found plaintiff’s

amended complaint appropriate for service of process. Plaintiff’s amended complaint does not plead

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any claims for relief under state law. Plaintiff’s motion is therefore misplaced and is HEREBY

DISREGARDED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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