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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

WESLEY MITCHELL,

Plaintiff, No. 2:11-cv-1240 JAM AC P

vs.

MATTHEW L. CATE, 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 Rule 302.

On February 20, 2013, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations

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

findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen (14) days. Neither party has

filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

The court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be

supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that: 

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1. The findings and recommendations filed February 20, 2013, are adopted in

full;

2. Defendant Miranda’s motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) (ECF No. 29) is

granted without prejudice to amendment and plaintiff is granted twenty-eight days to file an

amended complaint. 

3. Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies

(ECF No. 30) is granted as to the claim that plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights were violated

by exposure to extreme cold without adequate clothing and/or linens (ECF No. 1 at 20, ¶ 152),

and denied as to all other claims.

DATED: April 12, 2013

/s/ John A. Mendez 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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