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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY WEST, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. CORTEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-01897-WBS-EFB (PC)

ORDER

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 December 21, 2023, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 

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

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen 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:

1. The findings and recommendations filed December 21, 2023 (ECF No. 27), are 

adopted in full.

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2. Defendants’ July 26, 2023 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 22) is GRANTED IN PART 

such that:

a. Plaintiff’s claims for damages against defendants in their official capacities are 

dismissed with prejudice as barred by the 11th Amendment;

b. Plaintiff’s claims for injunctive and declaratory relief against defendants are 

dismissed as moot.

3. Defendants’ motion to dismiss is OTHERWISE DENIED, such that plaintiff’s general 

request for “declaratory relief as may be appropriate” is allowed to stand.

Dated: January 16, 2024

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