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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

WILBURT J. COOPER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0666 FCD CMK P

vs.

J. TUGGLE, 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 February 21, 2007, 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 twenty days. Neither

party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

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The court notes that the findings and recommendations erroneously stated that plaintiff

was not included in the questionnaire attached to inmate Black’s 602 appeal regarding kitchen

conditions. Although further review reveals that inmate Cooper was included in the

questionnaire, this does not change the result as plaintiff did not comply with the requirements

listed in California Code of Regulations Title 15, § 3084.2(f) for filing a group complaint. 

Accordingly, plaintiff Cooper has not complied with the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s

exhaustion requirement. 

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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.1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed February 21, 2007 are adopted in full; 

2. Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted; and

3. This action is dismissed without prejudice for plaintiff’s failure to exhaust his

administrative remedies prior to filing suit in federal court.

DATED: April 25, 2007.

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