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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

CLEOFAS GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

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DR. BOPARI, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:12cv01053 LJO DLB PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 

DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AND 

DEFENDANTS

(Document 23)

Plaintiff Cleofas Gonzalez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on 

June 28, 2012. Pursuant to Court order, he filed a Second Amended Complaint on December 23, 

2013. 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 April 23, 2014, the Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendations

regarding dismissal of certain claims and Defendants.1 The Findings and Recommendations 

were served on Plaintiff and contained notice that any objections to the Findings and 

Recommendations were to be filed within thirty days. No objections have been filed. 

 

1 Plaintiff has returned service documents for the cognizable claims and the documents have been forwarded to the 

United States Marshal for service.

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted 

a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds that the 

Findings and Recommendations are supported by the record and by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed April 23, 2014, are ADOPTED in full; 

2. This action SHALL proceed against Defendants Grimm and Bopari for violation 

of the First and Eighth Amendments, and medical malpractice; and 

3. All other claims, as well as Defendant ASP, are DISMISSED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 12, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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