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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 

JAMES LEWIS DIXIE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

TIM VIRGA, et al., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:12-cv-2626 LKK DAD 

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 January 16, 2014, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 

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

findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. (ECF No. 39.) Neither 

party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations. 

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this 

court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the 

court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper 

analysis. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The findings and recommendations filed January 16, 2014 (ECF No. 39) are 

ADOPTED in full; 

2. Defendants’ May 9, 2013 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 28) is GRANTED in part and 

DENIED in part: 

a. All of plaintiff’s claims against defendant Warden Virga are DISMISSED with 

leave to amend within 30 days of this order; 

b. Plaintiff’s claims under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth 

Amendment are DISMISSED with leave to amend within 30 days of this order; 

c. Plaintiff’s claim for monetary damages against defendants under the Religious 

Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act is DISMISSED without leave to amend; 

d. Plaintiff’s claims for an award of monetary damages against defendants in their 

official capacities are DISMISSED without leave to amend; 

e. Plaintiff’s claims based on the California Penal Code, Title 15 of the California 

Code of Regulations, and the Department Operations Manual are DISMISSED without 

leave to amend; and 

f. Defendants’ motion to dismiss is DENIED with respect to plaintiff’s remaining 

claims under the Free Exercise Clauses of the United States and California Constitutions 

and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. 

DATED: February 19, 2014. 

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