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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

NEHEMIAH ROBINSON, No. CIV S-05-1499-LKK-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

M. PENNER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 17, 2008, the court issued findings and recommendations that

defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. 87) be granted. On February 26, 2008, the

district judge assigned to this case issued an order declining to adopt the findings and

recommendations. In that order, the district judge noted that plaintiff had filed both substantive

objections and an evidentiary objection to the declaration of Dr. Gabriel Borges, which had been

offered in support of defendants’ motion. Upon review of the entire file, including plaintiff’s

objections, the district judge declined to adopt the recommendations based on the conclusion that

Dr. Borges’ declaration lacked evidentiary weight. Specifically, the district judge stated: “Here,

Dr. Borges did not swear under penalty of perjury that the statements made in his declaration

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were true; instead, he only ‘declare[d] under penalty of perjury that the . . . declaration was

executed’ on a particular date.” The district judge did not deny summary judgment, but referred

the matter back to the undersigned for “proceedings consistent with this order.”

In light of the district judge’s order, the court hereby directs defendants to submit

a properly attested declaration of Dr. Borges. In particular, within ten (10) days of the date of

this order, the declaration shall be re-submitted under penalty of perjury as to the truth of the

matters stated therein. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 28, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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