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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

JOSEPH THOMAS, No. 2:05-cv-1243-MCE-DAD-P

Plaintiff, 

v. ORDER

MANUEL MEDINA, et al., 

Defendants.

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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 January 17, 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. No objections to the

findings and recommendations have been filed.

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:

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1. The findings and recommendations filed January 17, 2007, are adopted in full;

2. Defendants’ March 16, 2006 motion to dismiss pursuant to unenumerated Rule 12(b)

is granted as to all of plaintiff’s claims against defendants Adams, Armstrong, and Peterson and

all claims that arose after November 18, 2004;

3. Plaintiff’s claims against defendants Adams, Armstrong, and Peterson and all claims

that arose after November 18, 2004 are dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust

available administrative remedies prior to bringing this suit;

4. Defendants’ March 16, 2006 motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is denied;

and

5. Defendants Boone, Manuel, Medina, Schievelbein, Shepherd, and Walton shall file

their answer to plaintiff’s complaint in accordance with Rule 12(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure.

Dated: March 8, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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