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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983pr Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELVIS JONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. KROLL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 16cv2370-LAB (JLB)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT 

AND RECOMMENDATION; 

ORDER GRANTING 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT; 

ORDER VACATING PRETRIAL 

CONFERENCE; AND

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff Elvis Jones, a prisoner in state custody, brought claims against 

several Defendants under 28 U.S.C. ' 1983. The matter was referred to 

Magistrate Judge Jill Burkhardt for a report and recommendation. Claims against 

Dr. Krall (erroneously sued as Dr. Kroll) were dismissed, leaving Dr. Daub as the 

only Defendant. On July 6, 2018, Dr. Daub moved for summary judgment. After 

receiving briefing, Judge Burkhardt issued her 14-page report and 

recommendation (the “R&R”) on October 19, 2018, recommending that the motion 

be granted and Jones’ claims dismissed.

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The R&R gave the parties until November 2 to file objections, and until 

November 16 to file a reply to any objections that were filed. Jones moved for an 

extension of time to file objections, which the Court granted. He filed a second 

motion for extension of time, which the Court also granted. But before he received 

the Court’s order granting a second extension, he filed his third motion for an 

extension of time (Docket no. 34) on December 6. 

On December 11, the Court ordered that a copy of the R&R be mailed to 

him, granted him a generous additional extension until January 24, 2019, which 

was longer than he requested. The order warned him that only extraordinary 

circumstances would justify any more extensions. It also pointed out that any 

objections he might want to make to this R&R were very likely based on facts he 

knew about, rather than legal standards or legal authorities he might have to spend 

a great deal of time researching.

Jones filed no objections to the R&R, even after having been given ample 

time and opportunity to do so. A district court has jurisdiction to review a Magistrate 

Judge's report and recommendation on dispositive matters. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). 

“The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge's 

disposition that has been properly objected to.” Id. “A judge of the court may 

accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations 

made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). This section does not 

require some lesser review by the district court when no objections are filed. 

Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149–50 (1985). The “statute makes it clear that the 

district judge must review the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations 

de novo if objection is made, but not otherwise.” United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 

328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (emphasis in original).

The Court has reviewed the R&R, finds it to be correct, and ADOPTS it. Dr. 

Daub’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and all claims against him are 

DISMISSED. Because this disposes of all pending claims, the action as a whole 

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is DISMISSED. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants and 

against Plaintiff, and to close the docket.

The pretrial conference currently on calendar for Monday, February 11, 2019 

at 12:00 noon is VACATED. All other pending dates are VACATED and all 

pending motions and requests are DENIED AS MOOT. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 6, 2019

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

Chief United States District Judge

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