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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

JUAN CARLOS MARTINEZ, 

Plaintiff,

v.

BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00405-AWI-JLT (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO FILE 

AN OPPOSITION OR STATEMENT OF NONOPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTION 

TO THE FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS 

(Docs. 38, 39)

30-DAY DEADLINE

Plaintiff, Juan Carlos Martinez, is a state prisoner in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on March 19, 2014. (Doc. 1.) 

On November 7, 2014, Defendants filed a request for screening of the Second Amended 

Complaint. (Doc. 32.) The Court screened the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 31) and issued 

a Findings and Recommendations on March 11, 2015 (Doc. 37). Plaintiff filed objections to the 

Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 38) requesting leave to and a notice of voluntary dismissal 

without prejudice of Defendants Beard, Katavich, Youssef, M.D., and Marshal (Doc. 39). 

Though not titled as a motion, the issues raised therein are such that the Defendants should have 

opportunity to be heard.

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that within 30 days of the date of service of this 

order, all Defendants for whom counsel is entered in this case shall file either an opposition or a 

statement of non-opposition both to the issues raised in Plaintiff's objections to the Findings and 

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Recommendations and to Plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of Defendants Beard, Katavich, Youssef, 

M.D., and Marshall; it is FURTHER ORDERED that if Defendants oppose the motion, Plaintiff 

may file a reply thereto within 15 days.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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