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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LENIN GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

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CLUCK, et al.,

Defendants.

 

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Civil No. 12cv718 AJB (NLS)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION; DISMISSING

PLAINTIFF’S EIGHT AMENDMENT

CLAIM; AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF

LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim. 

(Doc. No. 18-1). Plaintiff opposes the motion. (Doc. No. 19). The Court referred the matter to

Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes, who issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending

the Court dismiss Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim and grant Plaintiff leave to amend his complaint

to cure the deficiencies set forth in the R&R. (R&R, Doc. No. 23).

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) set forth a district judge’s duties

in connection with a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. The district judge must “make a de

novo determination of those portions of the report to which objection is made,” and “may accept, reject,

or modify, in whole or in part, the finding or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also United States v. Remsing, 874 F.2d 614, 617 (9th Cir. 1989). However, in

the absence of timely objection(s), the Court “need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the

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face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), Advisory Committee

Notes (1983); see also United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003).

Neither party has timely filed objections to Magistrate Judge Stormes’ Report and Recommendation. Having reviewed the report and recommendation, the Court finds that Magistrate Judge Stormes’

Report and Recommendation is thorough, well reasoned, and contains no clear error. Accordingly, the

Court hereby: (1) ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Stormes’ Report and Recommendation; (2) GRANTS

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim; (3) GRANTS Plaintiff leave to

amend his complaint within 45 days of this order. Plaintiff is advised that his Second Amended

Complaint must be complete in itself without reference to any superseded pleading and contain all

necessary exhibits. See Civil Local Rule 15.1.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 4, 2012

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia

U.S. District Judge

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