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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

KAREEN J. HOWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. LIDELL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-00578-TLN-KJN

ORDER

Plaintiff Kareen J. Howell (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil 

rights action seeking relief pursuant to 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 Rule 302.

On February 27, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations 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 fourteen days. (ECF No. 36.) No party 

has filed objections to the Findings and Recommendations.

Accordingly, the Court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. 

United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are 

reviewed de novo. See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 

1983); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

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Having reviewed the file under the applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings 

and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations filed February 27, 2020 (ECF No. 36), are 

adopted in full; and

2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 33) is DENIED without prejudice 

to renewal after April 1, 2020. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 7, 2020

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