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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

RODNEI FRAZIER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-03-2224 LKK KJM P

vs.

S. MURRAY, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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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 19, 2005, 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. On

March 17, 2005, plaintiff was granted a five day extension of time. Neither party has filed

objections to the findings and recommendations.

On May 20, 2005, plaintiff filed a request to dismiss his case voluntarily. 

Defendants have objected.

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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:

1. Plaintiff’s May 20, 2005 request for voluntary dismissal is denied; 

2 The findings and recommendations filed January 19, 2005, are adopted in full;

3 Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of cruel and unusual

punishment for failure to state a claim is granted with prejudice; and

4. Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claim for failure to

exhaust all available administrative remedies is granted without prejudice. 

DATED: July 22, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

/fraz2224.801

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