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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

KIRK MONROE DAVIS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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D.G. ADAMS, et al., )

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Defendant. )

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No. CV-F-04-6287 REC/DLB P

ORDER VACATING FINDING AND

RECOMMENDATION FILED ON

OCTOBER 20, 2005 (Doc. 14)

AND DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT ON OR

BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2006

On October 5, 2005, the United States Magistrate Judge

recommended that this action be dismissed because of plaintiff's

failure to file an amended complaint pursuant to the Order

dismissing the complaint with leave to amend filed by the

Magistrate Judge on November 10, 2004.

On November 7, 2005, plaintiff timely filed objections to

the recommendation.

The court has reviewed the record herein de novo. In

plaintiff's objections filed on November 7, 2005, he contends

that he did not fail to timely comply with the Magistrate Judge's

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Order. In so contending, plaintiff asserts that he filed

objections to the November 10, 2004 Order on January 14, 2005,

after receiving an extension of time.

Plaintiff should not have filed an objection to the November

10, 2004 Order. Objections are filed in response to a finding

and recommendation from the Magistrate Judge to the district

court. See Rule 72-303, Local Rules of Practice. When the

Magistrate Judge issues an Order, a plaintiff who disagrees with

that Order must file a request for reconsideration by the

district court of magistrate judge's ruling. See Rule 72-302,

Local Rules of Practice. Furthermore, plaintiff's "objections"

to the November 10, 2004 Order complained that, because plaintiff

had refused to consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate

Judge to finally resolve this action, the Magistrate Judge could

not have issued the November 10, 2004 Order. In the court's

Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations re Motion for

Preliminary Injunction filed on September 29, 2005, the court

specifically advised:

Notwithstanding plaintiff's refusal to

consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate

Judge to finally resolve this action, the

Magistrate Judge is authorized by statute and

local rule to make findings and

recommendations to the district court on

dispositive motions and to issue orders on

non-dispositive matters. 

Therefore, plaintiff was made aware that his "objections" to the

November 10, 2004 Order were without merit. However, in his

objections to the instant recommendation, plaintiff, noting that

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he is proceeding in pro per, requests that he be given leave to

file the amended complaint.

Because plaintiff is proceeding in pro per and might not

have realized that his "objections" to the November 10, 2004

Order were legally ineffective, the court will grant plaintiff

one more opportunity to file an amended complaint as required by

the November 10, 2004 Order.

ACCORDINGLY:

1. The findings and recommendation filed on October 10,

2005 are vacated.

2. Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint as required by

the November 10, 2004 Order on or before Friday, February 24,

2006. No extension of time to comply with this Order will be

granted. Failure to timely comply will result in the dismissal

of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 27, 2006 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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