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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

LUIS RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

D. ORTIZ, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-01654-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DISMISSING

ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, BASED ON

PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO EXHAUST

PRIOR TO FILING SUIT

(Docs. 21 and 22)

Plaintiff Luis Rodriguez (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action 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 72-302.

On April 26, 2007, the Magistrate Judge filed aFindings and Recommendations herein which

was served on plaintiff and which contained notice to plaintiff that any objection to the Findings and

Recommendations was to be filed within thirty days. Plaintiff filed an Objection to the Findings and

Recommendations on May 14, 2007.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 73-305, this

Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the

Court finds the Findings andRecommendationsto be supported bythe record and by proper analysis.

Plaintiff’s argument that exhaustion occurred when his appeal was partially granted at the

first formal level and there was therefore nothing further for him to exhaust is without merit. As the

Magistrate Judge stated, plaintiff’s appeal was partially granted and partially denied. (Court Doc.

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21, pg. 14.) The appeal was granted only in that plaintiff was scheduled for a medical appointment

and plaintiff’s appeal was stamped. (Id.) The appeal was denied with respect to wrongdoing on the

defendants’ part. (Id.) Given that plaintiff is attempting to impose liability on defendants under the

Eighth Amendment for housing him in a cell with blood and fecal matter left by an inmate with

AIDS, plaintiff was required to continue the pursuit of his appeal the next level of review regarding

his allegation that defendants committed a wrongdoing against him. Jones v. Bock, 127 S.Ct. 910,

918-19 (2007); Porter v. Nussle, 435 U.S. 516, 524 (2002); Booth v. Churner, 532 U.S. 731, 741

(2001). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed April 26, 2007, is adopted in full; and

2. This action is dismissed, without prejudice, based on plaintiff’s failure to comply

with 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) by exhausting his claim prior to filing suit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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