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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

JESSE WASHINGTON, No. 2:04-cv-01317-MCE-GGH-P

Plaintiff, 

v. ORDER

J. FANNON, et al., 

Defendants.

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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 June 13, 2007, 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. Neither party has filed

objections to the findings and recommendations.

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:

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1. The findings and recommendations filed June 13, 2007, are adopted in full;

2. Defendants’ September 1, 2006, summary judgment motion is denied as to the

following claims: 1) on June 30, 2003, defendant Kissinger used excessive force; 2) on January

20, 2004, defendants Epperson and Ratliff refused to retrieve plaintiff’s ibuprofen and cotton

blanket; 3) on August 25, 2003, defendants Kissinger, Hibbits and Jackson used excessive force;

3. Defendants’ September 1, 2006, summary judgment motion is granted as to the

following claims: 1) on July 1, 2003, defendant DeForest confiscated plaintiff’s orthotic inserts

and shoes; defendant Lynn refused to help in retrieving these items; 2) defendant DeForest

denied plaintiff’s request for accommodations so that he could participate in Ramadan; 3) on

January 20, 2004, defendants Epperson and Ratliff refused to retrieve plaintiff’s orthotic inserts

and shoes.

Dated: August 8, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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