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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

JAMES DUNSON, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:06-cv-00958-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 15)

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE

TO EXHAUST PRIOR TO FILING

SUIT (Doc. 1)

Plaintiff James Dunson (“plaintiff”), a former state

prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 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 Rule 72-302.

On February 27, 2007, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings

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. 

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To date, plaintiff has not filed an objection to the Magistrate

Judge’s Findings and Recommendations. 

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 and Recommendations to be

supported by the record and by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed February 27,

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 claims prior to filing suit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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