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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN LAMBERT,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 07 CV 1769 JM (NLS)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION AND

GRANTING PARTIAL MOTION

TO DISMISS

vs.

L. ROBLES,

Defendant.

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a § 1983 lawsuit in the Central District of

California on June 21, 2007. The Clerk for the Central District transferred the case to the Southern

District of California on September 7, 2007. Plaintiff claims that defendant L. Robles violated his

Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Defendant now moves to dismiss (1) Plaintiff’s claim for

money damages against Defendant in Defendant’s official capacity, and (2) Plaintiff’s Fourteenth

Amendment claim. Plaintiff filed no opposition to the motion.

On March 28, 2008, Magistrate Judge Nita Stormes issued a Report and Recommendation

(“R&R”) recommending that the court grant Defendants’ motion on the grounds that (1) the Eleventh

Amendment bars a suit for money damages against an officer in his official capacity, and (2) Plaintiff

fails to allege facts sufficient to support his Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection claim. Plaintiff

filed no opposition to the R&R. 

Having carefully considered the thorough and thoughtful R&R, the record before the court,

the absence of any objections to the R&R, and the applicable authorities, and the absence of any

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objections, the court hereby ADOPTS the R&R in its entirety. Accordingly, the court:

1. DISMISSES with prejudice Plaintiff’s claim for money damages against Defendant

in Defendant’s official capacity; 

2. DISMISSES without prejudice Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment claim, and

GRANTS 30 days’ leave to amend Plaintiff’s Equal Protection claim; and 

3. ORDERS that if Plaintiff does not amend his complaint within 30 days, Plaintiff’s

current complaint will be the operative complaint in this matter, such that the only

actionable remaining claim would be Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim for cruel and

unusual punishment, which Plaintiff can pursue formoney damages against Defendant

in Defendant’s individual capacity, and for which Plaintiff can seek declaratory relief

against Defendant in Defendant’s official capacity.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 27, 2008

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

cc: All parties

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