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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL PROVENCIO, JR., personally )

and as successor in interest to DANIEL )

PROVENCIO, deceased, by his )

guardian ad litem, Maria Lucero, et al., ) 

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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PATRICIA L. VAZQUEZ, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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NO. 1:07-CV-00069 AWI JLT

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL

GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED BY

DEFENDANTS VAZQUEZ,

PALMER, HICKS, DRUGICH AND

PAREDES

[Document #173, 202]

Plaintiffs filed this civil rights action seeing relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 15,

2010, Defendants Vazquez, Palmer, Lawless, Hicks, Drugich, Short, Ramos and Paredes filed a

motion for summary judgment . On May 13, 2010, the court referred the matter to the Magistrate 1

Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), and Local Rule 302.

On June 16, 2010, the Magistrate Judge filed a Findings and Recommendations that

recommended granting the motion for summary judgment as to defendants Vazquez, Lawless,

Hicks, Drugich, Short, Ramos and Paredes, but denying the motion for summary judgment as to

defendant Palmer. The parties were granted 14 days from June 16, 2010, to file objections to the

The motion is styled as brought by Defendants Vazquez, Palmer, Hicks, Drugich, Short, 1

Ramos, Lawless and Paredes. However, on March 1, 2010 (Doc. # 162), summary judgment was

granted in favor of Defendants Ramos, Lawless and Short.

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Recommendation. The Findings and Recommendations were served on Plaintiffs by mail on

June 16, 2010. Plaintiffs filed objections on July 5, 2010.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Britt v. Simi Valley

United School Dist., 708 F.2d 452 (9 Cir. 1983), this Court has conducted a de novo review of th

the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds that the Findings and

Recommendations are supported by the record and by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings/report and recommendations filed June 16, 2010, are ADOPTED IN

FULL;

2. Defendants Vazquez, Hicks, Drugich, and Paredes are granted summary

judgment; and

3. Defendant Palmer’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 21, 2010 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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