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Parties Involved:
Pamela Ahlin
Defendant
Peter Casey Cruz
Plaintiff
Jane Doe
Defendant
John Doe
Defendant
Don Duncan
Defendant
Jonathan Hamrick
Defendant
Audrey King
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER CASEY CRUZ,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

PAMELA AHLIN, et al.,

 Defendants.

 1:13-cv-00988-LJO-EPG-PC

 ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

 RECOMMENDATIONS

 (ECF No. 16.)

ORDER FOR THIS ACTION TO 

PROCEED ONLY AGAINST 

DEFENDANT HAMRICK ON 

PLAINTIFF’S FOURTEENTH 

AMENDMENT MEDICAL CLAIM

ORDER DISMISSING ALL OTHER 

CLAIMS AND DEFENDANTS

Peter Casey Cruz (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. This case now 

proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint filed on January 17, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) The 

matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) 

and Local Rule 302. 

On April 1, 2016, the Court entered Findings and Recommendations, recommending 

that this action proceed only against defendant Jonathan Hamrick, M.D., on Plaintiff’s medical 

claim, and that all other claims and defendants be dismissed from this action based on 

Plaintiff=s failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff was provided an opportunity to file 

objections to the Findings and Recommendations within twenty days. To date, Plaintiff has 

not filed objections or otherwise responded to the Findings and Recommendations.

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 304, 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 proper 

analysis. 

Accordingly, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations issued by the Magistrate Judge on April 1, 

2016, are ADOPTED in full;

2. This action now proceeds with Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, filed on

January 7, 2015, against defendant Jonathan Hamrick, M.D., on Plaintiff’s 

medical claim under the Fourteenth Amendment;

3. All remaining claims and defendants are DISMISSED from this action;

4. Defendants Pamela Ahlin, former director at Coalinga State Hospital (CSH); 

Audrey King, current Acting Executive Director of CSH; Don Duncan, Unit 

Supervisor at CSH; John Doe 1, medical director at CSH; Jane Doe 1, registered 

nurse at CSH; and Does 2 to 10, various employees at CSH are DISMISSED 

from this action based on Plaintiff's failure to state any claims upon which relief 

may be granted against them;

5. Plaintiff’s claims under the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Americans with 

Disabilities Act are DISMISSED from this action based on Plaintiff’s failure to 

state a claim;

6. The Clerk is DIRECTED to reflect the dismissal of all defendants except 

defendant Jonathan Hamrick, M.D. on the Court’s docket; and

7. This case is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 7, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ 

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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