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Parties Involved:
M. Melendrez
Defendant
Johnny Curtis Palmer
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNNY CURTIS PALMER,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. MELENDREZ,

Defendant.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00800-KES-CDB

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS 

CERTAIN CLAIMS IN THE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT

(Doc. 15)

Plaintiff Johnny Curtis Palmer is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 

rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States 

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

On February 16, 2024, the Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations, 

recommending this action proceed only on the First Amendment claim concerning the right to 

send and receive mail, with any remaining claims in Plaintiff’s first amended complaint to be 

dismissed. Doc. 15. The findings and recommendations were served on Plaintiff and contained 

notice that any objections were to be filed within fourteen (14) days of service. The Magistrate 

Judge advised Plaintiff that the “[f]ailure to file objections within the specified time may result in 

waiver rights on appeal.” (Id. at 2, citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 

2014); Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991). No objections have been filed, 

and the deadline to do so has expired. 

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In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court conducted a de novo review of this 

case. Having reviewed the file, the Court finds the findings and recommendations to be 

supported by the record and proper analysis. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations issued February 16, 2024, Doc. 15, are ADOPTED

in full;

2. This action PROCEED solely on Plaintiff’s First Amendment claim concerning the 

right to send and receive mail (Claim Two) against Defendant Melendrez;

3. The remaining claims in Plaintiff’s first amended complaint are DISMISSED; and

4. This matter is referred back to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 1, 2024 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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