Opinion
No. 2:19-cv-0644-KJM-EFB P
07-10-2020
KEITH MICHAEL CASSELLS, Plaintiff, v. BALRAJ SINGH DHILLON, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On May 4, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on plaintiff and which contained notice to plaintiff that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has not filed objections to the findings and recommendations.
The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge's conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) ("[D]eterminations of law by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the appellate] court ///// . . . ."). Having reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the proper analysis.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The findings and recommendations filed May 4, 2020, are adopted in full;DATED: July 10, 2020.
2. Defendant Russell is DISMISSED from this action; and
3. This matter is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge to initiate service of process of the Eighth Amendment claim against defendant Dhillon as provided by the Court's E-Service pilot program for civil rights cases for the Eastern District of California.
/s/_________
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE