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Freeman v. Lyons

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 25, 2016
Case No. EDCV 14-2350-DSF (GJS) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 25, 2016)

Opinion

Case No. EDCV 14-2350-DSF (GJS)

02-25-2016

CLIFTON Z. FREEMAN, JR., Plaintiff v. CRESSIE LYONS, et al., Defendants.


ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Complaint, the motion to dismiss filed on August 14, 2015 [Dkt. 61, "Motion to Dismiss"], the motion for summary judgment filed on August 18, 2015 [Dkt. 63, "Summary Judgment Motion"], the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge ("Report"), and all pleadings, motions, and other documents filed in this action. The deadline to file Objections to the Report has passed, and no Objections have been filed with the Court.

The Court accepts the findings and recommendations set forth in the Report. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

(1) The Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, Plaintiff's retaliation claim is dismissed without leave to amend, and Plaintiff is granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint, within 30 days of this Order, which may attempt to
state a claim premised on the facts alleged in the Complaint under a different legal theory; and

(2) The Summary Judgment Motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, on the ground of mootness.

IT IS SO ORDERED. DATE: 2/25/16

/s/_________

DALE S. FISCHER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Freeman v. Lyons

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 25, 2016
Case No. EDCV 14-2350-DSF (GJS) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 25, 2016)
Case details for

Freeman v. Lyons

Case Details

Full title:CLIFTON Z. FREEMAN, JR., Plaintiff v. CRESSIE LYONS, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Feb 25, 2016

Citations

Case No. EDCV 14-2350-DSF (GJS) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 25, 2016)