Opinion
5:19-cv-01518-VAP (MAA)
01-16-2024
ERIC JEROME PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE et al., Defendants.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
VIRGINIA A. PHILLIPS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the briefs and documents filed in support of and in opposition to Defendants County of Riverside, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and Senior Correctional Deputy II Landry's (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Deem Plaintiff Eric Phillips a Vexatious Litigant (“Motion,” ECF No. 139); the other records on file herein; and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 182). Further, the time for filing objections has expired and no objections have been made. The Court accepts the findings and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge.
IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that:
(1) The Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge is ACCEPTED; and
(2) The Motion is DENIED as follows:
(a) Defendants' request to declare Plaintiff a vexatious litigant is DENIED without prejudice; and
(b) Defendants' request to revoke Plaintiff's in forma pauperis status is DENIED.