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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 DOMINQUE ZAFIR CASEY, No. 1:23-cv-1068 JLT SAB (PC)
12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS
13 v. CERTAIN DEFENDANTS
14 SGT. BROWN, et al., (Doc. 12)
15 Defendants.
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17 Dominque Zafir Case seeks to hold the defendants liable for violations of civil rights
18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The assigned magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s Second
19 Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 1915A(a) and found Plaintiff stated cognizable
20 claims for excessive force against Defendants Cruz, Castillinos, Veith, Duran, Godfrey and
21 failure to intervene claims against Defendants Brown, Bess, and Diaz. (Doc. 12.) However,
22 Plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim against Defendant Medina. (Id. at 3-4.) The magistrate
23 judge recommended the action proceed on Plaintiff’s cognizable claims and all other defendants
24 be dismissed from the action. (Id. at 5.)
25 The Court served the Findings and Recommendations on Plaintiff, and informed Plaintiff
26 any objections were due within 14 days. (Doc. 12 at 5.) The magistrate judge advised Plaintiff
27 that the “failure to file objections within the specified time may result in waiver of his rights on
28 appeal.” (Id. at 5-6 citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014); Baxter v.
1 | Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991).) Plaintiff did not file objections or otherwise
2 || respond to the Court.
3 According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the Court performed a de novo review of this
4 | case. Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and
5 || Recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis. In the Second Amended
6 | Complaint, Plaintiff failed to state a claim against Medina and dropped Elizabeth Stark as a
7 | defendant. (Compare Doc. 9 with Doc. 12.) Accordingly, these individuals should be terminated
8 || as defendants. Thus, the Court ORDERS:
9 1. The Findings and Recommendations issued December 21, 2023 (Doc. 12) are
10 ADOPTED in full.
11 2. This action PROCEEDS only on Plaintiff's claims for excessive force against
12 Cruz, Castillinos, Veith, Duran, Godfrey; and failure to intervene against Brown,
13 Bess, and Diaz.
14 3. All other Defendants are DISMISSED.
15 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the docket and terminate Medina and
16 Stark as defendants.
17 5. This matter is referred to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings.
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19 IT IS SO ORDERED.
29 | Dated: _January 17, 2024 Charis [Tourn
TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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