(PC) Ruiz v. Shearer

Opinion

ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, No. 2:20-cv-02078-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. WOODFILL, et al., Defendants. Plaintiff Rogelio May Ruiz (“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 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On December 2, 2020, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on Plaintiff and which contained notice to Plaintiff that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within thirty days. (ECF No. 10.) On December 28, 2020, Plaintiff filed Objections to the Findings and Recommendations (ECF No. 11), which have been considered by the Court.1 /// 1 Plaintiff’s December 28 filing included both Objections to the Findings and Recommendations and a Motion to Appoint Counsel. (See ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel was denied on January 5, 2021 (ECF No. 12), and therefore will not be addressed herein. This Court reviews de novo those portions of the proposed findings of fact to which objection has been made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982); see also Dawson v. Marshall, 561 F.3d 930, 932 (9th Cir. 2009). As to any portion of the proposed findings of fact to which no objection has been made, the Court assumes its correctness and decides the motions on the applicable law. 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 Britt v. Simi Valley Unified Sch. Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983). Having reviewed the file under the applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Findings and Recommendations filed December 2, 2020 (ECF No. 10), are adopted in full; 2. Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2) is DENIED; and 3. Plaintiff is ordered to pay the $400 filing fee within fourteen days from the electronic filing date of this order and is warned that failure to do so will result in the dismissal of this action. DATED: January 13, 2021