(PC) Snow v. Macomber

Opinion

STEPHEN F. SNOW, No. 2:23-cv-02117-KJM-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF MACOMBER, et al., Defendants. Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in 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 January 21, 2025, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has filed objections to the findings and recommendations. In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. The Magistrate Judge correctly determined that plaintiff cannot assert a claim based on the disclosure of his mental health records. See, e.g., Seaton v. Mayberg, 610 F.3d 530, 534 (9th Cir. 2010) (‘[P]risoners do not have a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy in prison treatment records when the state has a legitimate penological interest in access to them.”). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The findings and recommendations filed January 21, 2025 (ECF No. 17) are adopted in full; 2. The case is dismissed without leave to amend for failure to state a claim; and 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to administratively terminate all pending motions and close the case. DATED: July 7, 2025. oUt = 4 W/ STATES DISTRICT JUDGE