United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2020

(PC) Wallace v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

(PC) Wallace v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · Decided November 20, 2020
(PC) Wallace v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Trial Court Opinion

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WILLIAM JAMES WALLACE, II, Case No. 1:20-cv-00905-NONE-JLT (PC) 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS CLAIMS AND 13 v. DEFENDANTS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 14-DAY DEADLINE CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, et al., 16 Defendants.

18 On October 22, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and found that it states cognizable claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Defendant CDCR and Defendants Ourique and Smith in their official capacities. (Doc. 20.) The Court found that the complaint’s remaining claims were not cognizable. (Id.) The Court therefore directed Plaintiff to file a first amended complaint curing the deficiencies in his pleading or to notify the Court that he wishes to proceed only on the claims found cognizable. (Id.) 24 On November 17, 2020, Plaintiff filed a “motion to proceed on claims found cognizable by this Court.” (Doc. 21.) Accordingly, and for the reasons set forth in the Court’s screening order (Doc. 20), the Court RECOMMENDS that: 27 1. Defendants Krzysiak, Merritt, and Sherman be DISMISSED; and, 2. The claims in Plaintiff’s complaint be DISMISSED, except for its ADA claims 1 against Defendant CDCR and Defendants Ourique and Smith in their official 2 capacities.

3 These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District Judge assigned to this case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 14 days of the date of service of these Findings and Recommendations, Plaintiff may file written objections with the Court. The document should be captioned, “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections within the specified time may result in waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

12 Dated: November 19, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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