United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2023

(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County

(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · Decided March 21, 2023
(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County

Trial Court Opinion

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GARY PAUL SMITH, No. 2:21-cv-01992 KJM AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER MUNICIPALITY OF FRESNO COUNTY, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff, a former 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 as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On November 3, 2022, the magistrate judge issued 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. ECF No. 122. Neither party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. 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 Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) (“[D]eterminations of law by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the appellate] court | ....°). Having reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be || supported by the record and by the proper analysis.

3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 4 1. The findings and recommendations issued November 3, 2022 (ECF No. 122), are | ADOPTED in full, and 6 2. Plaintiffs petition for a writ of mandate (ECF No. 120) is DENIED.

7 || DATED: March 20, 2023.

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