1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MANUEL LUIS CRUZ, No. 1:23-cv-00338-ADA-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 13 v. RECOMMENDATIONS DISMISSING ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A 14 CONNIE GIPSON, et al., COGNIZABLE CLAIM 15 Defendants. (ECF No. 7) 16 17 Plaintiff Manuel Luis Cruz is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 18 action filed pursuant to

. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 19 Judge pursuant to

(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On March 15, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations, 21 recommending that the Court dismiss this case due to Plaintiff’s failure to state a cognizable 22 claim. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff filed timely objections on April 7, 2023.1 (ECF No. 8.) In his 23 objections, Plaintiff argues that the Court should permit him an opportunity to amend his 24 complaint in order to allege claims under Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs.,

(1978). 25 (ECF No. 8 at 1–2.) Plaintiff fails, however, to demonstrate how such an amendment would not 26 be futile. To make out the first element of a Monell claim, a plaintiff must allege “that he

27 1 Plaintiff filed follow-up objections on June 5, 2023 and August 3, 2023. (ECF Nos. 10, 11.) The substance of those objections is nearly identical to Plaintiff’s March 15, 2023 objections. It appears that Plaintiff’s main reason for 28 filing the follow-up objections was his concern that the Court had not received his March 15, 2023 objections. 1 | possessed a constitutional right of which he was deprived.” Oviatt v. Pearce,

, 2 | 1474 (9th Cir. 1992). As the Magistrate Judge found, Plaintiff has failed to allege the deprivation 3 | of a constitutional right in his complaint. The objections do not provide any additional 4 | information to convince the Court that Plaintiff would be able to allege such a deprivation in an 5 || amended complaint. 6 In accordance with the provisions of

(b)(1)(B), the Court has conducted a 7 | de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Plaintiff's 8 | objections, the Court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and 9 | proper analysis. 10 Accordingly, 11 1. The findings and recommendations issued on March 15, 2023, (ECF No. 7), are 12 adopted in full; 13 2. This action is dismissed, with prejudice, due to Plaintiffs failure to state a claim 14 upon which relief may be granted; and 15 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 16 17 1g | IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 Dated: _ August 17, 2023 UNITED fTATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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