(PC) Brooks v. Cassie

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WILLIAM LEE BROOKS, II, Case No. 2:23-cv-00294-KJM-JDP (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER DANIEL CASSIE, 15 Defendants.

17 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 as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

20 On May 21, 2024, 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. Neither party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

24 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 filed May 21, 2024, are adopted in full; 5 2. Plaintiffs motion to strike, ECF No. 25, is granted as to defendant’s Second, Third, | Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Affirmative Defenses, which are stricken with leave to amend || and is denied as to defendant’s First and Eighth Affirmative Defenses; 8 3. Defendant is granted twenty-one days from the date of this order to amend his answer; | and 10 4. This matter is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for further pre-trial | matters.

12 | DATED: October 3, 2024.

14 = W/ □□ STATES DISTRICT JUDGE