(PS) Gaines v. Langurand

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JENNIFER GAINES, Case No. 2:21-cv-00808-KJM-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER CARL LANGURAND, 15 Defendant.

17 On February 12, 2024, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on the parties and which contained notice that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. No objections were filed.

20 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, with one minor modification.

26 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 27 1. The Findings and Recommendations filed February 12, 2024, are ADOPTED; 28 2. Defendant’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 13, is GRANTED IN PART; 1 3. Plaintiffs official capacity claims for damages, including punitive damages, are 2 DISMISSED without leave to amend; 3 4. Plaintiffs non-official capacity state law claims are DISMISSED without prejudice to 4 refiling in a court of competent jurisdiction after plaintiff has complied with the 5 California Government Claims Act; 6 5. The motion to dismiss is DENIED in all other respects; and 7 6. This matter is referred back to the assigned magistrate judge for all further pretrial 8 proceedings.

9 | DATED: March 25, 2024.

1] CHIEF ED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE