1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 STEPHEN F. SNOW, No. 2:23-cv-02117-KJM-EFB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 JEFF MACOMBER, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. 18 § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided by 28 U.S.C. 19 § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On January 21, 2025, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which 21 were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the 22 findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has filed 23 objections to the findings and recommendations. 24 In accordance with the provisions of

(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this 25 court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having reviewed the file, the court finds the 26 findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. The 27 Magistrate Judge correctly determined that plaintiff cannot assert a claim based on the disclosure 28 of his mental health records. See, e.g., Seaton v. Mayberg,

(9th Cir. 2010) 1 | (‘[P]risoners do not have a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy in prison treatment 2 || records when the state has a legitimate penological interest in access to them.”). 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 4 1. The findings and recommendations filed January 21, 2025 (ECF No. 17) are adopted 5 in full; 6 2. The case is dismissed without leave to amend for failure to state a claim; and 7 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to administratively terminate all pending motions and 8 close the case. 9 | DATED: July 7, 2025. oUt 11 = 4 W/ STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28