G. Gregory Williams v. State of California Civil Rights Department

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

G. GREGORY WILLIAMS et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-06606-SB (GJS) Plaintiffs

v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF

STATE OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE AS RIGHTS DEPARTMENT et al., AMENDED 9 Defendants.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed all relevant pleadings and other documents filed in this action, including the First Amended Complaint (FAC), (Dkt. No. 24), the U.S. Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Dkt. No. 27), and Plaintiffs’ Joint Objection and Motion (Dkt. No. 30). Because Plaintiffs do not specifically object to the R&R’s findings and conclusions, the Court need not review them de novo. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) (requiring “specific written objections” to the recommendations and mandating de novo review of only the portions “properly objected to”). While lodging no specific objection, Plaintiffs do generally object. In their Joint Objection and Motion, they claim they are entitled to the appointment of counsel…