Willie Lee Brooks, II v. Rainelle Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIE LEE BROOKS, II, No. 2:22-cv-0062-TLN-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER RAINELLE SMITH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Willie Lee Brooks, II (“Plaintiff”), a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Eastern District of California local rules. On August 15, 2025, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on the parties, and which contained notice that the parties may file objections within the time specified therein. No objections to the findings and recommendations have been filed. 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. Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007). The Court has reviewed the file and finds the…