Webster S. Lucas v. Jim McDonnell

Case 2:19-cv-09872-JLS-AS Document Filed 04/19/ Page 1 of Page ID #:528

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 WEBSTER S. LUCAS, Case No. CV 19-9872-JLS (AS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS,

v.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMNEDATIONS OF

13 JIM MCDONNELL, et. al., UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 Defendants. 16 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 636, the Court has reviewed the First Amended Complaint, all of the records herein, and the Report and Recommendation of a United States Magistrate Judge. After having made a de novo determination of the portions of the Report and Recommendation to which Objections were directed, the Court concurs with and accepts the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge. However, the Court addresses the arguments raised in Petitioner’s Objections below. 25 Plaintiff continues to argue that he sufficiently exhausted administrative remedies and had no obligation to appeal the first- level response to his…