UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT LEE BILLIE, Case No. 2:21-cv-03305-VAP (SK)

Plaintiff, ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT v. AND RECOMMENDATION TO

GRANT DEFENDANTS’

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

et al, JUDGMENT

Defendants.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation (R&R) to grant Defendants’ motions for summary judgment, Plaintiff’s objections (ECF 113), and any pertinent records as needed. Plaintiff’s objections, however, identify no specific portions of the R&R that are allegedly objectionable, as required to state valid objections. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); United States v. Reyna- Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). Instead, the objections merely assert broad, blanket objections to the ultimate disposition recommended in the R&R, which cannot trigger de novo review. See McCullock v. Tharratt, 2017 WL 6398611, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2017). In any event, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the R&R and considered Plaintiff’s broad, blanket objections. The Court concludes that nothing in those objections affects or refutes the material findings and conclusions in the R&R. The Court therefore accepts the recommendation and orders that Defendants’ motions for summary judgment be GRANTED for the reasons provided in the R&R. Judgment in Defendants’ favor will be entered accordingly. Any outstanding requests (ECF 95) are DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: __ 5/11/23

VIRGINIA A. PHILLIPS

United States District Judge