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JAMES YATES, et al., DISMISSING THIS ACTION Defendants. (Doc. No. 24) 16 17 Plaintiff Abdullah Naim Hafiz is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On July 15, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge screened plaintiff’s first amended complaint and issued findings and recommendations recommending that: (1) plaintiff’s federal claim be dismissed, with prejudice, based upon defendants’ qualified immunity, defendant Kelso’s quasi- judicial immunity, and plaintiff’s failure to state any cognizable federal claims for relief; and (2) that the court decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over…